hi Steph, quick question: i am a rookie climber – started end of december. but lets just say it was love at first boulder problem… i tried out the la sportivas at first, but they weren’t quite right. plus they were men’s shoes and i am female so that wasn’t quite right either… but climbed [...]

Hello Steph, would you like to have a look at this link It’s a video about a wolf. At the end of February 2012, this little wolf was found in the gelid waters of a river (in the Appennino district , near Bologna, Italy) . He had a paresis and 32 lead shots in his [...]

Update to this story: we finished the silent auction last night, and received many generous bids. Thank you immensely to everyone who shared this post and sent in an offer!! The final bid came in over the actual retail cost. The check is going directly to Layton, and I know he will really appreciate it. [...]

Hi Steph, given your level of experience and ability I presume you’ve had some injuries in your climbing career. Just wondering if you’ve had any rotator cuff problems and if so, what advice you could give to fixing them (I know patience is probably the best advice but I already know!). I have tendonitis of [...]

Hi Steph! My name is Tom, I’m a Product Design student at Pasadena Art Center College of Design. I’m currently working on a project thats focus is on developing protective gear for the year 2017, in class we were told to pick a sport to design some awesome gear for. I recently got into climbing [...]

Hi Steph, I am writing you because I am having a hard time finding any other information on moving to and renting in Moab. I am sure there are supposed to be governmental/department of tourism programs set up, but I have been hard pressed to find them ( maybe you could work on commission). No [...]

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 [...]

Hi Steph, I seen a commercial where two people climb a rock formation and went on You Tube to see climbing videos and came across some of your climbs. I admire all you climber’s that do what you love doing and your free spirit attitudes. I’m going out to Las Vegas and wanted to jump [...]

I first saw “High Infatuation” in a used book store, while looking for a Costa Rica travel book. I honestly thought it was going to be about doing drugs from the title. I might have even laughed a little about the idea of a book about doing drugs. Nonetheless, I picked it up and I’m [...]

Dear Steph, First off, I would like to thank you for your awesome site. It’s so great that people can connect with you, get advice, and learn. I recently joined the Air Force and I play in one of the regional bands. It has been my dream job for quite a while, I mean, my [...]