Disobey Gravity

https://twitter.com/NomeDaBarbarian/status/1300108693971767299

The commitment to hanging in there on a tricky mantel! The tenacity! The paw endurance!

I am in awe, and will be taking this cat as a role-model on top-outs hereafter.

Obviously, the recent surge in bears and goats sending hard routes is forcing the feline contingent to realize that they need to raise their game ...

My Adopted Cat Is The Best Climbing Partner Ever

“She literally loves to climb things… if there’s high-ground she’ll seek it out,” Armstrong said in an interview with Bored Panda. He had nothing but praise for the tenacious little athlete: “Generally she does best on slabby routes where she can scramble from ledge to ledge. She’s an incredible athlete but steep juggy routes just aren’t her thing. When bouldering, though, she’s done some pretty amazing gaps and dynos.”

Link has amazing photos of Craig Armstrong (human) and Millie (cat).

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

It can be a new achievement or adventure, or just that you climbed and had fun; it can be that your favourite climbing wall is expanding or that you bought new rock shoes or that you found a cool ice-climbing vid on YouTube. No glee is too small -- or too big. Members are encouraged to cheer each other on and share the squee.

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: this cat is more hardcore than you.

Also, potentially relevant to people's interests:

the_great_outdoors is a new comm for anyone doing outdoors stuff: hikers, campers, skiers, kayakers, geocachers, etc. -- and climbers are specifically included. Might be of interest for anyone who's trying to climb outside more (especially since outdoor climbing obviously often involves hiking and/or camping in order to get to the climbing).