Most cats spend the bulk of their time cuddling, purring and eating. They play occasionally, meow a heck of a lot and maybe moonlight as a cat-video star.
But Suki is no ordinary cat. She defies the common rules of cat-dom — you might say that she thinks outside the litter box.
Suki is a feline of few words (“She’s a really quiet cat. She doesn’t really meow that much,” says owner Emily Pinson). Suki is also leash-trained and enjoys outings to the local coffee shop and long walks in the park. She’s the rare kitty who even tolerates baths and extended road trips. But perhaps most un-cat-like, Suki accompanies Pinson on rock-climbing missions — earning her the label of “crag cat.”
Pinson, 23, is an avid rock climber. She’s been climbing as often as four times a week during each annual climbing season (approximately September to May), since she was just 16 years old. Boulders are her happy place. But if there’s one thing she loves even more than scaling a steep rock face, it’s the kitty companionship of her sidekick Suki — call Pinson a cat lady, and she’ll take it as a compliment.
And somehow, against all odds, she has managed to combine her two loves.