My 2016

Holy Shit.

 

Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
B and I got all dressed up to welcome the New Year.
Road trip!
4 adults, 2 dogs, 1 Rav4. OMG we had such a great time.
This is the alt
But our smiles stayed warm.
It got a bit cold
This is the alt
Fallen water
We climbed several of the best waterfalls while there.
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Afterparty
And attended the afterparties, movies, made friends, bought gear... and had an awesome time.
This is the alt
35 climbs for 35 years
On my birthday Mike and I climbed 35 routes, 1575 feet, 10a average difficulty (weighted).

Spring

Climbing at JTree
SW Corner of Headstone Rock, Joshua Tree, CA
Sunset at JTree
Crack Climbing
Bhumy climbs Mental Physics, one of the best sustained crack climbs anywhere.
Elana's Wedding
We had to ditch the climbing harnesses and wear our nice clothes for Elana.
Coconuts!
Immediately following the wedding we left for Nicaragua, where we were greeted with fresh, sustainably harvested coconuts after a long day's travel.
Relaxation
The name of the game.
Surfing
No better way to beat the heat
Flatland
In a somewhat random excursion, I decided to bike from Wisconsin to Chicago.
Hammock
Back in the midwest, Chloe and I took a weekend to go camping and relax!
Joy of climbing
The whole Chicago climbing crew joined up to climb Devil's Lake in Wisconsin.
Zion Crew
Third annual Zion adventure was a resounding success!
Mission Accomplished.
Some of the pools still had ice floating in them, but we ticked Echo Canyon without issue.
Official game of Uptake
It is called fingers and I'll teach you to play anytime you're ready to try some Malört.
My family.
Full of nuts.
Jump for joy!
just because.

Summer

Traverse City, WI
Chloe learned to standup paddle board as we said goodbye to dear friends Mike and Kate.
Uptakers
Many of the original crew got together for a pint and to say goodbye to some who moved on.
Fourth of July
Our Chicago location pretty much can't be beat.
SUP Yoga
A random Groupon lead to yoga on standup paddleboards.
Uptakers
A lot of time is spent on the water during the Chicago summer!
Alaskan Glaciers!
To escape the summer heat, we headed to Alaska!
We're weird.
MOM: we're running away to join the circus.
Yurts.
What's not to love?
Haley's wedding
My parent's transformed our home into a stunning venue and little Haley married Chris in a beautiful ceremony.

Fall

Devil's Lake Craggin Classic
Had an awesome time at the midwest's largest climbing festival
Hamilton
We got to see Hamilton!
Engagement Photos
We finally had our photos taken, and are moving merrily along on planning this party.
Cubs win!
Bhumy was so excited.
Tears and Fear
This isn't normal.
Thanksgiving
A wonderful, if small gathering hosted at our wonderful, if small home in Chicago.
Irvine
Who knew there was so much greenery and snow in Irvine?
Christmas party
Uptake's year end party was a blast, with Trombone Shorty our featured act!
First snow!
We're trying hard to take advantage of all Chicago has to offer.