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More Bouldering in the Tetons

June 1st, 2026

Great rock and beautiful views!

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Good Weather Window, Let’s Go!

June 1st, 2026

The rain stopped twice yesterday, and in both cases we took advantage of the window, first to do what ended up being a 9 mile hike around and above Jenny Lake, and later after dinner to do an 9ish mile bike ride down to Taggart Lake on the paved bike path. The first window closed abruptly while we were still out on our hike and dumped icy rain on us, but luckily we weren’t too far from finishing….and had our nice dry and cozy van to climb into to warm back up.

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Rain Day / Days

May 31st, 2026

It’s now day two of rain here at Jenny Lake. Showers, check. Laundry, check. Skipping stones and handstands at Colter Bay, check.

Our new awning (that we bought for shade!) up and in position for the impending weekend rain

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Teton Bouldering

May 30th, 2026

Attempting some of the old hard as nails John Gill problems at Jenny Lake, and sending a few!

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

May 29th, 2026

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Making Our Way North

May 27th, 2026

A cozy and dry dinner while a mountain storm dumps

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First Stop: Durango, Colorado

May 27th, 2026

Wasting no time, we hit the trails of Durango Mesa immediately upon arrival.

And what was intended to be just a quick “stretch our legs” ride ended up business as usual, a 3ish hour lung-busting endeavor. Hard to stop when you’re having fun and it’s still light until 9pm!!! 😁

Mountain biking is a tad bit dirtier of a sport than bouldering, especially when you’re me, the slow one in the back of the pack riding in the dust cloud of the shredders in front of you. So yes, I splurged and bought a shower for this trip. In Paul’s exact words after partaking in this camp-luxury: “game changer.”

Warming up at the Warm Up Boulder, Sailing Hawks

Spike ball at the boulders. The locals were very impressed that the boys hauled it all the way up here.
(If only they knew all the crazy things these two have hauled to boulders over the years, haha).

*Sunday Stroll, v6.* Still as hard as ever! I will never send this climb.

*Last Tango in Durango, v6/7*, a repeat for Paul

A repeat attempt of *Legacy of the Kid, v9*

Cruisin’ on the trails up the mountain behind camp, after a day of bouldering. Did I mention these gloriously long days of light?! 😁

Ivan attempting to break a log in half for the fire with his bare hands.

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All American Roadtrip

May 23rd, 2026

Colorado, Wyoming, Utah…here we come.

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Spring Sends

March 29th, 2026

A quick recap here on some notable moments from this spring’s fun…

Paul ticking off *Scream, v11*. Impressive, as he did *Scream Stand, v10* more than a decade ago, and was never able to even come close with this lower start.

Me staring down the lip that I want soooo bad on my send of *Devil*’s *Butthole, v6*. Finally! (Thank you, 5am 4×4’s before work, for literally three straight months so that I could have the endurance I needed for when the planets unexpectedly align themselves with the kids’ busy schedules, and I find myself sitting below this perfectly perfect mother-of-all-Hueco-jug-hauls with the opportunity to SEND. ☺️)

Ivan (ahem, I mean Paul, because he’s 18 and older), getting his Level 1 Rocket Certification. Which basically means no more baby model rockets anymore. We’re talkin’ legit high power rocketry now, people! Yeah!

Silas having a wicked strong gymnastics season. Now a Level 9 gymnast, he qualified for Regionals and now Nationals too!

If you’re gonna yank the kid out of school for a gymnastics competition, you might as well tack on a climbing trip to Joshua Tree, right?!

Me warming up on *False Hueco Traverse, v2*. Dang, I forgot how beautiful this place is.

Paul running up the ultimate J-Tree classic *White Rastafarian, v3*

Ivan smiling his way up *Flintlock Dino, v0*. This kid is always smiling when he’s sending.

Silas wanting his glory too….but barefoot! Rules don’t apply for this boy.

Soaking up our Spring sending satisfaction

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Baby, It’s Hot Outside

December 24th, 2025

This is the mantra that’s been in my head this last week. Temps have been soaring here in the desert but we’ve been embracing it, getting outside to play as much as possible. It was over 80 degrees on Monday! But then I woke up this morning, looking forward to hitting up some local boulders with the family before embarking upon the cooking and baking and chaos of preparing our traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner. I woke up to….RAIN!

Oh cozy Christmas Eve day. What a perfect early Christmas present! ❤️