A couple of weeks ago my niece visited from Boston. We drove her through Rocky Mountain National Park and came home through Winter Park.
I think it was in Winter Park where we found this little climbing wall in a children’s outdoor park. The wall is about twice the height of an adult, and children climb it with their parent spotting them.
Well, as an adult, I would never have thought to climb this children’s wall. But my plucky niece, who is 20, clambered right up it.
So then I wondered if I could do it. Let’s see…stage IV cancer, recovering from 12 rounds of chemo – did I have what it takes anymore?
I decided to find out. (You can see a child with his parent in the background, as the wall is meant to be used.)
The beginning
The triumphant conclusion
This breathtaking feat gave me enough confidence to consider another sport: kayaking. More about that later.