Well I completely missed the blog in the month of June... unusual. But I'm back now with some huge updates since the last post in the beginning of May. casual travelRonia's Wedding On June 4, 2023 my big sister, Ronia, got married to her husband, David. I spent a week at home for the occasion, and it was truly a lifetime high event. If you read this blog, you were likely there, so I don't need to go too in depth. This event was incredible for a number of reasons. First, and foremost, it brought me the most joy of my whole life to see my sister so happy with David, having arrived at such a momentous life event and for it all to go so well. Second, I got to see so many family members that I have not seen in a while. For some, it had been a healthy 2 years or so, and for others, a strong 15. I did a lot of explaining where I'm at in life, as well as introducing my partner Daniel to dozens and dozens of people. Third, this event was awesome because my whole friend group girl gang from high school was there, which is a special occasion in its own right. All in all, best weekend ever! Here's some Polaroid shots that we took on wedding day... Summer season at ncobs The month of June has consisted of one type of work... climbing work. It has been awesome, and I'm loving my new position this year as the Resident Climbing Specialist! I live on base, go out each day and see a crew and run their climbing day, then get to sleep in my bed at night. I've worked mostly at the Table Rock base camp, with a few days here and there in south Pisgah NF to work at the Cedar Rock base camp. Here are a few photos! Other fun stuffPictured here is Max bravely leading pitch 4 of our 4 pitch adventure on The Glass Menagerie on Looking Glass Rock. This was our first aid climb together, and only my second ever. Aid climbing is a style of climbing that utilizes pulling on gear, and hanging a ladder from gear to help get up a wall that is too hard to free climb. You can see in this photo, a black ladder hanging down at Max's feet. Dare I say my dreams, but we are trying to learn aid climbing so that we can get up some big walls in the near future. Dog days of summer continue... That's it for this update! In a few days, Daniel and I both start precourse for a 22 day course. This is my swan song of NC mountains instructing for this phase of my outdoor career. It will be epic!!
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