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- Sharon K11:48 PM
Hi, found you through "fat cyclist" back in 2009, while being stuck in a chair for 3 months, learning for my final exam ever (after 4 years of residency in small animals internal medicine) - I was desperate for movement and the outside and your blog provided that in a way. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I found your blog after meeting you in Hawaii while you were helping Geoff for the HURT 100. It was great to meet you and then last year I remember passing you and Beat in the dark on a HURT loop during the race. Your blog is one of my favorites because you not only like to write, but you like to include a few photos to add to the details.ReplyDelete
Hey Jill - awesome stuff going on with you lately. I've been reading your blog at least weekly since 2005/6 or somewhere in there, which would make it pretty much 80 percent of my total recreational reading, which is terrible, but on the other hand, your writing is great, and your adventures entertaining, so I suppose we read what we enjoy, regardless of if it turns up in the New Yorker or on blogger.com - I predict great things. You are so freakin' inspiring!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure how I originally found your site, but it was after Ghost Trails was published and you were living in Homer. I promptly went back and read every post from the beginning. I've really enjoyed following your journey and am encouraged by the epic adventures that you undertake.ReplyDelete
Funny coincidence that you are headed to Tahoe, I just flew out on Wednesday after spending a week with family. I can guarantee you that you'll find snow :) I wanted to do some mountain biking at Tahoe, but it sounded like most of the trails were still closed due to snow. I had to be content with some rides near Reno.
Tomorrow, for a change of pace, I'll be doing a supported tour near Coorg in Karnataka, India. No snow here!
- Sharon Roes3:48 AM
Hi Jill, I have been following this blog since November 2005 and enjoy every minute of it - I learned about your blog from Geoff and it is great reading. I have followed all of your adventures (some good and some not so good). You are an inspiring writer and an awesome person. So glad that you have found someone to share all of your adventures with.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to read your new book - I bet it will have me glued to it just like Ghost Trails did.
Best of luck with the new publication and will be anxious to continue reading this blog for years to come.
I was bicycling through all the seasons and living in Quebec, I stumbled upon your blog while just googling "winter bicycling", I think back in 2006. Your writing and photography is captivating and resonated with me so I stuck around!ReplyDelete
Sadly, I only found you a couple of months ago. After getting into blogging (and improving my fitness) a bit over 2 years ago, I started following some of the adventures of a couple of the UK ultra-runner / mtb type folks, and I'm pretty sure I stumbled across you from there - always fascinated at the journey that ends with you guys completing the feats you do!ReplyDelete
Inspirational and interesting stuff!
I looked up your blog after reading your short write up in the Adventure Cyclist magazine when you started working there and have been hooked ever since.ReplyDelete
Loved your first book, and started reading the second (ebook) two days ago as I couldn't wait for the hard copy.
Absolutely captivating - should finish it tonight.
Totally came across your blog like 2 years ago when i got into endurance cycling in montana. Started reading your journals about the tour divide because I heard about the crazy race that went through my town (butte) every time I chatted with people out riding, and have been a dedicated and inspired reader ever since!ReplyDelete
I found your blog 4 years ago - I am very poor at time frames. I believe I followed a link from another blog and have loved your posts ever since.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing so much and being so open. Even if I don't win I am going to buy the book and keep it with Ghost Trails.
Have a great weekend
Have been following since mid-2008. Someone (Team Dicky??) on mtbreview commented about your exploits.ReplyDelete
I would guess I've been reading your blog for just about two years now. Don't remember how I found it either (wow - and it was only two years ago!), but I really enjoy your writing, the photos and your perspectives. I bicycle and run also (on a much smaller scale than you do), have spent time in Southeast AK and CA, and have subscribed to Adventure Cycling for years, so was initially attracted to your thoughts on outdoor exercise. Over time though, I realize I read your posts because I really enjoy your overall energy and enthusiasm for life. Thanks for the great reading!ReplyDelete
PS Thanks too for changing your font recently! It was hard to read there for a little while ;)
- Stargazer5:54 AM
I found your blog during your Tour Divide race - I was following John Nobile's race and since you and he rode together for a while, I got interested in your progress as well, and continued on to read about all the the other crazy - surhuman? - things you have been doing. Some call that vicarious living...ReplyDelete
I came upon your blog in 2009 after reading this post over at Fatty's blog: http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/05/21/how-to-defeat-jill-homer/ReplyDelete
Been a fan/reader since then.
Regarding your bike training/race running wish, there may be hope. This weekend I met a guy on a big organized tour who rides a bareback bike, as in it has no saddle (top tube actually runs from the headset to the rear axle directly to the chainstay). By standing all the time, he is able to get in "about 70%" of his training for marathons. Oh, and he claimed to ride ~9,000 miles a year on his bareback.
It's been years, not sure exactly but I believe Kent Peterson had linked to your blog so I took a look and just never looked away. My wife and I always talk about your adventures! Crazy fun and one of the cyclists that has inspired me to ride farther.ReplyDelete
- Scott L.6:18 AM
I have probably been reading up about your adventures for about 3 years now. If I recall correctly, I think I came upon it by searching something about biking in Alaska. Anyway, I have enjoyed the great photos and narrative. I'm 60 years old living my dreams through others sometimes.ReplyDelete
I started reading your blog when you were in Homer and working in the cement box. I love reading about your journeys.ReplyDelete
"hurty-foot recovery plan" I like that:) Avoid plantar fasciitis at all costs. Mine has nagged me off and on for years and was one of the reasons I took up cycling.ReplyDelete
I plan to start running again next week. I used to run and coach distance and I really do miss it.
You inspired me to try winter riding on a Pugsley and I thank you very much for that. Now, you've inspired me to start up my running once again, but I'm not sure if I'll thank you yet;) We'll see how it turns out.
The new book sounds fantastic! I can hardly wait to read it.
Wow - I don't know how long I've been following your blog, but it was from Fatcyclist - Gosh, I don't even know how I found him. I remember reading of your Tour Divide - thinking I'd never be able to do that. I do ride, but only on my flat Arizona streets and canals - I really need to get out of town..ReplyDelete
I found you through Fat Cyclist about a year and a half ago I'd guess and now check in every day.ReplyDelete
I went back and read most all of your old posts and ordered Ghost Trails right away. Stayed up all night reading the day I got it until there was no more. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
You are I are about the same age but our lives are drastically different. I have 2 small children and a 40 hour per week desk job, so my freedom to pursue all sorts of adventures is limited, but I live vicariously through yours and continue to plan for my own adventures when the time is right.
