Like Father Like Son...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to share the afternoon with my son Bolton (age 15). We saw a break in the weather and decided to try to climb a pitch or two at Humphrey's Ledge in Bartlett.

We loaded up the car, cleaned the shoes, packed the rack and were there in less than 15 minutes with the sun shining brighly and only a few clouds drifting around the cobalt blue sky. We hiked in, geared up and went over all the commands and spent some time talking about the basic procedures of multi-pitch climbing.

Once we felt that we were on the same page, we laced them up and off we went. This was Bo's first time cleaning "trad" gear from the cracks, and would also mark Bo's first time rappelling by himself. Needless to say, a very fun day marked by a few proud moments for Dad!!!


Looking down the first pitch of "Dedication Corner", Humphrey's Ledge!

Bolton gearing up for the follow...

Bolton moving smoothly up through the crux!

Bo looking confident!

Bolton getting anchored in at the top of the first pitch. Blue skies abound....

Bolton "Rapping" off the route, much to the angst of Dad below!