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Alpine Mountaineering Gear Reviews... OR, Mountain Hardwear, Osprey, Petzl and more
In a last minute gear scramble, some of my friends and favorite brands came seriously to the rescue to help equip me for my Mountain Skills Training last weekend.Sneak PeeksI'm excited to talk more down the road about some preview gear I got to test ...
Alpine Mountaineering Gear Reviews... OR, Mountain Hardwear, Osprey, Petzl and more
In a last minute gear scramble, some of my friends and favorite brands came seriously to the rescue to help equip me for my Mountain Skills Training last weekend.Sneak PeeksI'm excited to talk more down the road about some preview gear I got to test ...
Contest updates and La Sportiva Mantis, Black Diamond Aura Reviews
I'm pleased to announced that lovely Lauren Yant and her fair skin and red hair are the lucky winners of the "Romance" contest here at rockclimbergirl.com. Thank you, Lauren and everybody who wrote in. You all have inspired me to think a bit more a...
Contest updates and La Sportiva Mantis, Black Diamond Aura Reviews
I'm pleased to announced that lovely Lauren Yant and her fair skin and red hair are the lucky winners of the "Romance" contest here at rockclimbergirl.com. Thank you, Lauren and everybody who wrote in. You all have inspired me to think a bit more a...
New climbing gear releases for Spring 2010
Back in July, I went down to Salt Lake for some good food, good friends, and about eleven miles a day of walking (or running, as the case may be) around the Salt Palace at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009. My "part two" post is still in progress,...
New climbing gear releases for Spring 2010
Back in July, I went down to Salt Lake for some good food, good friends, and about eleven miles a day of walking (or running, as the case may be) around the Salt Palace at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009. My "part two" post is still in progress,...
A little love letter to Second Ascent in Ballard
Every once in awhile after an outdoor adventure, I call it a day with enough time to run errands in Seattle on the way home to Bremerton. The downside is, I'm generally filthy, and despite the fact that I generally wear less stinky wool outdoor wear...
A little love letter to Second Ascent in Ballard
Every once in awhile after an outdoor adventure, I call it a day with enough time to run errands in Seattle on the way home to Bremerton. The downside is, I'm generally filthy, and despite the fact that I generally wear less stinky wool outdoor wear...
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009: Day 1 and 2
Tuesday morning feels like eons ago -- it's been a long two days of hiking around the Salt Palace here in Salt Lake City, full of meetings, events, hugs in the hallways, and spending time with friends. Here are the very, very best of what I've seen ...
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009: Day 1 and 2
Tuesday morning feels like eons ago -- it's been a long two days of hiking around the Salt Palace here in Salt Lake City, full of meetings, events, hugs in the hallways, and spending time with friends. Here are the very, very best of what I've seen ...
Stand up paddling 101: Rock climbing cross training edition
The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is home to a one-day Open Air Demo, where participants can choose from a variety of disciplines to test out gear in the field. Rather than go with what I know (climbing), I decided to take an opportunity to try som...
Stand up paddling 101: Rock climbing cross training edition
The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is home to a one-day Open Air Demo, where participants can choose from a variety of disciplines to test out gear in the field. Rather than go with what I know (climbing), I decided to take an opportunity to try som...
Good morning, Salt Lake City
I had a splendid drive down to Salt Lake... took the scenic route through Montana, and south through Yellowstone and the Tetons, Jackson, and then into Salt Lake via Logan Canyon. I'm here for the Outdoor Retailer show, so will be blogging as I'm ab...
Good morning, Salt Lake City
I had a splendid drive down to Salt Lake... took the scenic route through Montana, and south through Yellowstone and the Tetons, Jackson, and then into Salt Lake via Logan Canyon. I'm here for the Outdoor Retailer show, so will be blogging as I'm ab...
Gear I'm reviewing right now...
I've been doing a bunch of product reviewing lately... mostly for gear that I've purchased for myself for this season's outdoor adventures. For those of you who couldn't care less what I wear or use, I'll refrain from repeating my reviews here on th...
Girl Tested, Girl Approved: Black Diamond Camalot C3 Purple / 00
Climbing Partner, renamed, GR (short for Gear Rescuer) and I just got back from a fantastic trip to Index, WA, and on the way home, conceived of a new feature for RockClimberGirl.com... Girl Tested, Girl Approved.This goes beyond gear reviews, and co...
Gear Review: Mountain Hardwear Clouds Rest Women's Sleeping Bag
I've been putting some new gear through its paces lately, some of which deserve more attention than a brief blurb. The first "winner" in my new stash is my Mountain Hardwear Clouds Rest Women's Sleeping Bag. I had this bag on my wishlist and planne...
Get Outside Gear Guide from Rockclimbergirl.com, Spring 2009
.nobrtable br { display: none }OK, ladies... here's the first annual Spring Gear Guide from yours truly. I've scoured catalogs, stores, and websites to bring you my picks for this season. Some items aren't new, but they're new to me, and these good...
Clearing the air: the dirt clean on my product reviews
shill (slang) n.: One who poses as a satisfied customer to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle.Last week I got together with some friends to tape a Confab show podcast over in Seattle. The confabbers that night were heavy on the new med...
Gear Review: Bluewater Lightning Pro 9.7 dry rope
Thanks to the kindness of some friends in the biz (thanks, David, Jack and Larry), I was lucky enough to score a new Bluewater Lightning Pro rope for my most recent Red Rock trip. Here are some of my thoughts on rope shopping and selection, and a re...
Outdoor gear roundup
Here are a few of the hot deals and gear tidbits that hit my inbox this week:Much to the dismay of my credit card bill, Mountain Hardwear's Women's Nitrous Jacket has hit the market and is available from Altrec.com and REI.com among other retailers. ...
On the other hand: "pink gear" done right
OK. We're having a LIVELY discussion about frustrations with finding gear and apparel for us climbergirls over on yesterday's post. I promise, after this, it's going to be back to my regularly scheduled programming and we'll take a little break fro...
Pink biners, pink cams and pink ropes, oh my!
My friends over at Pemba Serves turned me on to this article abstract at SportsOneSource.com, about The Sporting Goods Problem with Female Consumers."I've only read the abstract available on the SportsOneSource site at that link above -- there's more...
The Taper, The FISH Pig, The REI Dividend, and The Priorities
I'm going to think of my non-climbing weekend as a taper, before my next big trip... but really, that's a bit of sunshine blowing since I would have been climbing but for having to work both Saturday and Sunday. In between work, though, I did get to...
Would you like to see your [fill in the blank] featured on RockClimberGirl.com?
No, I'm not a walking billboard. I'm just a girl, who camps and climbs and plays outside, a lot, and then writes about it. That means, I use a lot of gear, and I write a lot about that gear. And lately I've been getting more and more inquiries fro...
"Some of the most self-indulgent climber-prose dreck that I have ever had the misfortune of coming across."
I hesitated to use that quote since I can't provide an attribution, since it was submitted anonymously, but the comment on my "Us and Them" article is just too well written to not give some credit to. While I know the comment wasn't meant as a compl...
Not so much...
There's just not that much to report this week, since it's another super busy work week, so I'm going to just give you a quick climbing update then go back to work... or maybe sleep... yeah... sleep sounds like a good idea.I've been having fun in the...
Patagonia Winter Sale On from January 14-19th
30% off Select Winter Patagonia Products at Patagonia.com.Patagonia, one of my favorite companies, is starting their winter sale. Enjoy. Personally, I can't even look. I'm hankering for a new puffy, but don't need one. Seeing Patagonia's on sale ...
Gear Review: Patagonia Sei "belay shoes"
These shoes are no longer on the Patagonia website, so it looks like they're being closed out... but get a pair while you still can. I got mine on clearance for a steal, and now they're being closed out on REI.com at that link, above. I wanted some...
In gear news: Moon fingerboard appears to be available from Moon Climbing!
In other news... the much-coveted Moon Fingerboard appears to be back in stock (color, White) at Moon Climbing USA. The board has been out of stock at VoodooHolds.com and direct from Moon Climbing for at least the last couple of weeks. This was Cli...
