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Are you stoked? We are for this week’s Chicks Gossip Report!

One of the fab photos from our Flickr pool!

Here on the weekly Chicks Climbing gossip report you can catch up on all of the great gossip (articles, videos, and other assorted cool stuff) we talked about last week at Chicks Climbing! Two weeks ago we asked both Chicks alumnae and friends of Chicks to get involved in the site by submitting photos to our Flickr pool! Well, after making it possible for all of our friends to actually submit photos, we are happy to have a steadily growing pool of photos showing all kinds of inspiring women getting after it! And, as promised, we have our first featured photo up for the week on the main page of the Chicks Climbing Web site! You know, that could be you, if you contribute a photo to our Flickr group pool! So, make sure you contribute a photo if you want those bragging rights. Also this week on the Chicks blog we posted the wonderful story of Kitty Calhoun’s triumphant return to El Cap last month, as written by the infamous Girly Guide herself. Finally, and the MOST EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT of all is that we are giving away a spot to one of our two BRAND NEW Girly Gatherings! The contest ends July 17 (Saturday!) so make your submission soon so you can qualify!

All of the other articles we linked to this past week through either the Chicks Climbing Twitter account, or on the Chicks Climbing Facebook fan page (and some on both!).

We provide this wrap-up because we come across a TON of great resources each week, but understand that not everyone is online all the time, or even on both (or either) of these social media platforms. So you can check here each and every week for the latest and greatest in Clicks Climbing resources here on the blog.

However, we know WE may have also missed some cool stuff this week, so if there is something of interest we missed that you came across this week please, let us know so we can share with everyone else!

Climbing

  • - Kate Rutherford and Madaleine Sorkin send Freerider (El Capitan): http://ow.ly/28gH3
  • - Blog of Sterling Team member Kate Rutherford “We Freed el Cap!”: http://ow.ly/28sh8
  • - Photos of Kate and Madaleine on the 5 day ascent up Freerider: http://ht.ly/28UQ0
  • - Squamish trip report on Dream In Vertical including the Grand Wall and other adventures: http://ow.ly/28gjQ
  • - There are a couple different ways to add friction when you’re rappelling on skinny ropes, here’s two from AAI: http://ow.ly/28gB2
  • - The down and dirty on fixed lines and how to use them: http://tinyurl.com/249kpn9
  • - Park bans climbers that refuse to wear helmets while climbing: http://ow.ly/28OsN
  • - Really great read about protecting our noggins while climbing: http://ow.ly/28FH3
  • - Blog about climbing safety (re: gear): http://ow.ly/29nmD
  • - Tamara Hastie talks about why she loves to rock climb. Is climbing your ultimate escape? http://ow.ly/28gpQ
  • - An awesome nine-year-old boy climbs Mount Whitney in a single day! http://ow.ly/28OJU
  • - Climber seeks feedback on managing headspace for pitch No. 3: http://ow.ly/2ahnf

Gear

  • - Do you carry everything on this list of 10 essential items no climber should be without? http://ow.ly/27MQY
  • - Tips on what to wear on a summer mountaineering trip: http://ow.ly/28On4

News

  • - American Alpine Institute is starting a collection of climbing projects and climbing blogs to follow and wants your help with tips! http://ow.ly/28gtb

Fun Stuff

Inspiration


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