Once again, our June monsoon seemed to come during a weekend. June 11 and 12, I had scheduled 2 separate Advanced Alpine Rock days for the Calgary ACC Section. The focus was on route finding, rope management, and transitions where participants led and could get direct feedback and coaching from myself and Kirsten Knechtel (full …
After some back and forth trying to decide which way the weather man was going to spin his wheel, Maria, Mike and I headed up to the East End of Rundle on June 5th for what ended up being a spectacular day of sun, stunning views, good company and great climbing! This combo of routes …
Maria and Mike Econoline/Geriatric/True Grit combo! Read More »
Wow…is all I can say…. I don’t think I realized what it meant to have Canmore host the World Bouldering Competition, until it actually came here and I watched it. As luck would have it Friday snowed and so my work was cancelled and I was able to attend day one of the competition. A …
Okay…admittedly the crew was harassing Wex yesterday about blogging about the Grassi session, so I figured I would instead! Maybe climbing at the Meathooks wall is really not so “noteworthy”. However, during a forecast of: I was AMAZED to run into other people at Grassi today! Despite being tempted by texts of climbing gym workouts, …
Well it is spring….I think…although the forecast this week looks more like monsoon season. Maybe I should be practicing my ark building skills:) What spring means though, is time to start thinking about summer objectives. Even though some of those objectives aren’t in shape yet, there is lots you can do in the “off” season …
Did you know that you could burn 707 calories per hour by going rock climbing?? I didn’t but supposedly I did and might have even endorsed this statement…. Might be hard to read here…but I was honored with being interviewed by Self Magazine on an article about trying new things that you have always wanted …
Cloaked in a large grey hoody, multiple layers and sweat pants, Tree takes in the morning one breath at a time. She is a fighter. Her over sized attire, her uniform. Every day is attacked with the same fervor of a professional boxer, yet her fight doesn’t just start or end on the rock that …
You may have seen me… Yes..this ad has caused me some grief….enough so that I didn’t allow myself to wear this awesome alibi jacket until I thought the ad had stopped getting used, and I avoided the entire Banff Film Festival unable to swallow the idea that my face was going to be on the …
Who have I become??? As I sit on the floor of the Vegas airport, plugged into my laptop, I reflect on a beautiful sunny day in Vegas that I very nearly allowed to slip by sitting on the computer and not getting outside…despite having numerous partner options, a car and a well rested nights sleep …
Keepin it real-reflections from the Red Rocks Rendezvous Read More »
It’s that time of year again! Time for the Ghost Veteran’s camp…something I look forward to all year long…time to see old friends, explore and share cool areas of my back yard with psyched and motivated women, and watch people push themselves whether choosing to lead or second challenging climbs. We have been having quite …