Can't wait for the new book!
I started reading, I think, in 2006. Hilljunkie told me about your site. Bought the first book and even vacationed once in Alaska, which was probably somewhat inspired by you. Thanks for writing.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:52 AM
Hi Jill, I found your blog the summer of 2009 while doing a Google search on Alaska for places to live. I was wrapping up nursing school at the time and live in the brutally hot city of Phoenix. I was overwhelmed with endless assignments and clinical rotations and unable to make the trek to the mountains in Flagstaff to cool off. I found your blog while you were riding the Divide. I went back and read every posting you had written. Being stuck in school at the time I was so envious of your freedom and sense of adventure and was able to live virtually through your blog. Thank you so much for sharing the incredible stories and photos of your adventurous life with all of us!ReplyDelete
- Carol6:54 AM
Hi Jill, I found your blog the summer of 2009 while doing a Google search on Alaska for places to live. I was wrapping up nursing school at the time and live in the brutally hot city of Phoenix. I was overwhelmed with endless assignments and clinical rotations and unable to make the trek to the mountains in Flagstaff to cool off. I found your blog while you were riding the Divide. I went back and read every posting you had written. Being stuck in school at the time I was so envious of your freedom and sense of adventure and was able to live virtually through your blog. Thank you so much for sharing the incredible stories and photos of your adventurous life with all of us!ReplyDelete
I've been reading for about two years. Used to live in Fairbanks (just one year) and was thinking about Alaska so I hit Google. As I bike, the combo on your blog was an instant hit.ReplyDelete
Good luck with the book!
I came across your blog in January or February of 2007, unsure which, after a random search of cycling blogs. Your honest revelations of Susitna and compelling photos had me hooked immediately. Thank you for providing us with ample inspiration to chase down our adventures. Looking forward to reading the new book!ReplyDelete
I found your blog because google reader suggested I might like it, and they were right! This was back when you were still in Alaska but about to move away. You write really well and make me want to go out and do something outside that might even scare me a bit. It makes sitting at my desk all day a little more bearable.ReplyDelete
I stumbled across your blog through Fatty a couple of years ago and have remained a frequent visitor. It has been entertaining to read about the ups, downs, moves, transitions and the crashes. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
PS If I win, can you give away a Nook version as I currently live (and work) in China? :)
I'll exempt myself from the giveaway for obvious reasons, but I found your blog in the spring of 2007 as my family was planning a cruise to Alaska -- I was googling all things Alaska and you popped up. Since I was already a blog addict and your writing style was right up my alley (despite the fact that I haven't ridden a bike in years), I was immediately hooked. :)ReplyDelete
I'm somewhat neurotic when it comes to blog reading, so the path here was long, tiresome, and blah blah blah. In early 2009 I insisted on reading Bike Snob NYC from beginning to end, and he (at some point) linked to Fat Cyclist. So then I read Fat Cyclist from beginning to end, and he linked to you. And then I read THIS from beginning to end (finally catching up at the end of the Great Divide) and have been here ever since.ReplyDelete
Even though I'm a NYC bicycle-commuter, I can appreciate/dream about the great outdoors. Must be nice..
- Anonymous8:56 AM
I found your blog around 2006 when I was Googling "mountain biking in Juneau Alaska". I live here and had recently purchased a bike (the first since I was a kid) with the goal of getting healthier and losing some weight. Your writing and adventures in my own back yard inspired me to actual get on the bike and ride and to see my hometown of 30 years through someone much more adventuresomes eyes. Thanks for that. I still read the blog regularly and continue to ride at least a couple days a week.ReplyDelete
Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your adventures AND inspiring me to get off my fat...couch and ride.
First read your blog during a brief, boring stretch at a state office job. You were just getting ready to leave on your first Iditabike and someone in the Juneau Freewheelers mentioned your blog in a Yahoo Group message to the club. Been reading it off and on ever since. Random luck that I checked in today!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure how I ended up here (through Banff Trail Trash maybe?) but it was in early 2010 when you were still living and hiking in Juneau. I didn't get really hooked until you book popped up in my recommended reads on Amazon around Christmas - I read it, loved it, then proceeded to read through your *entire* blog over a couple of months. It helped me cope with some illness and depression.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:11 AM
Simply in awe of your mastery of the written word, at how your words transport your readers along for every ride, jog, and slog up the coldest Alaskan peak and, more currently, every descent into the California canyons. Stumbled upon your blog, circa 2007, though a fellow Alaskan's blog, Ed P., whose blog was fantastic too- loved learning about the scientific explanations behind the Alaskan topography and the peculiarities of water, like formation of hoar frost!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your writing, which easily provided entertainment and vicarious living through my bedtime reading of your blogs! Best to you always!
It's been about two years, found the blog after seeing it nominated for an award for photography.ReplyDelete
Been following since 2008. Came across it from a link on Fatty's blog. Don't put me in the running for the book because I've already got it on my kindle. Love the blog. Have you thought about being a guest on bicycleradio.com? They do a podcast on Tuesday nights. I think listeners would be interested in your book. I'm enjoying your book by the way.ReplyDelete
I started reading your blog sometime in 2007. I was looking for Alaskan blogs and bloggers. I am not a cyclist but find your blog really inspiring. It makes me want to challenge myself.ReplyDelete
I've been reading since I found out I worked two cubicles away from a crazy winter biker who loved riding in the rain, snow, slain, hoar frost and whatever else Southeast Alaska had to throw at her. Even after her departure from sleepy Juneau, I check it weekly to make sure she's still doing all the crazy things I would expect. Keep it up Jill! (I'm sure you don't miss the perpetual soggy sneakers)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:25 AM
After spectating the Leadville 100 in 2005, I stumbled onto the Fat Cyclist. From his site I ventured over here. I'd have to say I've been reading on a regular basis since winter 05/06, but this is my first comment. As a part time adventurer, I enjoy reading about your exploits.ReplyDelete
Well, Jill, I can't quite remember when I came across this blog or how, but it was probably sometime around 2006. It was my first experience with blogging and prompted me to start my own in 2007. So thanks for the intro. I actually just ordered your second book (congrats, by the way) yesterday from Lulu and I have to thank you for introducing me to them too. I combined shipping with your book and my first – it's my first copy – I've never even seen it! Just a bunch of years of poetry that I can't hardly recommend but still will be nice to have it all bound up in book form on my shelf. So I guess you don't have to enter me in the raffle, although it would be cool to get a signed copy. One of these days I'm still hoping to reach the 50K level though so maybe then I'll find you at a race and you can sign my copies then. You've helped a lot of people along their paths. Thanks, really, a lot…ReplyDelete
Hi Jill,ReplyDelete
I found your blog in September of 2007. I remember the date because I had just started a Master's degree program and instead of reading my homework, I spent my evenings reading the archive.
I found it on accident. I was looking for something else related to Alaska (can't remember what), came across your blog, read a few entries and moved on. But then discovered I couldn't get your writing out of my head so I bookmarked the site and have been checking it daily since.
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
I can't wait to read the new book! I first started reading your blog a few months before you moved to Anchorage. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago but reading about your training and races has really motivated me and helped me challenge myself more with my own training. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I love bikes and great story tellers. A friend of mine rode his bike from here (Durango, Co) to Costa Rica and he would post his blog everytime he was able to find an internet connection and I couldn't wait for each installment of the story. After his trip I googled for more bike stories and found your blog on www.bikeblogs.com, which I noticed has not been updated in a while. Keep pedaling.ReplyDelete
Kent Peterson and Fatty pointed the way to your blog. I stayed for the writing and photography. I enjoy the diversion and confess to swearing now and then at your freedom to travel. I especially enjoyed the year it seemed like you were climbing a mountain every day in Juneau because I was on a similar streak and wondered how you any energy left to go to work.ReplyDelete
I heard about your blog from the blog of a cyclist/photographer in DC whom I met once when I lived there - totally don't remember his name now. I started reading right around the time of your first Iditarod, and I was completely drawn in not only by your account of that race but by all your training logs and pictures. I now live in Chicago and find your winter riding stories endlessly inspirational. I have a 19 mile r/t commute to work and I'm planning my first century ride for hopefully later this month. Anyway, I'm a big fan, and I'm excited your new book!ReplyDelete
- Shana
I first found your blog a year and a half ago during my many forays into online bicycling adventure and dreaming of eventually making my own adventure in the real world. I was struck by your narratives and your photos, which have brought me back regularly since.ReplyDelete
I was in Afghanistan in 06, missing the winter riding back home in Winnipeg. I googled winter and biking or something like that and there you were. Reading your blog helped pass the downtimes when I needed to escape reality. I did a cruise to Alaska with my wife a couple of years later and had an awesome day trailrunning around Juneau. Thanks! Keep writing!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:10 PM
Jill, I probably started following your blog in 2007-ish, or whenever it was you got Pugsley and were seriously training (Ididarod??)... I had found about about Surly Pugsleys from Icebike, then stumbled upon your blog, and have been quietly following ever since! - Rachel from BendReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:18 PM
I think I found your blog while pregnant with my kiddo 3 y ago (he's 2.5) yearning for ak and long rambling adventures on foot... maybe linked through another blog from a runner girl (sealegs)... i can't quite remember... i just know it was about the same time i figured out the "favorites" button on the computer (i'm slow with tech stuff) cuz it's my first in line fav button. :) my "long rambling adventures" are shorter now tho i still find time for a 50k and shorter race here and there... but i look fwd to introducing the kiddo to the lifestyle more and more. thanks for writing. i'd love a copy of your book... especially because i love to hold a book in my hands, dog ear the pages, and see it on a shelf waiting to be perused again.... or starting up a conversation with someone who sees it sitting there, too. i lived in ak awhile back... and it continues to be a part of me tho I'm not living there now... and so do the people, the trails, the mtns, and the weather.
cheers and best wishes on your continued adventures--all aspects.
kristin z
About 10 months ago, from the Fat Cyclist blog (I was doing research for my highschool graduation project on endurance cycling). You ended up motivating me to complete my first century, and sign up for a cross-America ride (I leave next Thursday, eep).ReplyDelete
Sorry if this seems like I'm sucking up to you for a free book; sure, I'd love to win it, but I doubt this comment would (or should) sway you much. But i've never really gotten up the courage to comment on your blog, so I figure this is as good a time as any.
Good luck with your hurty foot, I hope it heals up soon.
- Rebecca G, from NJ
I found your blog last July when I was laying in the hospital after a bike wreck. I think I found Fatty's first (probably b/c I spent a LOT of time playing on my iphone while watching TDF - what timing to end up stuck someplace with cable!). I checked out most of his blogroll and I stuck with yours.ReplyDelete
- Sarahsealion8:22 PM
According to your archives, I have been reading your blog since early 2007. I was living outside at the time, and looking for any little bit of 'Alaska porn' to sustain me until I could move north again. I stared reading for the pictures of Juneau (my favorite set being your mountain binge), and I will stay for the writing. I will continue to follow you no matter where you live.ReplyDelete
You will have to thank Elden for having you as a guest talking about snow biking. Been reading ever since. Love your work. Count me in for a signed copy of the new book. Can't wait to read it after faithfully cheering for a blue dot on a computer screen for 24 days, you certainly didn't disappoint.ReplyDelete
I am pretty sure that I found your blog from the Alaskaultrasport website, I think there was a link to "Jill's story" which pointed me to your blog.ReplyDelete
I really like to read about other people's race experiences, it gives me a good taste of the fun that I quite enjoyed. I am currently on hiatus from racing while my children are young, but I am planning to do the Nome race in '17.
I found your blog after finding love cycling at the age of 47. You inspire me to keep on going, not to give up, even though I am such a newbie. I've always been fearful, but I am shedding that past. Thank you for showing me a new journey!ReplyDelete
I found your blog back in 2007 when i was setting up a blogger blog for my international travels. Your blog was in the special section on the dashboard of blogger that profiles different blogs.ReplyDelete
Now from all your inspiration and after 4 years of international travel, I am heading back to the US to travel on a bike and going to make it a lifestyle.
Thank you Jill!
I think I've been around since the beginning (I'd have guessed more than six years), before any of the big rides or big runs. It's been fascinating and inspiring to see how you've evolved in your riding, writing, photography and running. I don't know how many times I've found myself riding into a headwind and thinking, wonder what Jill's doing today? Thanks for keeping at it!ReplyDelete
I've only been reading your blog a few months. Because I'm a woman into the outside, I'm always looking for blogs by other women. I also live about 10 min. from you and was surprised to see my neighborhood in your pics before you changed your location from Montana. Thanks for all your inspiration.ReplyDelete
Jill, I've been reading your blog for several months, but darned if I can remember what led me to it. I'd love a copy of your new book to review for BellaOnline.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:02 AM
I've been following your evolution for about 5 years, as a snow biker, tourist, ultra cyclist, and now endurance runner. I don't recall how I stumbled on your blog, but have really enjoyed it. The $64,000 question is, "What next?" I have enjoyed your trip every step of the way. Thanks for the window to your life.ReplyDelete
I can't remember when or how I fisrt started reading your blog. Maybe around the time you wrote about the frostbite incident. Funny story though - I was telling my friend about you, "there is the blog I read..." and how I thought you were totally kick ass. Then the conversation evoloves from one endurance sport to the next, being running (my friend is an ultrarunner) and 20 minutes after I metion you, he mentions Geoff Roes. I was like wait - the girl I was just talking about is his ex!ReplyDelete
I started reading your blog quite faithfully sometime in 2005. I moved to AK about the same time you did, I think...June 2005 for me...and ran a search on Alaskan Blogs because I wanted to learn more about blogging! Found yours first thing and got hooked then. Thanks for all the great reading; it remains the best blog I've read ever since then! I'm still up here, by the way. And I've seen you in the flesh at the start of the ITI! By the way, I think Mama Roes deserves a free book, somehow! Congratulations on your latest!ReplyDelete
I can't remember how I came across your blog. I think it was in late 2007 or so. At the time that I started following, there weren't too many other followers, maybe 30 some. Its some strange addiction that I've remembered to check back almost everyday for 4 years. Thanks for keeping me entertained!ReplyDelete
I had recently been following the Big Ring Circus back in 2005, a blog based in Tallahassee, Fl that you occasionally visit, and that Blogger (Juancho) turned his readers on to this crazy bike chic in AK. Been reading both of you ever since.ReplyDelete
Found you via Dave Chenault who kept on referring to you on Twitter and his blog! Must have been about last year autumn that I subscribed, and have been a silent reader since.ReplyDelete
Hi Jill, I've been following your blog for a couple of years now. A fellow cyclist and photography friend sent me your link when I started talking about making a trip to Alaska. I'll be happy to leave hotter then hell Florida for my first trip to Alaska on Friday. Yippee!I've downloaded "Be Brave" to my ipad and look forward to reading it on the plane.Love, love,love your post!ReplyDelete
This is a fun one today...to sit and think back of when I first found you 'Up in Alaska.' I was in Atlanta, and was terribly, terribly homesick for Alaska. I was googling around in blogs for "Alaska" and yours came up first. I immediately connected to your style of writing, georgous Alaska pictures and your love of the outdoors. Funny, I know the exact day - 9.18.2007 - because I stole your old miles/temp format and started my own blog that day! You inspired me to get outside again and rediscover the outdoors (I didn't know I could love the outdoors outside of Alaska!), take pictures and write about it all. Thanks for being there all these years! ;-)ReplyDelete
ps. I read Ghost Trails (delivered by post to the island of Iona on Scotland -- where the postman wouold bring the mail in the house and hand it to us while we were eating lunch!) After I read your book I sent it down to a friend in England.ReplyDelete
I am eagerly awaiting your next book!!
I found your blog on June 16th, 2011, probably through Fatty's blog. Since then I have read Ghost Trails and I'm almost finished with the pdf version of be brave, be strong (so you can omit me from the giveaway). Both books have been so incredibly inspiring, and I've become obsessed with the idea of training for the Tour Divide. Your writing is just beautiful, and your attitude towards life is one that many people can aspire to! I'll be diving in the blog archives when I'm done with the books, for sure...ReplyDelete
Take care of that foot. I've had PF for over 1.5 years and had to quit running and take up biking (maybe a blessing in disguise, but still, you don't want PF!!!)
I am a principal at a school for the deaf. I became interested in your blog over a year ago. Years ago, in 1991, I almost acccpted a job teaching at the Paul Banks school in Homer. I was telling my children about my almost move to Homer and was doing an online search about Homer. Somehow, the search lead to your blog. I am not a cyclist or runner, however your writing does provide a glimpse of a life vastly different from mine in a way that gives me a tiny glimpse of what my life could have been like to experience the beauty of Alaska. Students at my school are amazed at the dedication and endurance that comes from what you do.ReplyDelete
KaAnn V.
I have been reading for several years now, and found you through Fatty, who I found through Skibikejunkie. I have loved reading ever since. I grew up south of Missoula, and have family there. It was fun to read about your adventures there.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:09 PM
Hi Jill, I am not sure how I found your blog (possibly from the Surly Blog?) but I do know it was Nov/Dec of 2008. It may have been a link to your new book that brought me to your blog then, but I do remember that I did order an autographed copy of your new book from you as soon as I found your blog. I am looking forward to ordering an autographed copy of your newest book when it is available from you! Thanks,ReplyDelete
Hi, Jill! I found you on another blogger's blogroll several years ago. Don't remember which one though.ReplyDelete
Hi Jill.. I believe I started reading in the middle of 2007. I honestly can't remember what led me to your blog. It was probably linked from another blog? Fat Cyclist maybe? I had only been cycling myself for just over a year and was inspired by your words and pictures. Plus, you showed a lot of confidence in the cold! I am a wimp even though I live in a cold northern Michigan. My extremities do not allow me to pursue all that I wish I could outdoors! brr! :) I took some time off from blog hopping about a year ago. Then, my parents visited Alaska last August.. they brought me back a necklace that was made locally in Homer. I thought of your blog & have been following your latest endeavors ever since. I might even start running again. eek.ReplyDelete
Yo Jill...just back from the Alaska cruise vacation...(I took the tram up to Mt Roberts, but didn't have the time for the summit hike...sadly, it was a short day in-port).ReplyDelete
I found your blog when Fatty first referenced you a few years back (you were still up in Juneau). You were still with Jeff, and I got a signed copy of Ghost Trails even! I will surely be ordering a copy of your new book (even if I WERE to win a copy, I'd still prob get a copy for my brother).
And speaking of Fatty, I know you have a ton on your plate, but he has just started a new mission with World Bicycle Relief (buys bikes for kids in remote places of the world where they need them). ANYBODY can join his team and all miles you run, jog, mt bike, rd bike and prety much ANY other exercise you can think of are accepted...and you get "Kudos" for uploading data (they accept Garmin, or you can manually enter your miles/time/etc). Then SRAM will donate .0015 cents per Kudo, buying the bikes. It's FREE for us...except for our time. You and Beat should join! (and tell your friends!) See Fatty's post from yesterday for the links and info.
I'm probably too late to win a book, but that's OK... I'll be buying one! But anyway...I started reading your blog during your Tour Divide ride, and I've been reading ever since. Keep it up, Jill!ReplyDelete
I don't need a book because I've already gotten them :) but I've been reading your blog ever since Blogger made you a "Blogger of Note" or whatever it was called way back in, oh I don't know, maybe 2005? I happened to stumble upon their highlighted blogs one day and it was the day yours was up. I've been a faithful follower ever since!ReplyDelete
Hi Jill, Yes, you still have followers from way back when. I stumbled across your blog a number of years ago. Your posts about your first Iditarod race drew me in. I went back to the beginning of your blogs then and read them through like a book. I sometimes fall behind when things get busy here, but always go back to where I left off and catch up. I really enjoy your posts and they motivate me to ride more. I enjoyed your first book and just ordered the second - can't wait to read it.ReplyDelete


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Photos By Chelsea FussThis homemade project is so sweet and surprisingly easy to create! You will need an iron to get your fabric just right. You will also need blank envelopes, fabric (we like a variety of several patterns!), a glue stick is a must -- a cutting mat, an X-acto knife ... and do not forget your scissors! Initially, you will need to make a pattern for your envelope. For the Pattern: 1. Open your envelope and lay it down flat on your ironed fabric. 2. Trace the envelope and then cut out the fabric. 3. Next, trim the fabric so it's slightly more narrow and shorter than the envelope. 4. Slip the fabric inside the envelope to make sure it fits the width. You may have to trim some more until it looks about right. If the top of it is too long, this is OK, you will trim this later after you glue. To Line the Envelopes: 1. After you've cut out your fabric liners (using the template or your own pattern), fit one inside an envelope to make sure it fits. 2.When it looks about right and is nice and flat with no wrinkles, lift up the top part that goes over the envelope flap. Cover this section of the envelope in glue. 3.Next, lift up the bottom portion and hold the envelope open. Cover the inside of the envelope with glue and press down the fabric. 4. Make sure the fabric is glued securely, especially along the edges of the flap. 5. Leave it to dry for about 15 minutes. 6. Take an X-acto knife and a cutting mat and trim around the edges. Make sure these are nice and clean. 7. Use 3 dabs of glue along the envelope flap to secure the envelope to mail. Your guests will be surprised when they open the envelope and find the beautiful fabric liner! Add other special touches, like personalized stamps as well. Voila! The total cost, including envelope, is about .70 cents per envelope. Photos By Chelsea Fuss
1. A Pair of Mums
A cute pair of flowers is simply perfect for celebrating the pair of you! Oh, and mums the word on how cheap these invites are.
2. Pastel Patterns
A trend you can't resist — mixed patterns! This distinctly patterned invite will also reflect your savvy style for a price that fits your budget. Find them here.
3. Flair for Style
Show your flair for style and your knack for scoring a good deal with these flourish wedding invitations featuring a bold element of design.
4. Flowers and Flourishes
A colorful floral sketch accented by faint flourishes creates a touch of whimsical charm on these inexpensive wedding invites.
5. Love Springs
You won't have to spring much for these! An array of colorful flowers below two lovebirds becomes a trendy display of modern day romance. Find them here.
6. Sultry Blooms
Sultry blooms in rich colors bring an artistic quality of romance to these watercolor wedding invitations
7. Typography on White
Trendy typography looks amazing on this bright white wedding invitation- they'll never know you paid so little for something so stylish!
8. Simply Modern
A unique look and vibrant colors all for an affordable price.
Shop for more invitations under $100 here
Photo by Katie Osgood
You've spent so much time planning your wedding events, so it's essential that your guests have enough notice so they can plan to attend! There's a fine line to giving your guests enough advanced notice and sending your invitations too far ahead of time so that people forget to RSVP. Here are a few guidelines.
Set up a wedding website right away. As soon as you set a date, create a wedding website so that you'll have a home base for all of your wedding and travel information. You can send out the link to your guests via email, or include it on your save-the-date.
Save-the-dates If you're having a destination wedding where most of your guests will have to travel, we recommend sending your save-the-dates at least eight months in advance – even up to a year if possible. You'll want to include all the pertinent travel and accommodations information so that your guests can book right away. If you're having a hometown wedding with little travel involved, send your save-the-dates at least six months in advance.
Bridal Shower Invitations and Other Pre-Wedding Events Bridal shower invitations are usually mailed out three to four weeks in advance – same goes for engagement parties. Set the RSVP date for one to two weeks in advance of the big day.
Wedding Invitations Wedding invitations should be mailed out six to eight weeks before the wedding date. Ask your guests to return their RSVP cards by at least two weeks, preferably three, before the wedding date so that you and your vendors have enough time to create table assignments, escort cards, etc.
Rehearsal Dinner and Post-Wedding Brunch The rehearsal dinner invitations should be mailed out separately a few days – no more than a week - following the wedding invitations so guests can make travel plans accordingly. If you're having a post-wedding brunch that everyone is invited to, feel free to include a card with your wedding invitations and on your wedding website, too.
Looking for more wedding stationery ideas? Follow our Stationery Editor for lots of great ideas!
Invitations are an important part of your wedding, and not just because they give guests crucial information. Whether you opt for punchy colors, personal touches or romantic details, this is your chance to set the tone for your upcoming nuptials. Below are 10 unique designs that caught our attention.
1. Ombre
Photo by Nbarrett Photography
This gradual change from light to dark pink is soft, romantic, and sure to capture the recipient's attention.
2. Rustic Romance
Photos by (from left to right): Jessica Lorren Organic Photography and Tikko Weddings
If you're set on rustic for your wedding style, why not match your invitations accordingly? A tan or brown background with white calligraphy sets the tone perfectly.
3. Letterpressed Modern Graphics
Photo by Presshaus LA
Put a modern twist on your invitations with letterpressed graphics. From state outlines to arrows and calenders, your invitation can be a bit more interactive and unique with these additions.
4. Bold and Bright
Photo by A Girl and A Camera Photography
Neon colors aren't just for raves, use them on your wedding stationery! With these whimsical fonts and bright colors, nobody can turn down an invite.
5. Shape Up
Photo by Onelove Photography
Nobody said you had to stick with a squares or rectangles. This couple opted for invites in the shape of a record player, a theme that was present throughout their reception.
6. Handkerchiefs
Photos by (from left to right): Katelyn James Photography and The Nichols
Paper invitations are great, but why not step out of the box and hop on board with the new handkerchief trend? They'll last longer and definitely put a unique twist on the traditional wedding stationery.
7. Watercolors
Photos by (from left to right): Taylor Lord Photography and Wedding Paper Divas
The perfect combination of artisitic and romantic, watercolors can take your invitations to the next level. Whether you have them custom-made or use a pre-existing design, they certaintly add a creative element.
8. Personal Touches
Photo by Amelia Lyon Photography
Make the invitations uniquely yours by adding images that represent your relationship. From favorite restaurants to places you've travelled, make your relationship look just as good on paper.
9. Nothing But Nautical
Photos by (from left to right): Jeremiah and Rachel Photography and Harwell Photography
If you're tying the knot seaside, get your guests in the mood with a fun nautical design. A compass, an anchor, or even an octopus are appropriate touches for nautical nuptials.
10. Fruity and Feminine
Photo by Ryan Ray Photography
Incorporate the fruity flavors of summer's classic drink for a fun and catchy invitation that's sure to persuade guests to attend your wedding.
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Whether you adore your pets or have a special place in your heart for a specific type of animal, it can be super-cute to incorporate this into your wedding décor. Here are a few ideas we've seen in real weddings.
Animal topiaries are projected to be one of the hot décor items for 2015, and it's a cute and subtle way to express your love for animals, whether you focus on a specific species or mix it up.
Photo by James Moro Photography
Escort Cards
From figurines to paper cut outs, your escort cards can provide a fun nod to your animal of choice. Aside from the pig and bird options shown here, we've also seen escort cards dedicated to cats, elephants, horses, and more!
Photos by (left to right) Joshua Zuckerman Photography, Gene Higa Photography
We love how this invitation style doesn't go too over-the-top with the animal motif – it's still totally appropriate and sweet.
Photo courtesy of April Twenty Five
Guest Book
What a fun idea for a guest sign-in board! Each guest signs a silhouette of a different sea creature – perfect for a wedding at an aquarium or near the water.
Photo by Jack Looney Photography
Cake Toppers
We've seen a lot of animal cake toppers lately, but these are two of our favorites – a nod to the couple's pet pooches and fun deer-themed style.
Photos by (left to right) Rachel Pearlman Photography, Crystal Satriano Photography
Check out more creative décor ideas from our Décor Editor »
Photos By: Chelsea FussFirst, make sure you use a scoring board so folds and lines are straight and precise. Origami patterns are really gorgeous and add interest to tables, invitations, programs and more. They are also inexpensive! For place cards, we measured and cut the Origami paper into 2" by 4" strips and folded in half using the scoring board. We cut 1" strips and created a "ribbon" v at the end using an x-acto knife. Use a dab of glue on either side to secure. We love the minimalist combination of the Japanese patters with sweet handwriting. Consider practicing your best (or quirkiest!) handwriting and then color copying your favorite draft. Origami paper makes a beautiful envelope liner! Simply trim the sides to fit the envelope, slide into envelope and secure with a glue stick. For save-the-dates, color copy handwritten invitations onto postcards. Trim the patterned paper to size (using a rotary cutter) and then using an adhesive glue (a glue stick works too) we secured origami paper to the back of the card. It's makes for a gorgeous pattern-play! Here are a few tips for working with origami paper: 1. Pair the origami paper with a heavy white card stock for areas that need text. 2. Origami paper is very easy to work with and is a perfect weight (not too heavy, not too flimsy!) 3. Even if you don't consider yourself crafty, give it a try! 4. X-acto knives and rotary cutters used with a straight edge help to get those perfect lines! 5. Consider your color scheme and try to keep the papers to a one, two or three color story. For programs, simply fold the paper in half (using the scoring board if you want them extra neat). Color copy a handwritten program (this works great for menus too!) and then cut to size. Fold card stock in half. Tie together using waxed twine. Have fun creating your colorful, patterned paper goods!
Recycle old postcards by using them as place cards -- or go out and find some amazing postcards that mean something special to you! We mixed and matched ours for a colorful and interesting table setting.
You will need:
- A vintage post card for each guest. Ask parents and grandparents if they own any. Otherwise local antique shops, Ebay and Etsy are good sources. You can still find unused cards but postcards with messages on the back make for great table conversation. Try to pick cards that have at least one color in common.
- Japanese masking tape. Available at Happy Tape.
- Scissors
- A nice pen
Choose a focal color for your table (ours was red). Pick a masking tape in that color and then cut 8 inch pieces. On the end of each piece, cut a V so it looks like the end of a ribbon. Fold it over one side of the card. Write the name of a guest on each piece of tape once it's secured.
Your guests will treasure these little pieces of history!
With a color printer, some card stock, and any bells and whistles of your choosing, you can create these gorgeous, romantic table numbers in no time!
Color printer
Card stock in color of your choice, 8.5" by 11"
Paper cutter or scissors
Gold acrylic craft paint
Fine paintbrush
1. Table number templates 1-20 are available as .pdfs to download and print.
2. Print table numbers onto card stock and cut out along provided lines.
3. You can use the table numbers as is or add extra metallic details with gold craft paint and a fine brush. Use the paint to detail the floral border. Be sure to keep the brush relatively dry, especially if you've print your cards on an inkjet printer.
