It didn't get above 44 degrees. But the sun was out - thanks Sunbeam - and the wind was non-existent. There's still only about 1/4 of the Red Wing bluffs warm enough and dry enough to climb. So we were limited to the Cyclops and the Winter Wall area. Where most of the climbs are over our head - in both ways.
So we climbed "Sleeping Bat in a Ziplock Bag" and "Jumpstart." And what a difference Lisa's new shoes made. (It can't be that's she's stronger or better - it must be the new shoes.) She roared up "Sleeping" and then used her height advantage to figure out a new way to leap high in the air and grab the ledge on "Jumpstart." Hoo Ray.
Then she did her first outdoor lead on "Sleeping Bat." Not quite the whole thing, but close. (About halfway up, she did her impression of one of Elvis's legs. Next time you see her, ask if she'll demonstrate it.)I led one of my bugaboos from last year - Suicide Squeeze (great name, huh?) and finished it, so I was happy. And Lisa bought me a burger and a beer on the way home. Cool, huh?
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