Chicks sightings, trip reports, and lots more in the Gossip Report this week!
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! We had two super fun Chick Sightings this week, which we reported in our blog! There was one out in Wyoming (reported by Anne Hughes) that you can check out here and another in North Boulder (reported by Dara Miles) that had a great description and photo here. Please keep ‘em coming! We just love knowing that Chicks hang out with Chicks outside of the clinics, learning more and more with each other (hey, that’s the whole point, right?!).
Our super-duper Devil’s Lake deals are almost up! The contest entries for the co-ed weekend skills clinic are due by Friday, and if you want to get in on the buddy pricing, you also need to sign up by Friday! If you need more details check out the hyperlinks that explain how to win a free day pass to our weekend skills clinic and the Chicks “Buddy Deal” pricing; don’t miss out on your chance to take advantage of these great deals! And remember, if you have already signed up for the weekend skills clinic and end up winning, we will REFUND your money, so don’t wait to sign up as the clinics will be capped at a certain point!
This week we also posted a great contributed piece from some ladies who just climbed the Northwest Coulouir of Middle Teton last month, you can check that out here!
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
- Get a piton primer from the American Alpine Institute: For those who haven’t had to use pitons in the alpine or in aid, here are some of the basics http://ow.ly/2u47p
- Good description of a helpful technique, the mountaineers rest step: http://ow.ly/2wMuN
- Do you know how much work goes into putting up a new route? Jenn Fields gives a recap of a new one on the Diamond. http://ow.ly/2wNzJ
- A look at the fall Himalayan climbing season including one man’s attempt to do Everest solo http://ow.ly/2wH7U
- Angie Payne talks about her ascent of The Automater (V13 – the first woman to conquer this grade). http://ow.ly/2vaNj
- Jenn Fields explains “Why Bouldering is Better” (thanks to all the Chicks that contributed tips for Jenn to write this!) http://ow.ly/2vefA
- The Climber Girl (Sara) writes about how to pick the right climbing guide for those looking to do Mount Rainier (or any peak for that matter!) http://bit.ly/bwdsro
- Malcolm Daly shares a Public Safety Notice: Don’t be a dumbass. Climbing is NOT safe. http://youtu.be/wbNz4AnEn-U
Gear
- Ginkgo Biloba may help prevent altitude sickness…in some people – are you one of them? http://ow.ly/2wHdP
Trip Reports
- Trip report from Tuolumne by Dream in Vertical’s very own Lizzy T who talks about her and Luke’s recent Matthes Crest trip: http://ow.ly/2uGnd
- Kate Levy has written a two-part trip report on her recent Mount Rainier summit: Part 1:http://bit.ly/rainier1 Part 2: http://bit.ly/rainier2
News & Hot Topics
- The American Alpine Club Library is looking to launch book clubs around the country; will you take advantage of these great resources? http://ht.ly/2tZBR
- Weigh in on your rescue benefits as a member of the American Alpine Club as they prepare to make BIG changes http://ow.ly/2uFd9
- Find out who this week’s climbs and climbers to follow is! (Pete Takeda and Crew) http://ow.ly/2ve21
- The Climber Girl gives Chicks a little link love on her blog (Thank You!!!): Link love for a few of my favorite blogs: http://bit.ly/b1Jgkh
- Majka Burhardt reflects on her relationship with her poodle and preparing for upcoming Africa trip to climb! http://ow.ly/2vSnL
- The first woman to climb world’s highest peaks loses title after possibly being 200m short of summit http://bit.ly/bmFsAK
Fun Stuff
- Ice climbing is the raddest (duh!) and should be No. 1, but Jenn Fields remains objective and looks at four other reasons to look forward to winter in Colorado: http://ow.ly/2uC50
- Finnish climbers set up mountain top sauna on Mount Blanc: http://tinyurl.com/24nykz2
- Get published with the American Alpine Institute Photo Contest – AND win gear or trip credit! http://ow.ly/2vOhe
Inspiration
- AWESOME video Of Angie Payne’s Repeat Of The Automator (V13) http://ow.ly/2ubhi
- Tali (aka Cupcake Mafia) reports on her latest big adventure, her first @oysterrace! http://ht.ly/2vPOf Find out why she did this race and who her team raised money for! Thanks for giving back Tali!
- See inspiring photos of @BradWerntz‘s wife Vera and PEMBAsteve’s wife Katie pulling down hard with fellow Chick @AnneFHughes on the Pemba Serves blog! http://bit.ly/arACpK
Tags: Angie Payne, Ginkgo Biloba, Mount Rainier, mountaineers rest step, Piton primer, the Automater, Tuolumne
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