“By himself?” –Someone I just met. “Yeah.” –Me. Every two weeks or so, I find myself saying, “Yeah, alone” to someone I just met, and though the story that leads us to that point in the conversation has nothing to do with climbing, it really has everything to do with...

As parents, sometimes it’s easy to think we are the experts on climbing (and life in general!) compared to our kids. After all, we’ve often been climbing longer, and have the benefit of adult-world experience. But I am here to tell you that my kindergartener has...

My name is Kristen, I started climbing when my now 10-year-old daughter took her first climbing class (4 years ago). She instantly fell in love with the sport. As a parent, I wanted to support my daughter, so my husband and I took the Rope 101 class and our adventure...

Climbing 101 for Parent Newbies Perhaps it started innocently enough with a family trip to a climbing gym, or maybe your child was invited to a birthday party at a local rock wall. But now your kiddo is enrolled in a climbing club…and asking if you saw them do that...

To start off, I LOVE climbing. I was lucky enough to start climbing at a young age. My parents noticed my passion and skill and signed me up for a climbing team. Passion turned to love, and I was hooked. As I got older, I kept climbing and eventually started coaching...

As a wife, mom of 4, grandmom of 1, world traveler, professional belay slave, part owner and general Cat Herder at Vertical Adventures, I’ve spent a lot of time around climbers, the climbing community and industry. Our investment in the business, coupled with my...

My name is Megan, and I am an avid (if recreational) rock climber.  I am also the proud mom of two climbing kiddos.  I have an eight-year-old daughter who climbs competitively and an almost six-year-old son who climbs recreationally right now.  I began climbing about...