*Editor’s note: This is the second contribution from Chelsea Phillippe about her and Katy Nelson’s time spent lambing in England. Enjoy the story and photos. Another spring, another lambing season on the Walson-Barton Farm near Winkleigh England. Nearly 500 pregnant ewes wait patiently for their 2 favorite shepherdesses to supervise, assist and encourage the delivery [continue reading]
It’s 65 and sunny outside in the middle of February. Normally this would be an irresistible opportunity to ditch work and get my hands on some rock (don’t tell my boss). I’d usually be begging and pleading with friends to do the same. “Come on, man. You know you’re just going to stare out the [continue reading]
Around a year ago, my now fiancée and I traveled to Boulder for the weekend to climb and attend a friends art opening. While at the show, we had the fortune to run into a few of our friends that live in the Boulder area, two of which were about to embark on a climbing [continue reading]
*Editors note: This is a guest contribution from Tyler Scheer. Tyler has a degree in English and specializes in creative writing. He has been climbing for 3 years and got his start at the University of Nebraska climbing wall. The human body is amazing. It’s a complicated system of bones and tissue, with little wires [continue reading]
Four years ago Eli and I stepped into Eldorado Canyon for a day of climbing. Our destination: the classic and typically cryptic Eldo 5.11, Vertigo. I threw the pack that coupled as my schoolbag over my shoulders, grabbed the rope and we started hiking. My legs burned as we progressed along the endless stairway of [continue reading]
When I left work yesterday in the pitch black it hit me that the outdoor season is rapidly nearing an end. The year was full of memorable days with great friends on the rock. This season signaled a shift in my climbing priorities and philosophy. I always love a challenge and push to climb at [continue reading]
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