Shawn sends La revolte des branques 5.13B/8a

Kids are on fire.

Shawn just redpointed La revolte des branques 5.13B. Brooke is following his footsteps with a redpoint of 2em main 5.12B.

Photos by: Laurent Filoche

Canoeing in France with the Lankfords

We were blessed with a wonderful visit from Karla, Ashley and Austin. Here are some photos from our canoe trip.

French Bouldering Cup 2009

We are having a blast here in St. Antonin Noble Val, France. Hundreds of people are gathering for the French Cup. Shawn and Brooke took first place in their category. Today we will watch the Pro's in the Qualifier and later in the Finals.

Climbing Outdoors June 2009

The kids are off to a great summer of outdoor climbing. Day one, Brooke redpointed "Attention fragile" 5.11+/7a on her second try. Shawn worked "Ileou" 5.12c/7b+ and hopes to get it on his next attempt.

Yesterday we went to Capucin and Brooke redpointed "Tapis rouge" 5.12-/7a+. Shawn redpointed "Terreur precataclysmique" 7b/5.12 and then did laps on it!

Didier entered a long bike race in thePyrenees (170km). He came back saying he was done with biking as it was too hard! Luckily, that didn't last too long.

I've been enjoying climbing everyday with the kids doing 5.13's and having a blast!

Team ABC going to Nationals!

More news from Divisionals:

Team ABC had a blast at Divisionals. We have 5 team members headed to Nationals:

National Invitations go to:

Margo Hayes

Isabelle Goodacre

Trent McCrerey

Pirece McCrerey

Finn Stack

Runner Ups:

Malcolm Oliver

Joe Goodacre

Ethan Kruteck

Kiana Ellis

Divisionals SCS 2009

Team ABC's Margo Hayes takes 1st place in the Divisioinal Championships!

Summer is here. We are back in France. Last week we were in Arco Italy for the Junior Cup. Shawn and Brooke both took 2nd place. This week we are in France climbing outside and visiting family. Here is a picture of the Arco wall. More photos later.