the ruppers.: Climbing on Rocks

Friday was SUCH a fun day. Dan took me rock climbing. At first when he asked if I wanted to go, I thought he meant at an indoor facility... it wasn't until the night before when I actually pieced it together we would be going OUTdoors. 7am came early and by 8am we were off to Rock Canyon. I have to admit, I was pretty scared, but not Dan haha, look at that smile:

As Dan was unpacking he was teaching me the rules. "See this rope? This rope can never get dirt on it because it will make it bristle and then you'd die.... see this carabiner? this can never get tossed because if it hits a rock, then you'd die."

So Dan and I hiked up the back of the mountain and dropped down the rope to his brother so we could climb up the other side. I cut my leg on a stick.

haha cute dan

aww it's us! This was right after I finished climbing. I didn't make it up very high haha I was too scared

The boys as they get ready to tackle their next mountain.

Okay this picture still scares me. Dan is 'lead climbing'. You have to free climb up till you come to a metal ring that has been drilled into the rock and then hook in your quickdraw carabiner onto it once you reach it. If you fall, you're falling down to your last quickdraw. It's a pretty far fall. AND Dan in climbing on pretty much a flat piece of rock, just a small, baby crack to try and shove your fingers in to hold on.

Such a monkey, giving me a heart attack watching me from afar.

I am fake climbing in this picture haha, kinda looks like im scaling the side of a mountain though right?

Dan pondering life.

After climbing, I had to go to work. But then after we had a Dutch Oven/Hot Dog roast with the Barns and the Smith's! It was so fun, such a good night getting together with our old friends!