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Winter Activities pt1
It’s right about this time of year, when the shortest month starts to feel like the longest- and I’m ready to say goodbye to the cold, and the ice, and the shoveling, and the driving in blizzards. Sadly, Winter doesn’t ever say goodbye in return. The season, like a bad haircut, keeps growing, and we’re left to make the best of it, no matter the conditions, even if we look like sh$t, just gotta keep wearing a stocking hat.
So instead of complaining about it and/or lumbering indoors in a slow semi conscious hibernated state- I decided to do some outdoor winter activities.
Round one: Me vs Ice:
I think I got on top this sport. It’s like rock climbing but colder with sharp things…
Ice climbing is a Great way to get outdoors when it’s cold, but no sub freezing- unless you’re into that, growing icicles off the face thing.
*I’ve been told Minnesota has two of the three farmed ice flows in the country. Luck is me to have them both within a few hrs drive of the Twin Cities.
Victory is ours!
& away we retire after a long day to a cozy welcoming warm Airbnb.
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That is really awesome. At first I thought you were just out there alone, then I realized you had a group which seems much smarter. Always nice to have someone there to help you belay. I did some ropes course training when I was younger, but never anything like this. I think it could be fun as long as you now you are secure.
Hey thanks man! Yeah- half the catch of any type of climbing is having a belayer catch ya. Except if the climber is out of this world & mind to free solo as seen in a few recent climbing movies. Safety first- live to climb another day- that’s my motto.
Sounds like a great motto to me! I am not really a fan of heights, but when you are harnessed in and you know someone has your back, it gives you a lot more courage than you would normally have At least that was my experience!