Category Archives: Climbing

Posts about…you guessed it – climbing! Trip reports, anecdotes, and musings about my favorite recreational pasttime.

Rocks For Research – An Inner Peaks Fundraiser

May 02 2013

This past weekend I had an awesome opportunity to participate in Rocks for Research, a fundraiser event at Inner Peaks Climbing Center. In a matter of hours, we raised more than $10,000 dollars for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)! As volunteer coordinator, I had the chance to work behind the scenes with an amazing crew of hard-working folks. I also got to represent Trango/Tenaya with a shoe demo, which is always fun (shout outs to Steve Lineberry and David Barbour for helping get shoes on stinky climber feet!). Most of Diabetes patients usually contact a viatical settlement broker to be…Read the rest of this entry →

How Parents (and Other Busy People) Can Still Find Time to Train in the Climbing Gym

Apr 29 2013

I often get questions from other families regarding time management and climbing. How do you find time to train? How do you balance climbing time and family time? What are some quick and easy ways to squeeze in a climbing workout? While the answer obviously varies from family to family, the common theme usually involves a lot of efficiency and a little bit of creativity. Gone are the days when my hubby and I can meet each other at the gym after work and climb for hours on end until our fingers feel like their going to fall off. Nowadays…Read the rest of this entry →

Highlights from the Red River Gorge – and a “Giddy” Giveaway!

Apr 11 2013

Over the past few years it’s been tradition in our family to head to the Red River Gorge twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall. While we’d love to make it up there more often than we do, it’s hard to justify such a long drive when we can get to the New River Gorge in half the time! Last spring I got cheated out of our spring trip due to a rather unattractive ankle boot, so this year a trip to the Red seemed like the perfect kick-off for the spring climbing season!…Read the rest of this entry →

Indoor Climbing vs. Outdoor Climbing

Apr 03 2013

“I finally sent that green route in the lead cave!” I announce to the fam gleefully over dinner. After a few rounds of high-fives and “cheers” (C’s favorite dinner pastime of late), I proceed to re-enact my crux beta over my plate of chicken, while Steve nods in understanding and C spills his water accidentally on purpose. This conversation is actually not unlike the ones we have after a day outside cranking on real rock, either on the hike out or with our climbing partners over an outrageous amount of food. Both contain elements of challenge, perseverance, and hopefully success every now and then. But…Read the rest of this entry →

Spring Egg-stravaganza at Crowders Mountain!

Apr 01 2013

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a trip report. That’s because it’s been just under a month since I’ve climbed outdoors. Between cold and wet weather, a little guy’s birthday, and a (hopefully minor) knee injury, our weekends of late have been occupied with activities other than climbing. So when the stars aligned just right last Saturday, our whole household was psyched! For me, the tick list was non-existent. My main goal was to test the knee out on some local rock before galavanting off to the Red River Gorge later in the week. Oh yeah, and I wanted to do…Read the rest of this entry →

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