Our first big rock climbing group trip of the season began with a bit of bad weather. Our plans for a great day of climbing at X-Rock with students from The Logan School in Denver, a creative learning school for K - 8 kids were trampled on by the snowy/rainy weather (it’s May 19 by golly!). Luckily, and thanks in large part to the wonderful indoor climbing resources at The Rock Lounge - Durango’s climbing gym.

At lunch, the kids participated in a free form, poetry like, reflection on what they were doing with us today. Here’s what they came up with:

Climbing Spirit Read

Watching people fly

we have climbed high can can see bad weather outside

climbing indoors due to bad weather

I need to push myself past my limit to reach the top

there is always a way to succeed

The possibilities are endless and the world is clear

I feel that climbing makes you push the boundary of endurance and is the meaning of a goal

I really want to think about what I’m about to do before I do it and look ahead

My hands grip the slippery rock before I slip and become one with the ground

My fingers were on fire

that stupid crack

people climb higher and higher

I will achieve this goal by catching myself before I say sorry and reminding myself that I am just learning

I will complete the transition

Climbing is something I love to do all the time and this is the most fun I have ever had

This takes not just physical strength but mental strength also

For the first time ever I have been pushed to do something I’m afraid

Thought we would share with everyone what these kids came up with. Pretty cool!

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