Archive for July, 2007

08 Jul

Hello From Boston

Hi Stephanie!
I can’t believe I found your website with your blog. I got your book a few months ago and have been reading it through the summer. I haven’t been able to climb as much this summer, so it’s one of the few things keeping me sane.
I just started climbing last summer with a [...]

07 Jul

Just As I Had Planned

Mile Hi Dropzone, Longmont Colorado

See, one of the best things about Davises is this: if they say they are going to do something, they do it. Immediately. If not sooner. (We won’t go into the worst things about Davises right now.)
You may recall that part of my motivation for learning to skydive [...]

05 Jul

Hello From Switzerland

Steph, your book is simply the best I never read ! You just write what I feeled from the begining of my passion to now…

Still I started to climb, a long time ago, I was reading a lot about the experiences of my heros but until I readed you, it was never corresponding to my [...]

04 Jul

Hello From Santa Cruz

Hi Steph,
Just finished reading your book. Thought I’d send you feedback since I most thoroughly enjoyed the read and I can appreciate the effort that goes into writing, particularly and effort of that endeavor.
I’m most impressed by how you figured out how what you wanted to do and just went for it, ditching school [...]

03 Jul

These Things We Do

At Rifle, kneepads are more important than gear. They ARE gear.
Most of the routes have fixed draws on them, or someone’s draws are hanging. You can show up there with only a rope, and climb more than you need to. The real local hardmen/women have these big, stiff femur-length leg [...]