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We upgraded the $30 skis, and I won't have to skin 2-3 hours to pirate lifts, or walk 5 hours to get to some refuges any more, thanks to having the annual lift pass. I ended the bumpy first real winter "alpinism" season with tears, shin bangs, fried nerves and zero tolerance for the cold (and Covid) which enlightened me to a new level of suffering. Hopefully the buddhist saying of wisdom in suffering holds true to the craft of cold mountain play. 🏔️🤞🏼📸 @oskarlindby That time I had a moment of clarity and flew home to the US to live with my biological dad for the first time. I'd never spent more than two weeks with him at a time in 30 years, and at 80 he was very slowly recovering from a heat stroke, and living alone. It was deeply meaningful to spend hours cleaning and organize his project-cluttered little abode, spend hours alone running in the hills and training, then celebrating the holidays. I haven't appreciated moments like these as much as I should, and I sure as hell look forward to getting French residency so I can do leave the country and do this again. Especially because I'll be close to Yosemite again, my childhood crush 😍 @oskarlindby dug out his camera, since both our phone cameras are bugging. MBB's youth project made it into French climbing @grimpermagazine! ❤️ Give this project love! "Guerreras will capture the untold story of the female climbing community in Colombia and challenge the audience to consider how their own identities intersect with their climbing experiences while simultaneously glimpsing the reality of an underrepresented demographic within the climbing world – Latina climbers." "The Italian" My little win in the bouldering cave today. El clásico Chamonix Cosmic Traverse aujourd'hui! Tak so mycket @oskarlindby for being patient while I took 30 minutes to gather my nerves and walk down the very exposed snowy ridge steps for the first time since Spring. The first morning of our youth empowerment / cultural exchange project "Speak Up".

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MOUNTAIN ATHLETE
FOUNDER, MOUNTAINS BEYOND BORDERS

Once a competitor in climbing World Cup boulder, speed and sport, I'm now a multisport athlete and founder of Mountains Beyond Borders, advocating for at-risk youth programs to have access to mountains and international resources. Keep the soul awake, and the dream alive. Cali raised, Boulder based, Chamonix resident.

“Can I stay at your house?”
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“Can I stay at your house?”

My average day volunteering with a badass project, climbing with kids in marginalized areas. See more: http://www.escalandofronteras.org ________________________________ “Can I … Continue reading “Can I stay at your house?”

The Struggle Unplugging
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The Struggle Unplugging

It’s so hard for me to unplug. I’ve just received new emails, the coffee is only half-finished, and my friends … Continue reading The Struggle Unplugging

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Vancouver! Victoria! Squamish!!!

So stoked to be on the road in Canada. I’m in Vancouver, about to check out the Boulders Climbing Gym … Continue reading Vancouver! Victoria! Squamish!!!

Interview: Revista Escalando
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Interview: Revista Escalando

Recently Revista Escalando (Climbing Magazine in Spanish) did an interview with me about combining a traveling, professional climbing career with … Continue reading Interview: Revista Escalando

The See-Saw
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The See-Saw

There are times in our lives when we are expanding the fastest, learning from our environment as quickly we can … Continue reading The See-Saw

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Day with Paragliders

Today had a theme of discipline and caution. Diego, Argentinian. I tagged along with Fer and Carlos to photograph their paragliding group … Continue reading Day with Paragliders

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“Van, Life, Food: Vantarian Eating on a Roll”

I have a project I’m working on, a tiny book about Vantarian eating for climbers (or really, anyone) traveling on … Continue reading “Van, Life, Food: Vantarian Eating on a Roll”

Moving to Mexico
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Moving to Mexico

In 2013, with the help of sponsors GSI Outdoors, Mad Rock Climbing, and KAVU, I ditched a townhouse to live … Continue reading Moving to Mexico

Escalando Fronteras Clip
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Escalando Fronteras Clip

  We took a group of kids to climb in the city’s canyon today, and hastily put the footage into … Continue reading Escalando Fronteras Clip

A Monster Named Denial
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A Monster Named Denial

Sinking deeper and deeper into that familiar feeling of crazy depression, my ankle felt almost worse. For four months, I haven’t been … Continue reading A Monster Named Denial

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Drawing – It’s Not Something I Do, But…

I’ve recently been inspired to use a new medium to share what I see in Monterrey, and sit down and … Continue reading Drawing – It’s Not Something I Do, But…

Corn and Cement: The Taste of Monterrey
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Corn and Cement: The Taste of Monterrey

The bizarre and large flood plains that are Monterrey and the larger state of Nuevo Leon were originally dubbed “Extremoduro” by … Continue reading Corn and Cement: The Taste of Monterrey

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