my 18th birthday

My 18th birthday was absolutely amazing. The best ever.

I woke up and went climbing outside at the Obed with Tim. I sent my project, Solstice, a really fun route ending with a 15 food horizontal roof. It was soooooo much fun!!!

me and tim:




eating a mango.... my favorite climbing fuel!


getting ready to send solstice! planning my moves...


cutting lots of bananas for future banana icecream! we had RIPE banana overload at the house!

mango pie!!! just dates, mangos, and bananas. THATS IT!!! so easy... freeze and serve!




I ended up spending the evening at The Marlowes house... they are good friends of mine. A few of my friends ended up being there too, so it was like a party!!! We had a blast. Here are some pictures that Elodie took:









These pictures were taken later in the week by Alan Howell. There are also LOTS of amazing pictures taken by Elodie but they haven't gone public yet. These pictures are taken on a climb called Solstice, my new favorite route. For the non climbers, yes, these pictures go this way:





Yesterday I went to Foster Falls with Big Crimpin, the climbing team here in Nashville. It was pretty fun. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures. I hadn't been there in about 2 years or so, and this trip really showed me how much stronger I have become!!! The hike was always really desperate for me back in the day and it always left me completely out of breath and about to faint. This time I was speeding up the steep hike with no problem at all. I felt stronger climbing too, despite the TERRRRIBLE humidity!!! I felt really precise with my moves... It was really nice to see how i've improved over past couple years!

SOOOOOOOOOOOO

tomorrow I leave to CA!!! I am going on a roadtrip! Tim and I are flying to LA and then driving up the coast of California, through Portland and Seattle, all the way to British Columbia to climb in a world-renowned climbing destination called Squamish. I promise I will keep you posted with pictures and stories!!!