Images courtesy: Olivia Kanaley
Determining the best wording for your wedding invitations or save the date magnets can be a stressful task. While the design and layout of your invitations reflect the vibe of the event and the personalities of the couple, the wording needs to both inform guests of wedding-day logistics and include hosting and family information. The latter can be tricky, so consult below for traditional wording examples in some common scenarios.
Photo by JaneCane Photography
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Bride's Parents Host
Traditionally, if the bride's parents are hosting the wedding, their names appear first and the groom's parents are not mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Anne Marie
Timothy James Brown
Saturday, the fourteenth of August, 2025
If you choose to include the groom's parents when the bride's parents are hosting, list them below his name:
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Anne Marie
Timothy James
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown...
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Both Sets of Parents Host
If both parents are hosting, the bride's parents are listed first, followed by the groom's parents on a second line. The children are then listed in the same order as above, only with the groom's surname omitted.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe &
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Anne Marie and Timothy James...
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Bride and Groom Host
In the case of the bride and groom hosting their own wedding, exclude parents' names altogether and begin with the bride's name.
Ms. Anne Marie Doe and Mr. Timothy James Brown
request the pleasure of your company at their marriage...
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Divorced or Single Parent Hosts
In the case of a single parent hosting the wedding, word the invitation as you would if two parents were hosting, but with a single name.
Mr. John Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Anne Marie
Timothy James
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown...
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Divorced Parent Hosts with New Spouse
If a divorced parent is hosting, but has a new spouse, include both names but specify with pronouns that the bride (in this example) is the daughter of the woman, not both of them. Generally, when a bride's parents are divorced, the parent who raised her sends the invitation. If the bride has a different surname than the divorced parent, you might choose to indicate this on the invite to negate confusion.
Ellen and Christopher Andrews
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of her daughter
Anne Marie Doe
Timothy James
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown...
Wording for Wedding Invitations: Divorces Parents Host Together
Often, divorced parents will come together to jointly host their child's wedding. If this is the case, list the mother first.
Mrs. Ellen Andrews and Mr. John Doe
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Anne Marie
Timothy James
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown...
If divorced parents are remarried, include each set of parents on their own line.
It's often wisest to consult with parents before sending out the invitations to ensure that all parties are happy with the wording.


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How to Train for Rock climbing
You've hit a barrier. You can't break through to that next level. You've been climbing for a year now, progressing quickly through the grades concentrating on technique. Even as a weekend warrior, you're getting up some respectable routes, steeper, more strenuous. But you're stuck at the same grade. You decide you're too weak and train like a fiend: pull-ups and weight lifting during the work week, fingerboard workouts to top it off. Maybe, you even do some wind sprints.
Come the weekend, though, you're still banging your head against the rock. What's up? Improving climbing performance is not simply a matter of getting stronger. Too many climbers, however, follow just that credo. To be truly effective, training has to be focused, well-planned, and designed to meet your specific needs. Climbing is a movement-oriented activity, requiring mental calm for efficient execution. Strength and flexibility help, but pale in importance next to technique and cerebral might. Determination and concentration will take you further in the sport than any number of pull-ups.
Rock climbing is a multifaceted sport, and the motor and mental processes involved are overlapping and complex. In this article, we'll break them into several categories that you can reassemble to best fit your needs.
We're all different—in our goals, strengths, weaknesses and the amount of free time we have. Most of us don't have the luxury of being able to climb and train full-time. We work, do other things. But most of us want to climb better.
Determining your climbing goals sets the stage for a training program. Ask yourself a few questions. How much of a priority is climbing in my life? How much time will I devote to training? What type of climbing am I interested in—long, multi-pitch cracks; short, steep crag routes; alpine rock; or powerful boulder problems? Or all of the above? If vicious boulder problems are your objective, don't worry about working on your endurance; power is all. On the other hand, if you aspire to climb long, relentless cracks, all the power in the world isn't going to get you up them; instead, work on being able to hold on until you're blue in the forearms. In any case, set specific and measurable goals, both short- and long-term. Often, your immediate goals will be stepping stones to bigger ones down the road.
Now that you have sharpened your focus, ascertain your strengths and weaknesses. Then, forget about your strengths—attack your weaknesses. An incremental improvement in a weak area will have a far greater effect than a big gain in an already strong one. Focus on only one or two weak points at a time.
If you have good technique (rare), but find your lack of hip flexibility is limiting you, by all means stretch more. If you have natural finger strength, but are wasting it by overgripping and letting your feet skitter around on the wall, zero in on your technique and footwork. If your climbing is too static and you're hesitant to fire even the occasional lunge, work on dynamic movement, using the momentum of your torso to propel you from hold to hold. If you yearn to do long, alpine rock routes, but get winded just walking around the block, get some lungs—ride a bike, trail run, walk. Need power? Go bouldering, either on real rock or at a gym, where the availability of problems is unsurpassed, and you'll also be able to get pointers from locals who have the problems dialed.
The best way to train for climbing is climbing. The most efficient place to train is in a gym, where the routes and protection are set—all you need to do is tie in and climb. Check your local climbing shop for the location of a commercial wall in your area; most larger towns have at least one. Or build your own; they're fairly simple and fit in a corner of a basement. Even an eight- by eight-foot "woodie," made of plywood and basic framing lumber, can produce great results, at least for power. For endurance, you'll need a much larger wall, which, unless you have an endless garage, means you'll need to purchase a punch pass to a commercial gym.
Cross-training can be an excellent supplement, especially if it's movement-related, such as modern dance, martial arts, yoga, or gymnastics. Again, focus cross-training to address your weaknesses. For example, if you're flexible as Gumby but lack explosive power, you might enroll in a gymnastics class and bag the yoga.
Beginners (and most other climbers for that matter) should focus their training on technique, and on developing a repertoire of moves. We learn climbing movements and positions through complex neurological processes; as we climb, our brains store sensory feedback from our bodies to be doled out to the muscles and nerves on the next similar execution. At first, you may find a particular move awkward and be herky-jerky in doing it, but with repetition the move becomes ingrained and instinctive. The mind and body work together to execute it more effectively. For this reason, particular boulder problems or routes become easier the more we climb them. It's called getting the climb "wired"—not a bad analogy. The more you repeat a certain type of move, the more efficiently you perform it and can apply it to different situations.
