Friday glee is like a feather

[rydra_wong]

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

N.B. Please feel free to post your glee on any day of the week; the Friday glee is just to get the ball rolling.

To enhance this week's glee: stolen shamelessly from UKClimbing.com, the video of James MacHaffie's redpoint of his first 9a, Big Bang, complete with a move-by-move commentary from Caff, which is completely fascinating for those of us who like geeking out about such things.

In other news, Charlotte Durif has reportedly also got her first 9a -- a matter of minutes before turning 21. This makes her possibly the second woman ever to climb this grade.

Comments

[wpadmirer]

My glee this week is the continued pleasure of my new climbing partner. Michelle was a caver, so she'd done rappelling and climbing in caves, but had never bouldered or top-roped for rock climbing. She was immediately able to climb 5.5 and 5.6 routes with a couple of cheats. Last night she completed her first route with no cheats, AND did her first 5.6 with an overhang.

She's an amazing partner and I am counting my blessings every day to have found someone who loves the challenge as much as I do!

[rydra_wong]

\o/ It must be interesting for her, going from caving to climbing.

[wpadmirer]

It's definitely different for her. First of all, it's in the light! (grin)