63-Year-Old Mom Rappels Moab Cliffs, Daughter Internally Screams
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- ā¢Emily Pennington planned a trip to Moab, Utah, in November 2025 for her newly retired 63-year-old mom with adventure activities.
- ā¢They limited themselves to one strenuous activity per day including rappelling cliffs and night-sky photography to keep the pace manageable.
- ā¢Staying at a centrally located hotel helped them enjoy Moab's restaurants and avoid long driving times between activities and rest.
Emily Pennington, a 38-year-old fearless traveler, dragged her 63-year-old retired mom on an adrenaline-packed Utah trip that featured rappelling 110-foot cliffs in Bow and Arrow Canyon, nighttime astrophotography in Arches National Park, and leisurely breakfasts at Moab Garage Co. Rather than slamming two activities per day like a normal millennial, Emily wisely restricted adventures to oneābecause nobody wants to see their mom spontaneously combust from exhaustion. They stayed at a conveniently located downtown Moab hotel, avoiding 'weird lodging' nightmares and easily accessing Sabaku Sushi and Birdy's Finer Diner to refuel after escapades. Despite nerves, night-lit hikes with a camera became an unexpected hit, proving youāre never too spry to rappel for fun and terrifying memories.
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Bringing your 63-year-old mom to rappel steep Utah cliffs is peak modern parenting or 100% lucid nightmare fuel. Either way, pass the Dramamine.
Why settle for Netflix when you can rope your mom into climbing sheer canyons and photographing stars till sheās questioning her life choices?
Who needs quiet retirement when you can rappel off vertical cliffs and eat sushi in Moab? Grandmaās never looked this aliveāor terrified.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/31/2026 | Author: Emily Pennington
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