Corner Climbs

While everyone was off to higher ground I had the best experience of my life without climbing higher then 5 feet. The family and I went for a walk to the corner climbs yesterday to introduce my 10 yr old son to the world of ice. I was going to set up a TR for him but he was having trouble swinging the tools so, to be safe I decided against it. After we saw Adam and Doug come down from their shower on upper mummy and with some additional coaching Nate?s swing got better (and safer), so I spotted him while he traversed back and forth across the bottom of Fat Chance. As his confidence grew so did his smile. I figured it was time to set up the TR. As I started up I heard the splash of my children up to their knees in the pool of water at the base of the climb, playing as if it were summer ? obviously there would be no more climbing today. On the way back to the car I noticed Nate walking a little taller and smiling a little brighter. Sometimes we never have to leave the ground to receive the mountains greatest gifts.