Climb Iowa

Trigg has always loved the outdoors and for his birthday this year we took him to Climb Iowa to see what he thought about indoor rock climbing!

Climb Iowa is in Grimes and it is a great facility, the staff is awesome and they have a bunch of auto-belay courses that are fun for all ages!  Check them out: https://www.climbiowa.com/

 We got Trigg rigged up with his harness, had a safety lesson with the staff and we were off and climbing!

 Trigg was a little nervous at first about the auto-belay device and that it would actually catch him if he fell, but after some practice, he got used to it!

 Up we go!

 I hopped on the wall too! If you've never been climbing, be sure to remove rings before you start...your hands tend to swell!

 And we made it to the top!

 37 feet up to the top of the wall!

 Two thumbs up from these guys!

 Trigg had a blast at Climb Iowa and couldn't stop talking about it, which of course made his brother a little jealous. So, we found a Friday in November when Garrett and Trigg didn't have school, I took the day off and the 3 dudes headed to Climb Iowa for another round on the rocks!
Garrett was pretty excited to try it out!

 Trigg quickly remembered how to climb and was anxious to show off for his brother!

 "Trigg, want to take a picture of Dad while I climb?"... Trigg is good at climbing and we are working on his picture taking skills!

 Going up!

 Having fun!

 37 feet...no problem!

 Trigg conquered a couple of different routes to the top!

 All smiles

 G in action!

Trigg tried bouldering (climbing without ropes). Climb Iowa has a big bouldering wall set up in the middle of their gym, surrounded by think 15" foam pads (don't worry Grandma, it's safe!)

He made it to the top but couldn't quite figure out how to get up and over the top ledge.

 G...or maybe Spiderman!

 Both boys on the wall!

 Both boys had a ton of fun climbing...which gave me an idea. We have a fort in the basement that I could turn one side into a climbing wall...So, I grabbed my climbing holds and some long screws...now the boys can practice in the basement!

 It's not 37 feet tall, but it works

 Trigg approves!

 And Blythe gives it a big smile as she climbs the wall too!

Climb On!