climbing owens river gorge

so my physical activity has been limited to things that are not high impact on my ankle, so i've actually been doing rock climbing. weird, i know, because that is so leg intensive, but it's all controlled movement and no high impact, so it's an approved activity. volleyball and basketball are still currently on my off-list though... weird, huh?

at any rate, i've been going with my cousin alot in these past few days, but this last trip probably was the coolest climbs i've ever done. i did a lot of side holds, and a lot of climbs that used more upper body strength than i'm used to. i even did an overhang! and pulled myself up! after i lost my footing! hahha... here are some of the pics:

climbing up, contemplating how to do this
oh, so you do a side hold, and lean back for leverage...
and then i got to the overhang...
trying to get a higher hold, i was reaching as high as i could with my left while keeping my right hand on the lower hold for stability
so i reached my right hand up there too, and then i lost my footing!
but my hands were wedged in so tight i stayed put, and i swung my legs up and got them up onto the ledge
fun stuff, eh? =)