A different kind of trip report: Dressing for the Outdoors

November 15, 2010
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TweetShareThe amazing and talented Tali of @cupcakemafia fame is a Denver-based yogi, gear reviewer (she’s got Flatterware and Pulse Activewear reviews in her pipeline right now), storyteller, dog whisperer, accomplished hugger, and a graceful cheek-kiss receiver. Anyway, I digress. Tali attended the recent “Dressing for the Outdoors” womens workshop at the REI in Denver.  There are [...]

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Help the Southeastern Climbers Coalition

November 3, 2010

TweetShareClimbing access is a global issue… here’s one little way that we can help secure access to climbing in locations in Alabama and Tennessee.  Please support the Southeastern Climbers Coalition’s bid for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi: The Southeastern Climbers Coalition asks for YOUR help to secure access to 2 excellent crags currently closed to [...]

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Condolences

October 27, 2010

TweetShareI was on a plane today and had the company of a stranger who asked me what I did for a living, then asked me if I’d always done this, then slowly extracted from me the better part of the highlights of my life story for the last six years, and he shared parts of [...]

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A little love letter to my puffy coat: Feathered Friends Helios

October 21, 2010
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TweetShareDear Precious Little Helios, Oh, my beloved… the person who named you chose well, my dear little Feathered Friends Hooded Helios. That is what you are… like a ray of sunshine in my chilly October life. We first bonded during our time together on Mount Rainier… Our guides questioned whether you would be warm enough [...]

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La Sportiva Womens Miura VS: Girl Tested, Girl Approved

October 16, 2010
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TweetShareMuch to my surprise, the latest Girl Tested, Girl Approved award goes to La Sportiva’s new womens-specific Miura VS. I am saddened to say that my beloved pre-redesign, 2008-era Red Chili Corona Velcros — my favorite climbing shoe, which I’ve had resoled over and over and over… are finally on their last legs.  Or toes.  Or [...]

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Just can't get enough RockClimberGirl?

October 16, 2010

TweetShareThanks to a Saturday at home… there are two three new ways to keep up with RockClimberGirl.com… Subscribe Via Amazon Kindle Whether you have a Kindle device, or — like me — you use the Kindle Reader on your Android device, iPhone or PC to read Kindle books… now, you can subscribe to RockClimberGirl.com for Kindle. [...]

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The Seattle Bouldering Project is live…

October 14, 2010
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TweetShareAbout 14 hours ago, the guys behind the Seattle Bouldering Project announced via their Facebook page that construction is starting on their new bouldering gym.  I am SO stoked to help share the news… I’ll do a more lengthy write-up ASAP, but I got a sneak peek at their (enormous, 17,000 square foot !?!? … [...]

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Gore-Tex Womens' Workshops in November

October 8, 2010
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TweetShareLadies… get out your calendars. I know it may sound like an exaggeration, or over-dramatic, to say that Gore-Tex changed my life… but it’s actually true. Until the summer of 2009 I was a fair weather athlete… I’d watch the weekend weather report, and if there was rain a’coming, I’d change my plans.  But during [...]

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Mount Rainier

October 7, 2010
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TweetShareYesterday, I flew home from Minneapolis via Denver.  It was a whirlwind trip… cross country travel two days back to back (yay, frequent flier miles!) and it broke my heart to fly right by so many friends with only quick airport layovers and a couple of hours of sleep in between the flights. The flight [...]

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Fear

October 7, 2010

TweetShareTurns out, I’m not the only one who struggles with fear.  Fear is a topic that some of my favorite friends (who happen to be delightful storytellers) have also recently written about, also.  Here are a few nuggets of wonderfulness for your “Fear” reading list. Jenn Fields:  Lucky to Let Go Jenn’s story is about [...]

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