Jenn tried driving for the first time yesterday ( I was going to as well but the car was manual… ) and successfully went over two curbs, couldn’t find the blinker, and got lights flashed at her and was honked at (we only encountered one other car). She luckily happened to be trying to drive the car of the nicest person in the world. I was losing it laughing in the backseat. This is mostly to remind me to not let her live it down 🙂
Also, climbing my first 19 (in a gym) yesterday! That’s about a 5.10c. Go me! I was also told that in my harness from the 80’s, spandex, and t shirt I look like this lovely lady:
Louise Shepherd. From the interwebs:
For locals the name Louise Shepherd will probably spring immediately to mind from her guide book “A Rock Climbers Guide To Arapiles/Djurite” which is still very popular. Louise was probably the strongest female climber of the 80’s, being the first woman to climb grade 25/26 with leads such as Tales Of Power (26/27) and Separate Reality (26) in the US, Lord Of The Flies (26) in the UK, and at home the first onsight ascent of Trojan (25) at Mt Arapiles. Needless to say this caused a stir among what was then a very male-dominated sport. Placing gear on lead during some of the hardest onsight ascents is a style not often matched by today’s top climbers. She also had a major influence on the development of new routes in the Grampians such as the ever poplar Amnesty International (24) and Diazepam (25) at Mt Stapylton. These days she resides in Natimuk, a handy 10 minutes from Arapiles, works as a teacher and ACIA  instructor, is the co-founder of the local Climbing Company  guiding service, and is very passionate about environmental issues, taking a active role in the Wimmera area through the “Friends Of Arapiles”.
I’m okay with this comparison.
Also this:
