Life as a Traveling Writer
Life as a traveling writer is pretty adventurous.
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Estoy viviendo en Mexico. Por qué?
I’m in Mexico for the foreseeable future to write and climb. The question is, why? Continue reading Estoy viviendo en Mexico. Por qué?
Jobs for the Traveling Climber: Freelance Front-End Web Developer
Jack Lyons is a climber who always wanted to travel more. He started by teaching English in China, and hating it.
“For the next 6-12 months I just totally immersed myself in learning to code,” he says. “I knew it would allow me the chance to create the lifestyle I always wanted: To work and travel on my own terms and without burning a hole in my savings.”
He began learning web development on the side and eventually succeeded at making a full time go of it. Now he’s all in as a digital nomad climber. Continue reading Jobs for the Traveling Climber: Freelance Front-End Web Developer
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
No Third Time Charm
Outside the window, overlooking the pool, cherry blossoms are flowering pink bouquets, bright against the grey, and tulips rise up with slouched shoulders and frumpy bed head. Water percolates, circling back to collect in clouds, weighted vest air compressing, then streams its way into puddles. In the early morning it’s cold enough to make the tip of my nose cold. Spring.
Last year I missed this. Continue reading No Third Time Charm
Shh! Climbing Under the Radar: 10 Lesser Known Crags You’ll Want to Go Climb Now
Ya, ya. We all know about Fountainbleau, Frankenjura, RRG and the likes, but there are plenty of climbing areas that have a ton to offer without the hype and the crowds. This here (hear ye, hear ye!) is a call to celebrate the lesser knowns, the under the radars, and the off the beaten tracks. … Continue reading Shh! Climbing Under the Radar: 10 Lesser Known Crags You’ll Want to Go Climb Now
From a Single Cell to a Whole Lot More: Writing About Growth and Destruction
This week features larger narratives around life-and-death, the ethics of exploration, plastic, plastic everywhere, and the organic development of a climbing community. Continue reading From a Single Cell to a Whole Lot More: Writing About Growth and Destruction
Travel Writing Scholarship, Climbing Grants, Epic Road Trips. Oh My.
This week features a bunch of opportunities to fuel your next adventure (which make great stories, of course). There’s a fantastic feature on Bernd Heinrich, a leading naturalist, data about the economic might of climbers, and a charming little cartoon. Enjoy! Continue reading Travel Writing Scholarship, Climbing Grants, Epic Road Trips. Oh My.
The Coolest Climbing Festivals in Europe to Get You Stoked for 2020
Climbing trips are one of the perks of the sport. Sometimes the hardest part can be choosing where to go.
Let The Coolest Climbing Festivals in Europe guide your itinerary in 2019. Continue reading The Coolest Climbing Festivals in Europe to Get You Stoked for 2020
An Expedition for Life: Why I’m Volunteering with Outward Bound Romania
Outward Bound offers a model for education that I believe in and which played a formative role in my own growth.
I wanted to find a way to use my strength (marketing) to support an organization with an important mission. I made my way to Outward Bound Romania. Continue reading An Expedition for Life: Why I’m Volunteering with Outward Bound Romania
Aaron Gerry 