Looking for a chance to meet some cool rock climbing women and learn new skills? Flash Foxy’s rock climbing festival in Bishop, California, opened for registration this month. After just a few days, the organizers said they filled half the spots, so sign up soon if you want to go. The festival will be February …
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Emily Harrington started climbing the way many kids take up sports. When she was 10 years old and living in Boulder, Colorado, she tried climbing on artificial walls, loved it, and “begged” her dad to go again. She joined the junior climbing team at a local gym and began competing. “What climbing has meant to …
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— I’m excited to say we have an upcoming Q&A with Emily Harrington. Emily kindly took some time to talk to me on the phone this week. We talked about her career in climbing, which started when she was 10 years old, and has included such feats as climbing Mt. Everest and free-climbing Golden Gate (5.13). Emily said she …
Hillary Newkirk and Alison Sexton live and climb in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete on Joe’s B Team at Joe Rockhead’s Climbing Gym, where the two started talking about women’s issues in climbing. “Alison and I … realized that a lot of what we were talking about was related to women and climbing and our perspective (0f) …
— I’ve been reading more of this fledgling magazine called Misadventures. It’s online-only right now, but it was started by a group of women who wanted to see a better outdoor magazine aimed at women. Here are a few climbing stores they’ve published so far: One woman writes an essay about a bad climbing accident and her …
Read more Misadventures in climbing, lost belay ledge, Golden Gate
As we head into a holiday weekend, I wanted to take the chance to wish you a happy 4th of July. Here are a few links to peruse as you go: — I’m pumped to see the details of the newly announced Women’s Climbing Festival in Bishop, CA. Flash Foxy announced the Feb. 19-21 festival on Instagram …
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— Did you hear the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro favors the dollar right now? If you’re planning any trips abroad this summer, make sure you read Whitney Bradberry’s tips for international climbing on Outdoor Women’s Alliance. From visiting slightly out of season to taking advantage of rest days, she has great ideas (and …
By Taryn Phaneuf I love the World Cup. I played soccer for 12 years and I remember watching Briana Scurry take on China in overtime penalty kicks in the 1999 final match. I’d recently taken up goalkeeping for my U-10 team. I watched the U.S. tie Sweden at the Canada games last weekend, and I …
— The story of Dean Potter and Graham Hunt’s fatal jump in Yosemite is the subject of a New York Times piece that explores the narrative of that day and the BASE-Jumping culture. Do yourself a favor: Read it to the end but skip the comments. I especially liked the photo of the memorial for Potter …
— In a live chat at the 2015 GoPro Mountain Games, Sasha DiGiulian told interviewers, “Climbing is a male-dominated sport, but I think that’s rapidly changing. … There’s no reason that men will overpower women on that terrain.” She said something similar last month in a “Who Am I” video for Oprah. But really, let’s …
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