Melissa Kelley

my favorite of the day! This was a beautiful one, and so long, and with god ice! WI 4+

dry tooling is not for me. but it does seem good for training based on how pumped I continue to get... M6

dry tooling is HARD. Would be easier to just use my hands and climb. Surprised at how PUMPED I got on this dinky 30foot climb!! More pumped than any sport climbing I've done in a long time! (M6)

first time dry tooling (M4+)

Awesome day in the mountains with Mark and Justin, first time ice climbing with them. Started off with this two pitch gem (well, the second pitch was the gem). (WI 4+, M4)

Second route of the day. First pitch was cool, and then some unfortunate scrambling through snow-covered log jam was difficult. Second "pitch" I would have soloed. Walked off at the pool (start of third pitch) d/t difficulty with traversing around the pool (which was not frozen). Third pitch did look cool!

First time out in the back country doing a multi-pitch ice climb! Good day with perfect temps and ice with John and Chris Hill. WI2-3