Gemma

Our daughter wanted to do bouldering for her Saturday climb, which I should probably have vetoed given how much climbing I've already done the past week. But I couldn't resist the temptation to ruin my fingers again. I'm also convinced bouldering helps my daugher to be confident about her hanging-in-there abilities, so she's not so worried about falling off.

I was comparing notes on this particular bouldering problem with this subject. I tolder her I was immediately impressed by the toothbrush in her chalkbag, that in my mind that was a sign of a seriously good climber. I mean, it's pretty impressive if you can indulge in a spot of oral hygiene while hanging on by your fingertips... although my daughter somehow thought there was another use for them.