Yesterday we went to watch our grandchildren rock climbing at Ratho at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena.
This is our oldest granddaughter, underneath the overhang, looking like spiderman:
and grandson, in the middle of the photo, nearing the top of his climb – white stripe down the side of his tracksuit trousers:
and finally our youngest granddaughter, who was fearless as she scaled the wall!
We’d been to watch them once before – see this post.
And here is their granddad in his youth, rock climbing in Wales – note no rope, or helmet! Safety standards have improved since then!
But he is using a rope in this one:
More Saturday Snapshots can be seen at Alyce’s blog At Home with Books.
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What a fantastic series of photos!
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Oh my goodness, Margaret! That is amazing! I could never do it – not even sure I could watch. It’s the fear of heights thing with me. Love the pictures of the generations.
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This would be way to scary for me, even at their age! yikes
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Wow, those are fantastic photos!!
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I guess those kids have no fear of heights. I like the ones of their granddad too.
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Wow, those are by far the biggest and most extensive climbing walls I’ve ever seen! And the REAL picture, without the helmet, OMG!
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Wow! That is on my list of things to do someday. Kudos to your grandchildren!
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Those are the most impressive rock climbing walls I have ever soon. How fun! Cute how your grandkids take after their grandfather.
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Oh, I really like how you showcased granddad leading the way in this “family tradition.”
Great shots!
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They’re braver than I am. I get nervous just looking at those photos!
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Those are great! Kids love to climb things – at least they can do it safely.
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I would have loved to have done that back when I had knees that would climb! With a rope and safety equipment of course.
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I love that you included the generational shots – such a nice touch! That rock wall that your grandkids were climbing on is the largest I’ve ever seen.
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Wow! What fantastic photos. I wish I were in shape to be able to do such a thing. I love you contrasting the new photos with the old. Awesome. :)
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I cannot imagine climbing that high!
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How brave, I could never do that.
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Wow! I could maybe do it with the ropes and helmet. But certainly not freehand like their grandad did in that first picture of him.
I’m running late on posting this week…but I have a really good reason.
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What great pics! Loved each one of those.
Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!
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Apparently your grandkids come by their fearlessness naturally. I guess the secret is to start young before you learn to be afraid of heights. Great pictures.
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