Rock-Wall Climbing

The latest adventure was a trip to Wall Crawler Rock in East Atlanta to scale walls like Spiderman.

Brett and I took the belaying course, and then traded off climbing and belaying each other and Ethan. Brett made it all the way to the ceiling!

I didn't make it quite so far. I just didn't trust those tiny foot holds enough to put all of my weight on a little nubbin to reach for a hand hold I wasn't entirely certain I could reach in any event.

A rock climber I may not be. Though I did get 2/3 of the way up the wall.

Ethan seemed to prefer to rappel (the swing like motion of using the ropes to come down the wall) than he liked going up.

I think we both had the problem of not trusting our own upper body strength in the task. Which is fair enough.

A Family Biking Event

If we could time it tonight, we would try to take Ethan to Critical Mass to join in the impromptu parade of cyclists.

As it is, we are psyched that Brett's started his new job today, and we will have to squeeze the biking in as we may through the weekend.

This is the photo taken by Brett's dad - thrilled to have not only both his sons, but also his grandson biking with him this weekend.

In hindsight, I can't help but kick myself for agreeing to get in the photo (I tried not to) and not moving Andy into the shot with the 3 generations of pedalers...

Biking with the Boys

I've got Bicycling on the brain big time, obviously.

My last three articles on Suite 101 were about bikes! Two of them are about Biking Mindfully - one on alignment and attention, and a second one on intention and internal focus.

The third article is a general overview of beginner yoga poses that are particularly beneficial for cyclists for strengthening and stretching.

The half-a-bike trailer (see photo) for Ethan went over with huge success. These two rode this contraption for a total of 25 miles last weekend. Including a 15-mile jaunt on a local trail!!

They must really enjoy it for the little guy to show such endurance without a single complaint... the coolest part of that trip is that we went with Brett's dad and brother, so it was a family thing. I think Ethan likes it because it's something we all do together. I know that's a big reason why I enjoy it!