Best climbing for spring with a 9 month old
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Hi friends, |
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How hard does your child climb? |
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Maple Canyon & Triassic. |
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Take a look at Hartman Rocks near Gunnison. High clearance vehicle is preferred. |
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1/2 dome, snake dike is where i'd go if i had a kid. |
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BurtMachlan wrote:Leave your baby at home. No wants to listen to your baby crying when they are trying to hear their boom box.Insert image of smoking baby with barking dog and boom box here. I kid i kid sorry.. |
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Bouldering I could possibly understand, but how could you possibly do any sort of trad climbing with a 9mo old baby around? I'm assuming it's just the two of you, so if there's one person climbing and one person belaying, who's watching the baby? I see plenty of people hike many-mile hikes with babies, so I can't imagine the approach being the issue as much as the climbing itself. |
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Just pour a little whiskey or something in your kids bottle when you're ready to send, that'll quieten him/her down. Then turn your boom box down to between three and five for the vol and tie your dog to the nearest tree, you're all set. |
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Josh would be super convenient but be mindful that there have been a couple of instances of young children/newborns being hit and seriously injured by rockfall. One incident happened at Church Bowl in the Valley, which isn't a hotspot for rockfall. It was bad though. Although I've been jonesing to get out, since hearing of that I've been leery of bringing little ones to the crags. Also, with Josh, watch out for the cholla cactus. One brush with that your kid will be messed up. |
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Maple, although, on the kid-friendly side will likely be too cold and/or snowy in April. |
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My son is 22 months old now and we just barely started climbing routes again (when it's just us three). For the last couple years it has been much easier and enjoyable to climb boulders, for all the obvious reasons. |
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Dude, I told ya how to do it already. Slip a little Kaklua in with the milk, White Russian, while your setting up. When your kid is nice and buzzed, bundle his little ass up and secure with a sling, clip the sling on the dog collar and tie the dog to a tree. Works like a charm, at least for a buddy of mine, kid never cries and the dog is nice and chill |
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Thanks for the replies. I think I will check out Maple some more. What about Red Rocks? I know flights into Vegas are pretty cheap. |
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A few places we've liked (with our kids): |
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BigJuggsjohnson wrote:OK picture now TWO infants at the crag! People do u really think you will enrich a human being's life and personality if u expose them to prolonged sitting in a carrier or flying objects? Is your child gonna be able to say: oh boy when I was 9 months old my parents took me to this epic trip that I will never forget! Lets be real!No, but they'll be able to say, "My parents still lived life after having me and took me along with them." IMO lifestyle choices begin when your kids are young, not springing it on them when they're teenagers. |
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Whatever you do, if there is ANY chance of rockfall, make sure your kids have helmets on if they are at the base of the crag. Can you imagine the grief you will have if they are killed by a small rock (or gear, even)? |
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BigJuggsjohnson wrote:Kids? Me? R u out of yo mind? Im not responsible enough to be a parent.So you freely admit to not knowing shit about raising kids or being any good at it even if you did have a clue yet you find it necessary to offer unsolicited parenting advice to total strangers over the internet. You really do have a problem. You should seek professional help. Seriously. |
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BigJuggsjohnson wrote:His son is just born! Just born! Isn't it selfish to try to fit him into your climbing schedule? U should build your life around your child not visa versa!Hey EllenOT?...you're a TooL.-- and I'm not talking about the cool band with the kickass Drummer, I mean the kind you throw in a drawer when your not using it to pound a nail. The kids not a "newborn". He's been around for "9 MONTHS". You're OBVIOUSLy not a parent- AND GOD HELP US ALL if you Ever procreate! |
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..sorry...i HAD to feed it.. too priceless to resist. |