I’m lucky to live in an awesome place — Las Vegas. We have Red Rock Canyon and many other amazing climbing destinations in our backyard. My location also allows me to meet amazing people, like Heather Weidner! I recently saw a gorgeous and inspiring photo posted on facebook of Heather on The Great Red Roof and …
Yup, it’s official! I can remember it like it was yesterday, climbing my first 5.10 outdoors in Holcomb Valley! My mind was blown with pure happiness and satisfaction! Ahhhh yes, reaching your goals is AWESOME! But sometimes, you hit road blocks and don’t end up reaching your goals. That SUCKS because you feel horrible, defeated, straight-up …
People commute every day for work, but I commute every other weekend for climbing. My husband and I live in San Diego and to get our favorite sport climbing crags, it takes anytime between 5 to 8 hours. Most of the time this is because of Vegas traffic, when everyone wants to go to Vegas …
Editor’s note: We want to know how you train and what training means to you. Want to contribute to this topic? Email McKenzi. My alarm rings at 5 a.m. and I have two options. I run through the reasons to to pull off the covers one more time: I’m comfortable, not sleepy. The sun is …
I recently spent the weekend in the Sierra Nevada’s near Mammoth Lakes, California. Our intention was to get away from the heat in Vegas for the holiday weekend and spend it among the mountains climbing our way up Clyde Minaret (5.8, 13 pitches). Based on the title of the post, you probably already know that …
By Erin Murtaugh Looking to get significant climbing mileage out of mellow 5.5-5.7 sport climbs? Maple Canyon, in the heart of Utah, is a cobblestone rock climbing paradise that allows you to do just that. Following are six climbs only five to ten minutes away from parking and campsites. No worries about getting sandbagged, these mellow …
Cassondra Long’s dive into rock climbing started with a photo of a slot canyon. “Sometimes you just see a picture and you get seized by this madness,” she said. At the time, the madness convinced her: “I have to go to a place like that.” So she did. From slot canyons to rock gyms to trad …
Read more Climb Anyway — No Matter Your Age: Cassondra’s Tale.
I began rock climbing on New Years Eve 2011. I just could not face the prospect of seeing in one more New Year doing exactly the same thing as I had been doing for the last 10 years – i.e. standing in an overcrowded bar, counting down to midnight, and being hugged by random strangers …
Hello, my name is Jennifer and I am a single mother to Hannah a 12 year old climber! In 2012 I became ill, I didn’t know what was going on, but was told that I had some abnormal cells. I ended up having to have an emergency Hysterectomy. This surgery was a struggle for …
I think extreme passion would be a pretty good way to describe it. I don’t know what you call it when you truly believe that you’ve got life figured out and everything is in place, exactly how you want it to be. When idealism and realism collide. I’m truly happy because I planned it that …
