Some climbers and their kids

Here’s mine. No super sender photos—They’re just beginning to climb again after finishing up a PhD and getting a serious mental illness under control. I’m encouraging the climbing—it helped me with my demons and I’m convinced it will help my offspring, too.

Crushing Tah.

Has anyone called Child Protective Services?

Tradiban wrote:

THE TRADIBAN ARMY IS GROWING!

Post pics of your army!

Duelskies huh?  In 2.5 years you will get the remnants of your life back when they finally start to play with each other.  Wait until they start crawling in opposite directions and shoving detritus in their mouths. No amount of helicoptering will prevent the inevitable dookie chew toy.   Oh what fun it is!  Enjoy solo trips to the grocery store with them!  Put one down on the conveyer belt at the checkout while you pull out your wallet, much to the chagrin of the cashier.  Enjoy the oblivious stories others tell you about how hard it was to rear their single child. Your boys look like they will be tough wrestlers ;-)

baby.  

Kyran Keisling wrote:

Duelskies huh?  In 2.5 years you will get the remnants of your life back when they finally start to play with each other.  Wait until they start crawling in opposite directions and shoving detritus in their mouths. No amount of helicoptering will prevent the inevitable dookie chew toy.   Oh what fun it is!  Enjoy solo trips to the grocery store with them!  Put one down on the conveyer belt at the checkout while you pull out your wallet, much to the chagrin of the cashier.  Enjoy the oblivious stories others tell you about how hard it was to rear their single child. Your boys look like they will be tough wrestlers ;-)

Girls and second set of twins but thanks for the beta! 

WHAAAAAAA!!!!  Second set?  I digress. WOW! How cool...... and exhausting. Sorry about the misidentification.  Congrats on the daughters, Dad.

Kyran Keisling wrote:

WHAAAAAAA!!!!  Second set?  I digress. WOW! How cool...... and exhausting. Sorry about the misidentification.  Congrats on the daughters, Dad.

Thanks, I love the big reveal.

Other twins:

Frog stance

He was terrified.

 

Samantha gives Sarah a spot as she laps Gunsmoke.

Since twins have been introduced to the thread, let me introduce my identical twin great-granddaughters born last summer to my granddaughter, Juliana, and husband, Volodymyr. Looking back to when I posted this route, emphasizes how time flies.  https://www.mountainproject.com/route/112819366/jamming-for-juliana.. 

rob.calm wrote:

Since twins have been introduced to the thread, let me introduce my identical twin great-granddaughters born last summer to my granddaughter, Juliana, and husband, Volodymyr. Looking back to when I posted this route, emphasizes how time flies.  https://www.mountainproject.com/route/112819366/jamming-for-juliana.. 

Honestly Rob, how in the world do you tell who's who? And are fingerprints pretty close to the same? Must be.

Teton Climber wrote:

Honestly Rob, how in the world do you tell who's who? And are fingerprints pretty close to the same? Must be.

With difficulty. Parents mostly dress one in blue and the other in another color, which helps the rest of us. I don't know about their fingerprints. It would be interesting how close together they are. 

I don't have kids but this thread is very cool. 

A V wrote:

Not to hijack this thread like I normally do - but it makes me really nervous when I see the little ones running around the base of a crag without a helmet. The unthinkable happened and a toddler was hit in the head with rockfall at lowertown wall without a helmet - last I heard was that the child was in critical condition but survived. Could have easily been a tragedy. Just some stuff to think about - carry on

"Easily been a tragedy"?? That IS a tragedy!    Todds should be no where near the bottom anything remotely chossy, a body shot could kill them. Leash them up at least 30ft back if you must bring them at all. And dogs too.

Helmet at the playground boulder:

Im the kid but Sahale peak first two, Camp muir second one. Beleive i was 8 for Sahale and 9 for Muir

Found this pic of me and my brother also on Silver Star Glacier to Silver Star age 9

Reid Arechiga at Owens River Gorge, Ca.

These two climb better than the listen. (Aren’t supposed to be under a climber.)

Tradiban wrote:

THE TRADIBAN ARMY IS GROWING!

Post pics of your army!

Congrats!! Nice thread, too. 

Best, Helen

Teaching my girl right on some NC slab