Disneyland, Bruce Peninsula, ON (the crag not the amusement park)

Yesterday we climbed at Lion's Head and today we went to Disneyland. A beautiful hike through the leaves which are all coloured and many have already made their migration to the forest floor. The trees are starting to look bare which is normal for late October. The weather however was not - it was beautiful! We ended up rolling up pant legs and taking off many layers - it felt like a summer day! My ankle seems to be getting better - it wasn't hindering my climbing much today. The acupuncture and Active Release Technique must be working! I go back this coming Friday to see the Sports Medicine doctor to see if the x-rays can determine more definitely if there is still a chip of bone floating around my ankle or not! It'll be good to know an answer! Keep your fingers crossed!

Lion's Head, Bruce Peninsula, ON

It's definitely Autumn. The leaves are falling and the trees are starting to look bare. A friend of mine came with us to Lion's Head this weekend for the first time. She did awsome! On Friday night we met up with a friend and all stayed at another friend's cabin. We tried to sing as the guys played guitar into the wee hours of the morning. Saturday was supposed to be a nice day but the rain showed up! For a while it was almost hard enough to make us leave, but then it cleared just enough to continue to climb and we ended up climbing back up and hiking out in the dark by headlamp. We didn't waste any of the day and my ankle was ok on most climbs. It's getting better! I am starting to think about leading again but I still can't jump on it so it will be a while yet!

Phantasia Wall, RRG, Kentuky, USA

Red River Gorge is one of my favorite places for endless amounts of quality climbing. We did the 10 hr drive down and back again this long weekend (Canadian Thanksgiving). My ankle is getting better. It's not great - but it's SLOWLY getting better. At least I am able to get out and enjoy myself. The depressing thing can be thinking of how much I would really LIKE to be doing but can't! I AM lucky to be back outside and on the rock though so I AM thankful! I have also been to see a Sports Medicine Dr who has noticed something in my x-rays. He has requested more x-rays (specific views no one has done before) to further investigate and confirm or rule out the bone chip theory!! In the meantime I am seeing a colleague of his twice a week for acupuncture and deep tissue massages. Regardless of if there is a chip of bone (which could mean surgery) breaking down the massive scare tissue that has developed in my ankle is a major concern. It's seven months later and it'll take a lot of work - but I am staying positive about it. I need my ankle back!!