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By mommie2zs in Homeschooling —

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing

Monkey loved rock climbing in NoVa, and a new climbing gym opened down here recently. With their offer of a homeschool class, we had to give it a try.

Buuutt, knowing our crew as I do, I didn’t want to put out the bucks needed for the class until I was sure they’d enjoy it, so on Monday of this week we headed to the climbing place to hang out with Ms. Sara.

The Buster didn’t want to do it and was nervous. Yessa was looking forward to it since her sibs would be there, and no other kids. Monkey just loves to climb, so whatevs.

Ms. Sara was exactly what we needed. She was fun, kind, and supportive and all the children had a fantastic time. Their hands were sore, they were sweaty and tired, and when the class started today everyone was looking forward to it. (Even Yessa quickly got over her “Will there be other kids there?” anxiety.)

Some pictures of Monday and today:

Getting geared up.
Getting geared up.
The view from the second floor balcony.
The view from the second floor balcony.
Yessa almost at the top.
Yessa almost at the top.
Yessa makes it to the top.
Yessa makes it to the top.

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Ms. Sara getting them clipped in.
Ms. Sara getting them clipped in.
An adult on the 3-story walls downstairs.
An adult on the 3-story walls downstairs.
Homeschoolers who were not in our class, but working on their lessons between climbs. That's quite a classroom.
Homeschoolers who were not in our class, but working on their lessons between climbs. That’s quite a classroom.

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All this climbing is tiring.
All this climbing is tiring.
Buster said to Ms. Sara: I've probably got more in me if you give me a challenge"...so she did.
Buster said to Ms. Sara: I’ve probably got more in me if you give me a challenge”…so she did.

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The auto-belay system is really cool.
The auto-belay system is really cool.

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The professional climber we saw on our first day there.
The professional climber we saw on our first day there.
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