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		<title>Climbing Rules! &#8230;and Regulations</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2012/04/climbing-rules-and-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creating a Cragbaby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Recently I was asked about how our family handles Cragbaby&#8217;s enthusiastic climbing skills in and around the house &#8211; and more specifically, in areas that aren&#8217;t safe to practice heel-hooks and fist jams.  In non-climbing families, its probably easiest to implement a few hard and fast rules.  For example &#8211; NO CLIMBING.  For obvious reasons that mixed message would cause a lot of confusion in our house.  Though we are definitely learning as we go, here are a few concepts that have proved to be helpful for us &#8211; by all means they aren&#8217;t gospel, and I am very interested&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2012/04/climbing-rules-and-regulations/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post:  Backcountry Babes and Betties</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2012/03/guest-post-backcountry-babes-and-betties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A while back I got a chance to &#8220;cyber-meet&#8221; Heather Kern, the founder of Backcountry Babes and Betties, a meet-up group for Seattle women to get outside together and play &#8211; moms and non-moms, young and old, lifelong athletes and ladies just getting started.  I was both intrigued by as well as jealous of this group, and Heather and I began emailing back and forth.  I found her story rather inspiring, so I asked her if she would be willing to share her story in a guest post.  Read on to learn how Heather got the idea for Backcountry Babes&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2012/03/guest-post-backcountry-babes-and-betties/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tales of a Broken Talus &#8211; Update #2</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2012/02/tales-of-a-broken-talus-update-2-boot-points-and-a-doctor-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been an interesting week, less emotional than the first one, and with an end goal in sight that I can live with. Day 10:  Being that it was President&#8217;s Day, Steve had the day off.  Being that it was a clear, gorgeous day without a cloud in sight, the big boys all went climbing.  Of course Cragbaby incorrectly assumed that meant him too &#8211; he got really excited when he saw all the backpacks and climbing gear come out, and enthusiastically helped his Daddy load the car.  But when everyone said good bye and hopped in the car without&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2012/02/tales-of-a-broken-talus-update-2-boot-points-and-a-doctor-visit/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guidebook Update:  Pilot Progress</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/12/guidebook-update-pilot-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although my attempts to work on route descriptions at Stone Mountain were waylaid by the storm front that moved in on Thursday night, my day spent at Pilot Mountain on Thursday was well worth the drive on a variety of levels!  Originally Bill Webster (aka guidebook publisher) asked me to join in on a meeting he had lined up with the park staff to talk about access.  He figured some of the information discussed would be prudent to the guide, and also said we could work together on double-checking my descriptions and taking pictures when the meeting was finished. I&#8217;ve&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/12/guidebook-update-pilot-progress/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Somebody Broke the Off-Season Rule&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/12/somebody-broke-the-off-season-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;and it wasn&#8217;t me.  I&#8217;ll give you a hint &#8211; he&#8217;s just over 2 feet tall and 25 pounds of sheer energy.  Yep, that&#8217;s right.  While hubby and I have both been very diligent and committed to our 3 weeks of rest, Cragbaby has been literally climbing the walls, flaunting his young muscles that have yet to discover the need for rest days. Household bouldering is anything but a new phenomenon for C.  He&#8217;s been projecting various items around the house such as chairs, stairs, tables, and shelves since he was around 5 months old.  In fact, I even found&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/12/somebody-broke-the-off-season-rule/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing an Off-season &#8211; aka The Importance of Rest</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/12/choosing-an-off-season-aka-the-importance-of-rest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the best part about being a climber in the Southeast?  Climbing is a year round sport!  What&#8217;s the worst part about being a climber in the Southeast?  There&#8217;s no off-season&#8230; I grew up in a family that followed multiple sports &#8211; baseball, basketball, volleyball&#8230;pretty much everything but football.  (And thankfully my hubby never got into football either &#8211; which works out well since football season also brings some of the best weather weekends of the year!)  I remember that my &#8220;favorite&#8221; sport would always be whatever sport was currently in season at the time.  I remember anxiously awaiting the&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/12/choosing-an-off-season-aka-the-importance-of-rest/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Wishlist for Cragbabies (and Cragmamas, too!)</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/11/a-wishlist-for-cragbabies-and-cragmamas-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said time and again that one of my main hopes for this blog is to inspire other families to get outside and teach their kids about the value of adventure.  Armed with a sense of humor, a dash of patience and some high quality gear, our family has learned to adopt the motto that &#8220;There is no bad weather, only bad clothing!&#8221;  So what are the all-weather must-haves for the average, run-of-the-mill adventuring family?  While it may be true to some extent that you get what you pay for, the budget-conscious among us will hopefully be pleasantly surprised at&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/11/a-wishlist-for-cragbabies-and-cragmamas-too/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Pumpkin = Multiple Green Hours</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/10/one-pumpkin-multiple-green-hours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Hour Connection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many Green Hours can come from one bright and happy orange pumpkin?  At our house, more than you can count!  The first one was of course the Sunday afternoon excursion to the local pumpkin patch a few weeks ago (in costume of course).  C took his pumpkin-picking-out job very seriously, and made sure to inspect EVERY pumpkin in the patch before finally deciding on the lucky orange friend that got to come home with us. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Next came Carving Day.  We decided that this would be safest as an entire family activity.&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/10/one-pumpkin-multiple-green-hours/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Your Stick Clip (a Collaboration with the Crag-Daddy)</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/10/how-to-use-your-stick-clip-a-collaboration-with-the-crag-daddy/</link>
		<comments>http://cragmama.com/2011/10/how-to-use-your-stick-clip-a-collaboration-with-the-crag-daddy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that remember my recent post a few weeks ago regarding the DIY stick clip, you may also remember that I promised a subsequent post on how to use your handy dandy new pole.  (Or you may have forgotten all about it since it&#8217;s taken us so long to finally take these videos&#8230;sorry about that).   Anway, since my hubby prides himself in his mastery of stick clip tricks (and while I have no trouble hanging a draw, compared to Steve my &#8220;trick&#8221; skills are that of a mere apprentice), an instructional post like this was right up his&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/10/how-to-use-your-stick-clip-a-collaboration-with-the-crag-daddy/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Helmets &#8211; Heck No or Essential Pro? (and a GIVEAWAY!!!)</title>
		<link>http://cragmama.com/2011/10/helmets-heck-no-or-essential-pro-and-a-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Lineberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a post about brain buckets, aka helmets.  And guess what &#8211; in honor of Petzl&#8217;s October Helmet Campaign, I&#8217;ve been authorized to sponsor a free giveaway of a Petzl Elia  or Elios (winner&#8217;s choice) to one lucky reader, courtesy of the folks over at Pemba Serves.  Interested?  Read on&#8230; The majority of climbers have helmets &#8211; the real question is does it ever end up on your head, or is it merely dead weight in your backpack?  The subject of helmets can be a controversial one for some climbers &#8211; it seems as though there are two extremes,&#8230;<a class="contRead" href="http://cragmama.com/2011/10/helmets-heck-no-or-essential-pro-and-a-giveaway/">Read the rest of this entry &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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