So it has been quite awhile since I’ve posted anything online. To update we have been training all winter long, and it has been long and arduous to say the least. Climbing inside does help one focus, but it really isn’t nearly as exciting, peaceful, meditative or rewarding as climbing outside. With spring right around the bend, we have been lucky enough to find ourselves back outdoors. Today was a great day. We are nearing the end of our final training cycle, and feeling extra-strong. We figured today would be a great day to go outside and test our abilities. I am so happy to say that I successfully climbed my first 5.12. It was a line called Mercy Killing up in Boulder Canyon and it is rated 5.12a…its basically a very vertical face with a tiny crack following the path up to the top. The climb was a little bit soggy from the snowfall and rain over the last couple of days, but all in all it was a beautiful climb. I can’t wait to go back and do it again when the rock is completely dry! Jake is going to try to attempt his first 5.13 this summer, and hopefully we will have a lot more great things to report.