Rock Climbing Chicks ROCK!

I've been on this huge Rock Climbing 'kick' lately. Climbing at least twice a week either on Thor (a basement bouldering cave), at Spikes Indoor Rock Climbing Gym here in London, or at Rock Oasis in Toronto.

I've decided to enter my first bouldering competition called Tour de Bloc this weekend at Gibraltar in Windsor, only to accompany my sudo little brother Joe Ho on his attempt to sandbag the competition. I'm joining the beginner division and don't imagine I'm going to win anything. I'm just going to have fun and support Joe. If I'm lucky I'll get a T-shirt out of the deal.

For those of you who aren't familiar with climbing (taken from rockclimbing.com):

Boulder - n./v. a big rock typically climbed without a rope. May be head high to over 30 feet. Each boulder may have many distinct routes. To boulder or to go bouldering is to climb boulder problems.

Lead - vb/n. to climb starting with the rope on the ground clipping into protection points on the way up.

Sandbag - n/adj/vb a climb that receives a rating inappropriately low rating for the difficulty. (In Joe's case, he's joining the beginner division when in fact he's definately not climbing at the beginner level)

Climbing Chicks definately ROCK!

Me, leading the roof at Oasis. Looks like I'm in the process of falling off right before clipping.

This is a 20-25 foot bouldering problem I finished at Niagara Glen

This is a picture of my old basement bouldering cave 'The Bitch Master'. 'Thor' is much bigger and beefier.

I LOVE CLIMBING!

It is definately my favorite sport!