Climbing in Exit 38
![person climbing with rope and helmet](img/squishybellclimbing-min.jpg)
I really enjoyed this climb. The overhang was nice, and the granite was spectacular. I finished a 5.9b, pictured above, and later sent a 5.10d and a 5.11c nearby, although there weren't any convenient outcroppings to take pictures on, unfortunately.
Climbing in 11 Mile Canyon
![rock wall with rope hanging](img/canyon-min.jpg)
These stacked boulders created some super fun crimps! This was my first outdoor 5.11c on-sight send!
Bouldering in Red Rocks
The tiny dot is me! I free soloed about 25 feet before the forest ranger told me to get down... what a scary downclimb!
Snowshoeing near Rainer
I know this isn't really climbing, but it was such a blast I had to include it. The roads were closed so we snuck in, and it was so quiet you could hear every snowflake.
The Chief in Squamish
![rock face on a mountain](img/chief-min.jpg)
This mountain is super fun. Did some nice boulders on the way up, as well as a fun, but sketchy, icy, and wet scramble to the top! Next time I come back to Squamish, I'm planning on tackling that rock face!
My First Bat-Hang
![climber hanging upside down by feet](img/bathang-min.jpg)
This was my first bat-hang on a single hold! I did this at the UW Crags Climbing Center, and even though it is blurry, I promise I held it for ten seconds!
View from the top of 11 Mile Canyon
![road pictured from mountain top](img/rockfaceview-min.jpg)
The view from the repel from the 5.11c Canyon send was fantastic; although my fingers were freezing, it was totally worth risking my camera on a climb for!