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…and then quickly sends his second, Under the Covers directly next to it.  This boy is on fire!!

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After what might have been our longest Hueco hiatus ever….we have at long last returned.

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Hueco bouldering plus the Mesilla Valley Pumpkin Patch makes for a great weekend!

“Can we PLEEEEEEEEASE wash the van window??!!!!!”

Brotherly love on Honkey on a Donkey, v0

Silas’ own variation on the Donkey boulder. I climbed it too – its quite good!

Sandpile! YES.

Crash Test Dummy, v7

A problem in Adventureland

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Gettin’a head start. Family…is…PSYCHED!

Bassin’, v0 at the Small Potatoes

Martini Left, v10

Serious Legends, v9

Stationary Snake, v3

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Viewer beware: contains “song of the summer” 😉

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Upon returning to Flagstaff with Jen, Brian and family in tow, we soon learned that friends John and Mandy with their four kids were also going to meet us there. 8 kids on a climbing trip! Gah! Silas dubbed the week “Kids Paradise.” Well put, Silas. 🙂

The Boys

Saltine Crack Whore, v10

Paul sending Saltine Crack Whore (and nobody cares, heh heh)

Brian flashing Disco Polly, v6

Jen sending an Unnamed v5 at Gomez Traverse

After getting rained out one afternoon and thinking the day was done we all headed back to camp, only to find the weather all cleared up. Not able to resist the pleasant temps that the rain had brought we decided to get a little wild (wild, that is, for parents with small kiddos that outta be in bed at a reasonable time if we don’t want to pay for it later). We ordered up a stack of take-out pizzas downtown and then drove out to Super Roof for an evening session. Wild, I tell ya. 😉

Jen looking gorgeous

The boys really got obsessed with this one. An Unnamed V2 on Badass Roof. Both Seb and Oren sent!

And Jen on Badass, v5

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On one weekend at Priest Draw our friends Cat and Gus joined us. Both are now Protocol enthusiasts too. Climbers plus weightlifting? Don’t knock until you try.

WHICH pocket?! A common scene at Bat Roof, v3

The kids have their own use for all these pockets

Gus slapping his way up Wife Beater, v8

Cat on an adjacent and also slappy unnamed v2 we oh-so-creatively refer to as “Sister Beater”

Paul giving a sending go on Carnibroiler, v12, which he nailed the following weekend

And me on Meateater, v7. DONE! FINALLY! Still can’t believe this thing was so hard for me. I’ve vowed to never attempt a repeat. Ever!

Icing on the cake, I snag Move N Groove Barbie, v7 the following weekend. Woo!

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