Dear Steph, Thanks for all your great videos and blogs. You keep me inspired. Since I was a young kid in the sixties, it has always been my dream to just be able to hike the Keyhole route up Longs peak. I’ve tried 4 times and failed for one reason or another. Got to the [...]

Hi Steph! First, I love your blog–you’re awesome! I admire you as both an athlete and a vegan. I’ve been climbing [indoor] since January (I live in Louisiana and there are no rocks anywhere) and I have been vegan since March. I found your blog searching for other vegan climbers… Unfortunately, courtesy of an overly [...]

Steph, My name is Megan and I’m a 19 year old female climber. I began climbing at the rec center rock wall this past Fall semester and haven’t looked back. I love the feeling, the excitement, the rush and the peace that only comes from climbing. I love lead climbing and crack climbing the best! [...]

Steph! Last Friday, three friends and I made the 4 1/2 hour commute from our college town in Ashland, Oregon to Portland to camp out on the side walk of P-Town for the REI Garage sale… otherwise referred to as “Christmas in October”. For the first half hour of the drive I was so consumed [...]

Yes, it is that most awesome time of year, crack season!!! Most of us have a preferred racking style, even down to which way we clip the draws on gear loops (I always clip mine with gate facing out). When climbing cracks, having a consistent, good racking system can make the difference between cruising and [...]

Buenos dias No se si habla españool, pero bueno yo le pregunto. Llevo 20 años escalando y a dia de hoy mi máximo reto es conseguir escalar fluido y sin pensar en la caída. Mi visión es focalizada hacia la caída en todo momento, llegando incluso a impedir que siga escalando. He probado de todo [...]

Hello Steph, I just read your book and I like it a lot. I am not a climber myself yet, but will treat myself with this new hobby when I quit my job in October. Anyway, I wonder how you can climb for 24-30 hours? Are you resting anything during such monster-climbs? Kind regards Caroline [...]

Hi Steph, I’m a girl from italy who started climbing a year ago. I really enjoy climbing, and one of my dreams is to improve my style, so I decided to write your a letter: maybe you could give me some advices, maybe just some words..I do not know!… Now I’m able to climb in [...]

Hi Steph– Just looking for a little advice. I’ve been climbing quite a bit lately, a lot indoors, though I’d rather be outdoors more and I’m hoping to work through a flat spot in my climbing, at least in terms of numbers. I learned to climb many years ago on granite slabs and faces, and [...]

Hi Steph, I want to pick your brain about training techniques, if I may. I started climbing about 6 months ago in Minnesota and recently moved to Turkey, so while most of my climbing experience has been indoors due to snow overload, it won’t be for long. I’m so new at climbing but I really [...]