This weekend I went to Illinois to go rock climbing and camping with my sister's venture crew. We went to Mississippi Palisades Park just across the Mississippi river. We were able to hire a couple guys who owned a rock climbing excursions business in Chicago to come help us out. They supplied the ropes, carabiners, shoes, and harnesses. They were also familiar with the good spots to climb in the park. The insurance disclaimer they made us sign was the first time that I didn't need a parent's signature on a form like that. I had a great time climbing all day. I climbed three rock faces without falling once. I know that my ability to climb without falling was driven more by fear that I would have to restart from a lower position than I was. On the second-to-last wall I climbed I got about halfway up and my leg was shaking so bad, I thought I was going to throw myself off the wall. I climbed one more wall after that and was so fatigued that I barely made it up the wall. We spent the night at the campground at 20 degrees. It was the most fun I've had in a while.