What’s your Climb for Change story?

February 8, 2011

TweetShareI’m pretty darn blissed from my early start to climbing season… hit the bouldering wall last week and then snuck in a way better than expected day out at Vantage on Saturday… but now I’m entirely too fried to sit at the computer any longer today!  So, rather than half-heartedly type up a trip report [...]

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2011: The Year of the Hat

February 2, 2011
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TweetShareDear Jane, You were the first thing I saw, when I walked onto the show floor at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.  I spotted you straight away, across the aisle, as I headed toward my first appointment of the show with Ambler Mountain Works. It was love at first sight. I was lucky enough to get [...]

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Buckle your seatbelt

January 27, 2011

TweetShareNow that I’ve finally got rockclimbergirl.com exactly where I want it in terms of functionality and layout… I’ve lost my web host. So, this week, when I’d love to be bringing you the latest and greatest in gear news from Outdoor Retailer — instead, I’m going to be crossing my fingers and praying to the [...]

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Training, Trust and Trapeze

January 6, 2011

TweetShareI was driving home from work tonight and heard this story on NPR’s All Things Considered: Training and Trust:  Partners on the Flying Trapeze and enjoyed it both as a climber, and as a human being who has relationships with other human beings.  Ironically enough, I’m doing a trapeze class with my friend (and climbing [...]

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Wear your helmet

December 30, 2010

TweetShareAnd always check and double check rope ends, when rapping or lowering a climber.  An accident report was posted on Tuesday to drive these points home, about an incident that occurred a couple of weeks ago in Eldorado Canyon in Colorado.  Accidents (catastrophes, eff-ups) happen, and I’m always thankful when climbers (1) survive; and (2) share their [...]

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Last minute shiny things

December 21, 2010
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TweetShareSometimes there are things that are just so pretty and sparkly that I have to write them up even if they have nothing to do with rock climbing. This isn’t one of those times, since I have the “gateway jeweler” of badass climbergirl Kate Rutherford, to wrap up this post with.  Thanks for being a [...]

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Gear for Climbing Mount Rainier

December 14, 2010
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TweetShareAn article I wrote for Adventure World Magazine just went live. I’m super excited… I had a ton of fun with it. The assignment was a gear review, but they let me tell a bit of the story, as well, which was especially entertaining for me as a writer. Thanks, Adventure World, for the opportunity… [...]

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Getting off the sofa.

December 13, 2010

TweetShareOr couch. Whichever you prefer. I haven’t really done anything since the end of August. I mean, I’ve spent a half day snowshoeing, and gotten in a few early ski days… I’ve done a few yoga classes, and I think I went for a hike or two. But, when I came off Mount Rainier, I [...]

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A giggle from my friends at OR

November 30, 2010

TweetShare I wonder if Teresa and Maile the Great will come running in slow motion if I call out “On Belay…”

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Float

November 16, 2010
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TweetShareI logged into Facebook this morning and was treated to this gem by Kris “Odub” Hampton of Power Company Climbing.  It caught my eye first because I saw that a friend had “liked” it. Kris gave me permission to reprint the photo and its caption, and here it is: “Float” is a word that I [...]

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