I was hoping to have pictures for this review from climbing at Smith Rock today, but the weather didn’t cooperate. So, I headed to the gym with my almost 6 year old and she took these shots. My favorite top from the spring line is the Electra tank. I’m wearing it in cool stripe, but...
That’s right, I’m officially back to pre-baby climbing. I finally sent my first post-baby 5.13. I didn’t manage to beat my previous record of 10 months post-baby, but I did send a particularly difficult 5.13a (according to popular opinion). I climbed Taco Chips at Smith Rock. This particular route starts off super crimpy with a big...
We just returned from a long Thanksgiving trip to Red River Gorge and Red Rocks. I’ve been training a bit and feeling quite fit leading up to this trip, so I was excited to try some new climbs at the Red and revisit some old projects at Red Rocks. At the Red we warmed...
This past Sunday we finally rallied to have a Family Climbing Day. We haven’t been getting our oldest out much lately since she’s in Kindergarden all day during the week and there have been tons of festivals on the weekends. However, this weekend one of our friends from Portland was coming down with his 6...
Depending on what your climbing goals are and what level climber you are, your fitness goals will vary greatly. Therefore, these fitness tips will attempt to address general climbing goals and not that of the beginning climber. If you are a beginning climber the good news is that your climbing will improve just by climbing...
We recently returned from our summer road trip. We decided to abbreviate the trip and instead of driving all the way to Squamish, we only went to Seattle and Portland. Yes, we traded in multi-pitch granite climbing at The Chief for chossy sport climbing at the Rat Cave. Maybe not so glamorous, but fun climbing...
