1. Ian’s 8 th Grade Outdoor ED September 2007

2. We wanted to share the fact that Ian did so well on his 8th Grade Outdoor ED experience.

3. He and all the other 8th graders hiked from the Aspen area to a Base Camp near Marble, Colorado.

4. The outing lasts a week with 4 days of hiking the rugged mountains of the Elk Mountain range.

5. Overlooking Snowmass Lake

6. On top of Trail Rider Pass

7. A 24 hour solo (by yourself with no food and just your tarp and a sleeping bag).

8. Lots of hiking in the beautiful mountains.

9. Base camp at last.

10. Getting instructions on a day of rock climbing and rappelling.

11. Ian at the top of the high rappel with Dad.

12. Ready, Set…

13. You GO

14. A day of corporate style ropes courses, including team building initiatives like the trust fall. Tyrolean (zip-line) traverse

15. Time to clean up after a long week.

16. 7am dip after a nice jog.

17. Ahhh…Refreshing!

18. Yaaah

19. Now Ian is truly an 8 th grader.