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Our Favorite Climbing Hostels, From Those Who’ve Been There
Posted on February 27, 2020March 21, 2020

Our Favorite Climbing Hostels, From Those Who’ve Been There

You’re planning a big climbing trip. It’s going to be great fun! But you want don’t want to totally hoof it, some modern creature comforts would be nice. Enter: Climbing hostels!
Continue reading Our Favorite Climbing Hostels, From Those Who’ve Been There

Alex Macmillan (Traveling Rock Climbers) on Climbing and Coming into Your Own
Posted on August 22, 2019August 25, 2019

Alex Macmillan (Traveling Rock Climbers) on Climbing and Coming into Your Own

Alex shares about growing up without belief. A litany of things that challenged her: She didn’t believe she could live without pain; That sports weren’t for her; That she didn’t fit in, especially in her own body.

The diagnosis changed everything. Continue reading Alex Macmillan (Traveling Rock Climbers) on Climbing and Coming into Your Own

The Coolest Climbing Festivals in North America That Will Bring Your Stoke to 11
Posted on April 11, 2019August 25, 2019

The Coolest Climbing Festivals in North America That Will Bring Your Stoke to 11

If you’re keen to head out on the road in 2019, for climbing of course, here is a list of some of the coolest climbing festivals to organize your trip around Continue reading The Coolest Climbing Festivals in North America That Will Bring Your Stoke to 11

A Place in Our Hearts
Posted on March 14, 2019April 23, 2019

A Place in Our Hearts

“I was really excited to meet up with you because I knew you’d be gone in two weeks.”

Maybe I should have read the writing on the wall. Continue reading A Place in Our Hearts

For the Love of Climbing: Two Tales of Why We Climb
Posted on February 14, 2019April 23, 2019

For the Love of Climbing: Two Tales of Why We Climb

What is it about climbing that is so powerfully transformative?

For me, climbing was about being outdoors and the freedom of movement. I loved it at first pitch. That’s not the case for everyone.

For Stormy Saint-Val, climbing has been about catharsis and rejuvenation. Continue reading For the Love of Climbing: Two Tales of Why We Climb

It Won’t Go: On Breaking Up After a Climbing Trip
Posted on January 6, 2019April 23, 2019

It Won’t Go: On Breaking Up After a Climbing Trip

I’d never wanted a vacation to be over before it started.

Maybe it was because I knew we’d be over when the trip ended. Maybe I was trying to delay the inevitable. Continue reading It Won’t Go: On Breaking Up After a Climbing Trip

Somebody Help Me! What’s the Super Secret Climber’s Handshake in Poland?!?
Posted on November 4, 2018

Somebody Help Me! What’s the Super Secret Climber’s Handshake in Poland?!?

Why u no want climb w/ me? Continue reading Somebody Help Me! What’s the Super Secret Climber’s Handshake in Poland?!?

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