Episode 65: Playing to Her Strengths
Episode 65: Playing to Her Strengths
At Flash Foxy Women’s Climbing Festival
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In climbing, it’s key trust yourself and your community. Discover what it’s like to attend the Flash Foxy Women’s Climbing Festival through the ears of a beginner. Jaymie Shearer takes us to Bishop, CA to climb, contemplate, and learn some life lessons.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
– Thoughts on setting intentions to respectfully climb and recreate in
outdoor spaces
– An introduction to three types of climbing: trad, sport, and
bouldering
– What it’s like to climb with just women
– The element of fear in rock climbing and how it relates to life
– What it means to ‘identify as a climber’
– The sounds of the Women’s Climbing Festival
– How Shelma Jun got started climbing and where she found mentorship
– The need for more mentors in climbing
– The importance of being vocal in outdoor situations
– Real women talking about why they love rock climbing
– Advice for how to invite others in and create safe spaces for women in outdoor activities
Find the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, GooglePlay, or wherever you stream podcasts.
Featuring:
Jaymie Shearer, Claudia Gallegos, Shelma Jun: Flash Foxy & Never Not Collective (interviewed on episode 28), Tristin Vaughn, Savannah Norris-Jenkins, Jolie Varela. Featured in the midroll: Stephanie Harper.
Please note that there was an error in this episode – it is Paige Garratt speaking at 20:40, not Brooke Holloway.
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Music by Distance
Music is also by Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, and Kai Engel via freemusicarchive.org.
At the Women’s Climbing Festival
Photo of Claudia Gallegos (featured in this episode)
Photo by Jaymie Shearer
Links/Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Jaymie Shearer: Instagram/Portfolio
The Mentorship Gap: Article by Shelma Jun
Interview with Shelma Jun on She Explores
Stephanie Harper: Raising Kids Wild/Instagram
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