I’ve been in Salt Lake City for less than three days but it feels like a week. My Outdoor Retailer experience started when I arrived at Pineview Reservoir, location of this year’s Open Air Demo on Monday night, the Open Air Demo day had not started yet but I was there because I had won…
Continue ReadingNote from Rockgrrl: I was offered some protein bars and shakes to try out from folks representing Premier Protein. I emailed back to accept their offer of free product but one small issue occurred after I talked to them a bit… the protein they use is mainly based on milk whey, and I’ve recently found…
Continue ReadingIf you’re a climber girl you’ve probably known the pain of finding great climbing pants. I know I have. Sometimes I’d think I’d found the perfect pair only to have them tear or lose their shape. Well, can I tell you how lucky I feel that Outdoor Research sent me the Women’s Voodoo Pants to…
Continue ReadingA representative for Outdoor Research, makers of outdoor gear since as long as I can remember [they officially started in 1981] recently contacted me via Twitter asking me for my email. I gave it to him and it turns out I was chosen to be part of the inaugural Outdoor Research Insight Lab team! This…
Continue ReadingI couldn’t believe it, I was going back to Indian Creek. After my first trip there in 2010, I had said I wanted to go back right away. It took me three years, but it was happening! The first step is to fly to Sacramento, California. Not exactly the direct route, but it’s my ticket…
Continue ReadingAh, layering. Such a great technique, and one that I like doing best when I have great layers all the way through. When I was offered the chance to review a Terramar Smart Silk V-neck top I took it (they sent it to me free of charge). The top looked slim and the fabric (a…
Continue ReadingI came back from Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday, March 6th. I didn’t know it was March 6th, in fact I didn’t even realize it was Wednesday until a few days later. This is the kind of freedom going camping and climbing to a place you know well (and having a flexible schedule) can…
Continue ReadingA Climber Learns to Ski – Weekend 2 with a First for Me During Snow Summit’s 60th Anniversary I got longer skis this time. Just a tiny bit longer, they were still shorter than me though. For some reason I felt more advanced this time. That’s right, it was my big ol’ ego saying, “I’m…
Continue ReadingIt was a lot of fun to see what goals you guys have and what outdoor fun you’ve already been up to! Thanks go to Innate for providing the goodies. And the winner is… Ryan Simko He has a 2013 goal of getting out rock climbing at least five times this year. That’s a great…
Continue ReadingSo here’s my deal, I’ve gone skiing twice before. I’ve gone snowboarding once. But my short trips (2 days tops in duration) have always been a minimum of 5 years apart. Consequently, while I had fun on these trips, I never got beyond one blue run to my name and kept basically being a recurring…
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