Talking About Initiative
- February 2008
- Uncategorized
Hey Steph, My name is Rachael and I am 16 and have been extremely interested in climbing for a few years. The problem is, i’m the only one in my family who likes to which makes it hard to get to places especially in Pa. I often go up to the local College and boulder […]
Going With the Flow
- February 2008
- Dogs
I drove up to the LaSal Mountains yesterday morning, itching to skate ski. My knee is still pestering me a little, a month after I sprained it. Climbing is fine, BASE jumping is fine, skating with caution on uphills and flats is fine….but skiing downhill is what my knee most does not appreciate at the […]
The Desert Light
- February 2008
- Uncategorized
In Moab, winter is coming to an end….or rather, opening into spring. Suddenly the days are much longer, and the air has an edge of warmth rather than the bite of cold. The sun is everything here in the desert. I have learned to shape my life to it. Desert dwellers are almost reptilian in […]
Talking About Healing
- February 2008
- Uncategorized
Steph, I’m a long time climber who was recently forced to take several months off for disc surgery. I’ve been struggling with being laid up and inactive for the first time since finding climbing thirteen years ago. I knew ahead of the surgery that I would struggle without friends and climbing but I was not […]