by Tanager | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
image – Amari Pavati Dear Climber, Thank you! Being a tiny human on a wall, 10 feet, 100 feet, or 1000 feet above the ground, feels so solitary. My thoughts above moves and foot placements, my dreams and aspirations, my fears and anxieties, are mine alone....
by Tanager | Apr 3, 2019 | Climbing, Travel
“Ooh! What a cute undercling, perfect for my right hand! And look! A matching high foot just below, I’ll put my left there and that will set me up to go big up left.” The rock looks blank up that way, but as I follow through the move, pushing hard with my leg and...
by Tanager | Apr 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Part One: Mental Struggles on the Wall Two weeks before my flight back to the US in April 2017, a small crew of awesome women and I walked up to one of the walls above our camp to get on a route called Daddy Cool. For all of us, the first goes went superbly well....