Sunday, October 25, 2009

Brett the Newb

Friday Philip had a scout camp out so I went with him. We were going to get up and go finish off his climbing merit badge. All he needed to do was rappel. When Brett found out he decided to come along. He had never rapped or climbed outside before. Here he is going over the edge for the first time.

Brett did really well for his first time out. He learned to trust the gear very quickly, and concentrated on climbing instead of "what happens if I fall." Here he is about to top out.

He even got his first climbing battle scar.

2 comments:

Janet Stevens said...

Awesome! Way to go Brett! Cool battle scar, too. Good for you Rik in getting him out. Is he hooked? Kent has introduced an old friend to climbing--it is nice because the guy is completely hooked and they go out to the gym almost weekly. Kent is loving it!! It is good to be climbing again!

Kent said...

Go Brett!