Crate Climbing

It was a nice, sunny afternoon. My group and I ran to the hall to do the next activity. There were some funny red things that looked like boxes. They were crates!! Our activity was crate climbing.

I felt really, really excited because it was my first time to do crate climbing. The first person did it – she didn’t get far. Then the second, third, fourth and fifth. Now it was my turn. My heart started to hop like a rabbit!

I put the harness on. Before I put on the harness, I told my friend, Sarah, my goal. My goal was to climb more than 10 crates. I climbed over the first crate, it was so easy, then the next crate, then the next one. I was up so high! The people looked like ants. I was getting tired. My legs were shaking and my body was going down, but I couldn’t stop here. I was up to ten! I could reach my goal. “You can’t give up now Kelly,” I said to myself, “One more!” I breathed and climbed another crate. Now the crates were shaking like my legs!!! But I achieved my goal! “YES!! Climb more, I can do it!” I shouted to myself.

When I was up to 13 I was so tired. I couldn’t even get up! ‘” Kelly, just jump!” my parent leader said. “Can….ca…ca…can’t jump…pp…jum…jump!” “Jump Kelly, you can do it. It’s the only way to fight fear”, I said to myself. Then I jumped!! I felt good because I didn’t have to be scared anymore. I was flying! I kicked the crate. Crash! Crash! The crates all fell down as I went down to the ground.

My body was tired and my legs were wobbly like jelly, so my team called me Kelly Jelly. I couldn’t walk properly or even stand! Sarah, Will and Luke helped me to walk properly.

Someday in my life, if I do crate climbing again, my goal will be to climb more than 13 crates!!

By Kelly Joo Year 5