Steph Davis is one bad ass chick.

Steph Davis pushing boundaries as a free-soloist and as a sport climber. Awesome in every way.

Now to the climbing part.

About two months ago I took up climbing. I bought a pair of rock shoes and a chalk bag, then started to try and figure out what the whole sport is about. I haven't written anything in a while, because this new hobby has dominated most of my time. Workouts in the weight-room, the road and the gym crags, and learning stuff like how to tie knots, and how not to strangle myself with an expensive, stretchy, nylon rope and such good skills. More recently I bought a nice harness and some good hardware. And in a month I'm going to Colorado for two days of multi-pitch trad climbing.



I've had quite a few good, and some really great, adventures at work and in my everyday life over the past months. But my thoughts are elsewhere, on epic rock and ice. I've read Eiger Dreams and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and watched video after videos of ice axe work and 5.12 leading on El Cap.



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