Tag Archives: breastfeeding

In Celebration of World Breastfeeding Week

Aug 05 2011

In case you weren’t aware, this week is World Breastfeeding Week, which is meaningful for our family since Cragbaby is 16 months old and still nursing away with no signs of stopping. So to celebrate, I wanted to do a post about breastfeeding – but not about the benefits of toddler breastfeeding, or how to find support in your area (you can find a lot of that information here, however). My intent is not to judge those that formula feed, nor is it to sound preachy towards folks that breastfeed for longer or shorter time than we have. Everyone is free to make their own decisions about what is best…Read the rest of this entry →

Lights, Camera…FRICTION!!!

Feb 10 2011

My writing focus these days has been mostly on the Creating a Cragbaby series, so I’ve been a little slack on the trip reports…but a couple of weekends ago we enjoyed yet another wonderful weather weekend bouldering (and I’m glad we were able to squeeze that in before all the cold and rain set in…) It was the usual suspects – me, Steve, Canaan, Christie…but this time there was a twist. Enter Jan Balster, a professional photographer / cinematographer. We’d worked with Jan before a few years ago as guinea pigs for a promo-shoot at Pilot Mountain. Well, about a month ago he contacted me…Read the rest of this entry →

Creating a Cragbaby: Weather or Not?

Feb 03 2011

Just picture it – You’ve been climbing hard all morning, and are one run away from sending your summer project. You’ve got the crux dialed, the draws are already hung, and you’re totally psyched – all you need now is to refuel, hydrate, and depump for a little bit before tackling your redpoint burn. But just as you sit down with your trail mix and nalgene, the heavens open up. What?!? There was only a 10% chance of rain today! Or picture this – you’ve got Monday off so you made plans to head to the Obed River for a…Read the rest of this entry →

Creating a Cragbaby – Sleepytime Solutions

Jan 27 2011

Taking your baby to the crag for any length of time means that there will be naps involved – for your baby most definitely, and for you…quite possibly after a long day of climbing and hanging out with your little one! Everyone knows how cranky an overtired baby can be (and how annoying that can be to everyone within earshot…) so before you go off gallavanting around in the mountains, make sure you have a strategy for helping your baby to catch some Zzzz’s. We found through trial (and error…) several tips for making on-the-go naps in strange places easier…Read the rest of this entry →

Creating a Cragbaby – Rules for the Ropes!

Jan 16 2011

So you’ve taken your family on some local mini-adventures, you’ve got all the right gear, and you’ve got the right perspective – you’re ready to hit the crag for real! You’ve got a few different options – you could clip some bolts, plug some gear,or break out the crash pad. And although a lot of the logistics are the same, we have discovered that within different types of climbing there are a few distinct differences with how a baby best fits into the picture. In order to keep this post fairly concise, I’ve decided to split this section into two posts – this one…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN