Dark clouds lay over Biarritz’s sea shore.
I can’t decide whether to be excited or terrified when I think about the fact that as a woman I’m living in an era completely unique to any that has existed before. (Don’t worry any male reader can just look at photos at this point, I won’t be offended;) It’s one where we’re not held to any of the confines imposed by past generations. We can be career oriented, focus on having a family, do both, or live in Tahiti as far as this world cares.
Read MoreCheck out the latest in our Eastern Mountain Sports “How-to Series”. Even if you’re an expert on crimping this vid has a ton of great climbing b-roll! Enjoy and pass it along to all you beginner friends;)
Read MoreIt always amazes me how adaptable the human brain is. Yesterday on NPR I heard how they measure the growth of information in the brain much like you see a muscle form on the arm. You can make yourself more creative or better at a sport. It’s all about putting in time, repetition, repetition, repetition. In essence the human brain is made to assimilate to just about any situation. But despite how a level of me knows this to be true, there continue to be moments where I can’t imagine being able to adapt to anything different than where I am right now.
Pita climbing in Oliana .
Daila and I had been planning a girl’s get away trip for a months before we finally landed on the idea of visiting her home on the Canary Islands. The idea of shooting a short piece came secondary, but it turned out to be just as impressionable as the wide oceans, and wild winds of Gran Canaria. Having complete creative control over filming while in Canary was a new experience and one that had me falling in love with making movies all over again. Daila is one of my favorite people ever, so it was felt effortless capturing her tranquilo flow and natural beauty. I can’t wait till our next piece, because the only thing that can one up this island is climbing!
Read MoreThe latest installment of Eastern Mountain Sports How-To Series. These just keep becoming more fun!
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Simon Carter photo on China Crisis 8b+/14a
Simon Carter was kind enough to share a few photos with me he snapped while here with his wife Monique last week. These were taken when I didn’t think I had a chance in hell of sending this route. Needless to say, I came a long way and was psyched to stick with the process. Hard routes are never a cake walk, and this pure projecting style of climbing isn’t for everyone, but for me it’s as rewarding as it gets!
Read MoreHere’s our latest installment in Eastern Mountain Sport’s “Climbing Essentials”. These have been fun work projects and I hope they prove useful for the new climbers out there!
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Sand Dunes in the south part of Gran Canaria Island.
I love maps. I grew playing this game where I’d spin this old globe my mom and I had found in some glorified dump, and let my finger tip graze the gliding cylinder until it stopped. Where my finger landed was some exotic location I would imagine my adult self traveling to. It was like geographic fortune telling. Sometimes I would force it stop on the places I thought were the most unlikely to ever explore, like Asia, Egypt, or a chain of islands off the coast of Africa.
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