Exploring What It Means To Be Strong
I was a naive prospective college student with big dreams and no clue when I walked toward the TV studios in the basement of a Beacon Hill building and saw a note on the door saying the class I was supposed to sit in on was cancelled. Sitting in on this class was supposed to…
I’ve been living in Colorado for three years now. And that’s despite being a perpetual nomad most of my life – to the point where several friends have told me they’re shocked that I’m still here and haven’t moved on yet. But I don’t feel a pull to move on – I feel the need to…
For the past couple months, I’ve dreaded climbing. It took me a while to realize this, because I still wanted to go climbing. But every time we headed out to the crag I felt a pit of anxiety in my stomach. I actually was relieved when snow stymied our approach or we picked a crag…
“Take!” the fear clearly shaking in my voice. “I’ve got you,” replied my friend. “Go for it.” But he didn’t take. Usually I would be angry if my belayer ignored my commands when I was cruxing, but, in this instance, I knew immediately he was right. I wasn’t falling, and it was at least worth trying…
Beacons of Badassery is an interview series shining light on strong women. After spending most of my life trying to prove that I’m strong enough to be one of the guys, I’ve realized that instead of trying so hard to fit a certain expectation, we should be redefining what it actually means to be strong….
Beacons of Badassery is an interview series shining light on strong women. After spending most of my life trying to prove that I’m strong enough to be one of the guys, I’ve realized that instead of trying so hard to fit a certain expectation, we should be redefining what it actually means to be strong….
A year ago, I moved to Colorado. It was an onsight attempt, since I had never even visited before. But I committed to the move and started route-finding. And while I’ve definitely gone off route more than a few times, this has been the best climb of my life. It’s been an intense year, and…
“Which route do you want to get on?” my friend asked, glancing at the guidebook and back at the routes ringing the cave. The choice was mine, since I’d been talking the whole trip about how much I love steep, overhanging climbs – but every route in this cave at Rifle was several grades above what…
My default setting is to dive deep into a project – whether it be a boulder problem or creative endeavor – and not stop until I’m successful. I’ll devote hours, days, weeks, months to focus on that one thing. You could call me dedicated, stubborn, or even obsessed, and those are all accurate descriptions. But since I’ve…
“Who wants dessert?” I was out to dinner during Outdoor Retailer with a group from ClimbStuff (this post is not sponsored by them, but I am an ambassador because I genuinely think they’re awesome – and this dinner only further reinforced that feeling!). We’d had a great meal and a wonderful time getting to know each…