by Kristen Pargeon | Aug 20, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers Fearless Female – a Study on Stella My daughter Stella is currently 11 years old and has never been one to hide or hold back her emotions. She is sensitive, loving, caring, adventurous, and thinks outside the box. These are characteristics we love, but...
by Megan Strahota | Jul 17, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers How to Make Friends at the Climbing Gym Making new friends is a skill we often emphasize with our children. But making friends as an adult? Not discussed nearly as much. When I moved to Ohio three years ago, I left my wonderfully supportive climbing...
by Raili Curry | Jun 26, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers Rock Climbing While Pregnant and Post-Babies A lot of folks assume that rock climbing and pregnancy go together as well as ants and a picnic. With two pregnancies under my belt, and having climbed throughout both, I can honestly say that climbing can...
by Matt Roberts | May 30, 2019 | Training Center
Youth Climbing or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Kids' Adventures Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood “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...
by Megan Strahota | Apr 4, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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...
by Kristen Pargeon | Feb 25, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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...
by Megan Strahota | Jan 26, 2019 | Training Center
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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...
by Raili Curry | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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...
by Mardi Roberts | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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....
by Megan Strahota | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog
Mother Crushers Adventures in Climbing and Parenthood 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...
