What does rock climbing mean to you? From the start, my love for climbing was ignited from several areas of the sport; namely, it was done outside. As a little girl spending my summers on my grandparents’ ranch in Oregon where fields, forests and cow manure were all a part of my playground, there was ...
I have an early Xmas gift for ya’ll …. I’ve collected assorted cool links for your convenience to check out some of the latest goings-on in your world. Enjoy….and happy holidays :) 1. http://skatelikeagirl.com/ Seattle/SF/Portland focused on events however, all skaters could relate and hear some of the latest news. 2. http://girlsskatenetwork.com/ Awesome site filled ...
Via ESPN Action Sports: Female BMX rider Natalie Wade has started production on the first all-female BMX video. Dubbed “Chick Flick,” the video is set for a Winter 2011 release and will feature full sections from Jessica Ausec, Nina Buitrago, Angie Marino and Wade. “I’ve had the idea for a girl’s video for a few ...
Let us not forget ‘her’story… Before state-of-the-art camming devices, comfy climbing shoes and harnesses, ergonomic packs, these women paved the road for us the hard way (or I should say fixed the lines for us..). Lately, it’s been Bev Johnson that has been sparking that light of inspiration. Before a lot of us were born, ...
What a find! Coldsplinters.com From the warm entrance of its homepage (it feels “cozy” and “woodsy”) and all the tons of retro imagery on that include climbers, campers, trekkers and others who love and have an appreciation for the outdoors. One blog in particular that I found interesting was a film called “23 Feet”. Read ...
A three-faced climbing wall has just become the newest addition to the Skateistan facility, and the first to climb to the top was Benafsha, a young Afghan woman who is also Skateistan’s newest staff member. She impressed the onlooking staff and students with her skills, considering it was her first time ever climbing! The 6×9 ...
The Camp4 Collective collaborates inspiring experiences recorded by Renan Ozturk and Corey Richards while they established a technical alpine route in Nepal. These videos were actually viewed “live” (hence the name “As It Happens”) using the duo’s digital SLR cameras, solar energy, satellite modems and two laptops (talk about a lot more weight…) and were ...
Janson Films presents an amazing, full-length documentary on women surfers – excellent footage and editing….love the music. Prepare to have a severe itch to be in the ocean with a board after watching this….the ladies are amazing. Synopsis: This independent documentary film expands the surf film genre and features some of the most unique and ...
Here are some some well-made videos of girls in their element….snow and slopes! The first video is of pro Caley Vanula, Whistler native and friends Gillian Andrewshenko and Christine Inninger as they ride through the backcountry of Whistler and Blackcomb. This second video includes Erin Tanner (AUS), Steph Hickey (AUS), Jamie Anderson (US), Michaela Davis-Meehan ...
Photos: Mike Tittel MikeTittel.com Martha’s Main Website: MarthaPerantoni.com ————————————————— She’s getting restless in Colorado…. ….the need for some new undertaking is beckoning just like summer’s upcoming sleep is to the fall’s awakening. The undertaking would, of course, have to be cocktailed with adventure, the outdoors and a great cause for travel writer, Martha Perantoni, who ...
RRRG wants to congratulate Oh Eun-Sun for achieving an incredible feat – ascending all 14 of the Himalayas’ highest peaks. On Tuesday, Oh Eun-Sun reached the summit of snowy Annapurna mountain and claimed the record as the first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) in the Himalayas. It took the ...
There’s a very cool site out there called www.starkravingmadeleine.com that is recognizing female skaters and bikers and other women in action sports. The trailer to one of their documentary videos is above (on girls that skate). Here are some of the details of The Visibility Project – a project working hard to get more girls ...
We love this girl! She’s blowin’ up right now. She wrote me with appreciation that we admired her and all she is doing but I gathered she is not the type that likes doing interviews (and she is doing everything under the sun, always busy doing something)…SO, I’m posting her video interview (wasn’t with us)…and ...
Sweet, sweet, sweeeeeeeet! UK’s first ever movie on female skaters by Jenna Selby. And we have one of our own…interviewees, that is, in it: Helena Long. Watch until the end as Helena launches off for a jump, lands it……….but a lil wheel escapes from her board. hahahaa……good stuff. :) —————————————– Over the past year all ...