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Gossip like WHOA this week – check it out!
Here on the Chicks Climbing Gossip Report you can catch up on all of the great gossip (articles, videos, and other assorted cool stuff) we talked about over the past week at Chicks Climbing. Last week we sent out our Chicks November newsletter. Did you get it? If not, check it out here for all the latest at Chicks, including our upcoming 2012 Chicks with Picks ice climbing clinics!
Do you partake in the newest social media network that is Google+? Last week we set up a Chicks Climbing page, so please connect with our “circle” so we can have another way to keep in touch with you!
Last week our winner in the Marmot giveaway, Hailey, received her new equipment. Check out how she put it to immediate good use here.
We also had a Chicks sighting on a Florida beach!
On the blog we had a trip report come in from Michelle Smith of Get Ungrounded who recently went to Railay Beach, Thailand for a climbing trip. Check out how awesome it was – along with a great video here.
We also had a new post from Lauren, The Climbing Chef, who this week shared a recipe for some delicious Gluten Free Soy Nut Granola Bars! Check it 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 Chicks Climbing resources.
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
- Ready for ice season? Where are you going to be climbing? Check out this ice festival preview for 2011-12 at The Mountain Diva (@TheMountainDiva): bit.ly/rqIFfL
- SWEET video of Emily Harrington (@emilyaharringto) sending Waka Flocka 5.14b in Rifle last month! http://bit.ly/uOndhy
- Stellar pre-ice climbing checklist from @alpinestyle: http://bit.ly/sGkR2k
- Get the beta on some ice climbing hotspots in Washington State courtesy of Genevieve (@icebella_climbs): http://bit.ly/tD1U90
- Some GREAT tips from Steph Davis (@highsteph) on setting up your rack (efficiently!) for crack climbing: http://bit.ly/uBHF9P
- Nice interview with Angie Payne http://bit.ly/slbiwV
- Great interview with Ines Papert about her new line “Quantum of Solace” in Kyrgyzstan: http://bit.ly/uqtiZu
- More on Ines Papert & Wolfgang Russegger’s Quantum of Solace climb in Kyrgyzstan http://bit.ly/vXkTHB
- Psyched to hear that Heather Robinson is starting a BIG new chapter in her life: http://bit.ly/tQkJ4c
- Chelsea Rude talks about what it felt like to send her first 5.14 route: http://bit.ly/thccje
- ”Gear Ready for Adventure…Climber Not” http://bit.ly/tLX1HY has this ever happened to you?
- Do you gain as much from falling (& failing) as you do from sending? http://bit.ly/t4bJdQ
- Kids that crush and a parent’s response to criticism – great article from Climb Find (@climbfind): http://bit.ly/rKbDPP
- Climb on Sister made a list of the top 7 bouldering Mecca’s in the world. Any you’d add/remove? http://bit.ly/ufDXaS
- How to top rope without wearing out anchors: http://bit.ly/uy63y1
- Another winning TNB from Rock & Ice (@rockandice) on “Climbing World Problems” http://bit.ly/uMt4Am
- Ouch. Tom Randall & Pete Whittaker: http://bit.ly/tEFJ6r
- Absolutely LOVE this “Highlight Reel” idea from Erica (@Cragmama) for a good review of a climbing day: http://bit.ly/unEcYA
- When climbing is seriously fun – great post from Vanessa (@vanizzle17): http://bit.ly/s1rWTH
- How do YOU find a new climbing partner? http://bit.ly/v9p5F1
- Interested in an all-female climbing event at Seneca Rocks? Take this brief survey http://ow.ly/7lKiU
- This is an awesome story – 16 women… brought together by Choose to Climb http://ow.ly/7fZVa
- Trad climbing edges out bouldering in this poll from Climber Magazine (@climbermagazine) on favorite types of climbing: http://bit.ly/v5X64P what’s yours?
- Understanding Yosemite rock fall. A great blog from AAI (@AlpineInstitute): tinyurl.com/7gbtkfu
News
- Climber survives 300ft fall http://bit.ly/sBf53h
- The AAC (@AmericanAlpine) is hiring for THREE positions right now: http://ht.ly/7o2oK and they’re all climber friendly!
- This week’s climbing news roundup from AAI (@AlpineInstitute): http://bit.ly/srY3Hs
- CONGRATULATIONS to Steph Davis (@highsteph) we are wishing you both many happy years together! http://bit.ly/sTD7ix
- The latest news from the Ouray Ice Park (@OurayIcePark): bit.ly/vqKltO
Gear
- Whitney (@Whitneyio) reviews the Big Agnes Ethel Down sleeping bag: bit.ly/v5kN8n
- How cute are these leg warmers from Vertical Girl (@VerticalGirl): http://bit.ly/t7r2tG - great idea for cold weather climbing!
- The Columbia Sportswear (@Columbia1938) Women’s Heat 360 1/2 Long Sleeve Top gets a great review on Adventure Inspired (@AdvInspired): http://bit.ly/snfqLP
Training & Nutrition
- Some great training tips for making the MOST of your winter gym climbing sessions http://bit.ly/srLNK5
Inspiration
- Lovely post from Elizabeth (@eliz_rocks) on learning to listen to more than just your body: http://bit.ly/v5OtNp
- Great story about disabled boulderer Ronnie Dickson. http://bit.ly/uaiP7l
- Great footage from the Paradox Sports ascent of Castleton Tower: http://youtu.be/Pg_EyfMLljI
Trip Reports
- The Smileys have a new video! Check out their climb up the North Ridge of the Grand via the Cathedral Traverse: http://vimeo.com/31749372
- In her own words, Sasha DiGiulian (@sashadigiulian) reports from her time in China on the Petzl RocTrip tour: sasha-digiulian.com/blog
- Emily Harrington writes about the amazing Petzl RocTrip to China’s Getu Valley: h ttp://bit.ly/vy3l2R
Fun Stuff (& giveaways!)
- Yum! Clif Bars are the prize in a new contest from Jill (@Geargals): http://bit.ly/tu1gOy
- Jenn Fields is hilarious! “Rad outdoors, sad indoors: Signs your (crash) pad needs some love”: http://bit.ly/sVwuYf
- Rad “ice” climbing at the office errr drywall, actually: http://bit.ly/rrNBzd
If you have a blog entry that you think would be of interest to the women of Chicks Climbing please let us know! We love getting contributed content from other women – anything from trip reports, nutrition and training tips, to videos. We want to share your resources with the community – much like we do with the Gossip Report and are more than happy to re-publish and share links on behalf of the women’s climbing community!
To see the latest Chicks with Picks and Chicks Rock! clinic schedule check out http://www.chickswithpicks.net/
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