Greetings from new social media Chick!
Hey there Chicks, my name is Maija (Maijaliisa Burkert) and I have just taken on the role of heading up the charge for Chicks Climbing’s social media!
Kim and I are super psyched to really get to know more of you, and together through our collective knowledge and skills, create the true epicenter of all things women climbing! Our goal is to make the Chicks blog the go-to resource for women climbers – for everything from nutrition tips, to trip reports and gear reviews, we want to be the primary source for women climbers! We have big plans for the Chicks Climbing blog, which will have a completely new look along with the Chicks Climbing Web site in just a couple of weeks.
As for me, I work in marketing and social media for a couple of different companies, and have been a “weekend warrior” rock climber for the past several years. Until recently it was all sport climbing, but I have just begun exploring the fun world of trad! So unlike the world-famous girly guides Chicks has the honor of working with, I am just an average climber who, like many of you, undoubtedly yearns for more time at the crag to work on getting better!
This past November I did my first alpine ascent in Torres del Paine which made me crave more experience and skills in managing systems and rope work. Shortly after that trip I was then formally introduced to ice climbing and will freely admit that I am already a complete addict! I’ve seriously thought about how I could travel between the northern and southern hemispheres in pursuit of a perpetual winter. I am already dreaming of several weeks in Ouray this winter 
I had my first Chicks experience this past winter and am really hoping to make the Red Rocks trip in the fall. I came to the clinic in January expecting just to pick up some technical tips and was amazed at what I learned about not just climbing – but MYSELF – in those three short days. The experience inspired me in so many ways that I am truly honored to be filling this role for the program.
I’ve been married almost 10 years (next week!) to a wonderful husband who introduced me to the sport and has been encouraging me to take it further and gain more independence and knowledge apart from his at the Chicks clinics. We are an Army family (us and our 3 cats) and just moved from Tennessee (where there was tons of climbing) to beautiful Savannah, Ga., where we don’t have the luxury of 160+ sport routes in our backyard.
Right now at Chicks we are fully up and running on several different social media outlets, so feel free to contact us on Facebook, through Twitter, or on the blog at any time! I will be keeping up with all these moving pieces regularly so if you have a question, something to share, or just want to chat, feel free to hit me up.
But please let me know what YOU want to see from Chicks on this blog. I know what I personally think would be beneficial but want to hear what other chicks want to see, feel, touch, taste, and or even smell more of from Chicks!
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