The most efficient way to pick up new techniques is under minimal stress. You're not going to learn much on a runout route where you're shaking in your boots, or flailing on a sport route where you can't get off the ground. Pick a comfortable situation to work on a move or technique, such as a low boulder problem or a toprope in the climbing gym. You should learn to perform the move relatively quickly. Tap into accomplished climbers at the gym for pointers.
Just as you'd have difficulty figuring out that new quantum physics problem at the end of a stressful day, working on a new move or hard problem when you're fatigued can result in a sloppy effort and ingrain bad habits. Try new techniques when you're fresh and warmed up, when your coordination and confidence are high. Then, as moves become second nature, you can up the ante by applying them in progressively more difficult and stressful situations—on more overhanging rock, smaller holds, a harder route or one with a runout or when you are tired. Developing good technique requires positive reinforcement, so work up in small increments. You don't have to get sloppy to get a pump; as you tire, step down in difficulty so you can perform moves in good form.
The mind-body connection is complicated and amazing. For whatever reasons, we all have periodic, forced layoffs from climbing. We fret about getting out of shape. Then we're surprised to come back and fire that boulder problem that had slapped us before when we were fit. We certainly aren't any stronger. What gives? In the 1990s book Performance Rock Climbing, the authors, Dale Goddard and Udo Neumann, attribute the process to "restructuring of neural command loops" by the brain. Mental breaks, therefore, can have a positive effect, and are worth considering if you're frustrated by a plateau in your climbing.
Many climbers will blame their failed attempts on not being fit enough, but it's usually lack of mental, not muscular, strength that is holding them back. Learning early to control your head will help compensate for what you may lack in strength or technique. The best "talents" in the climbing world are not always the best athletes—they may just have a great ability to focus on the moves at hand, and can push fear to the back of their minds. You should always maintain a healthy respect for the dangers of the sport, but improving the ability to focus—to ditch extraneous baggage like the fear of falling, personal travails and peer pressures—will result in more successful ascents than commensurate gains in pure muscle. If you're tense and nervous, you're going to climb that way.
Perhaps the best and simplest advice for staying calm is to breathe, and keep breathing. It's amazing how many people hold their breath through climbing sequences. Nothing ticks unless you breathe. Not only will you be tense, but your muscles won't be getting the oxygen they need.
The three-time World Cup champion Robyn Erbesfield would often breathe abnormally loudly to establish a good pattern for an ensuing workout or climb. Other climbers may sound like they're in a Bruce Lee movie, grunting with each move. They may sound funny, but at least they're breathing, and at the right time. Just as you would on a bench press, exhale as you perform a move. If you find yourself sketching (struggling to do moves or climbing inefficiently), take a few deep breaths.
A good mental-training exercise is visualization. As mentioned previously, practicing turns moves into second nature. But you don't have to go to the cliff to work on a climb; visualization is something you can do in the comfort of your living room. The brain does not necessarily distinguish between actually climbing and visualizing a climb.
Imagine yourself flowing up a hard climb you've done before, unfettered by tension or fear, focused and alert. Pay attention to all elements of the situation, including gear placements, rests, even the feel of the rock and the environment. You can visualize internally by seeing your hands and feet move to holds as you would while actually climbing, or externally by watching yourself outside of your body, seeing your whole body flow up the rock. You'll be amazed at the results.
You can also visualize an on-sight ascent, where you climb a route you know nothing about, first try, without falling off. Even though you won't be able to figure out every move, you can imprint a positive image of yourself moving smoothly, incorporating specific features you can pick out from the ground. Once you've prepared for what's on the route—the runout section, the overhang—you will be ready to deal with the unexpected; the hold that breaks, the bird that flies out and hits you in the face. For a multi-pitch climb, you can visualize a positive state of mind, setting yourself up for success.
Smile or joke before you hop on the rock. Smiling helps you to realize the mind-body connection—essential for improving —and for enjoying the moves. When you are tense and fearful, you are more likely to over-grip and less likely to flow. Mauro Calibani, a champion boulderer from Italy, has attributed success on many difficult problems to relaxing. Try to intuit the minimum effort necessary for certain terrain, and produce only that much.
Climbing neophytes who jump into hardcore physical training—which puts tremendous forces on tendons, joints and muscles not necessarily designed for them—often end up hurt or with muscle imbalances that can make them injury-prone. Climbing stacks of moderate routes when you're learning allows the body to build climbing-specific muscle and connective tissue gradually. Strength-training principles also work best if preceded by a strong foundation.
From a physiological standpoint, beginners who lack decent overall fitness would do best to start with a base-level program, incorporating good old pull-ups, pushups, dips and sit-ups, before delving into a more climbing-specific regimen. Some type of aerobic activity (running, biking, power walking, swimming, etc.) will improve your general endurance. A weight-training program can also enhance overall fitness. Start with low weights and high repetitions, augmenting with bench and military presses, bicep curls, wrist curls, lat pulldowns, bent-over rows, leg presses and calf extensions, and limit these sessions to an hour. Hand-strengtheners (the squeeze type) offer beginners a safe option for developing finger and forearm strength. Another good exercise is finger curls with a free-weight bar. Consult weight-lifting books or your local gym trainer for correct technique and other exercises that can juice up your climbing.
Hangboards can be useful for developing that all-important "contact" strength, but be careful—untold climbers have tweaked tendons using them. Start out on the big, comfortable holds, and work into the smaller, more dangerous ones, doing both dead hangs and pull-ups. Avoid the finger pockets, especially the monos.
So, you're getting proficient at climbing technique, and you're fit. The local hotshot says your technique is "there." But you feel you're pumping out on enduro routes, or lack the power to pull crux moves. Maybe you should get a bit more scientific and focused with your training.
Where do you start, though? The buzzword is "periodization." It means partitioning muscular training into segments—long-endurance, power, power-endurance and rest—and working them individually during a cycle, aiming for a peak period, after the rest cycle, where you'll do your hardest climbing. The length of the cycle depends on individual needs. The longer the cycle, the more predictable the results, and, of course, the longer the peak period. But shorter cycles allow more peaks per year, probably more fitting to the Average Joe's schedule. A cycle can run from six weeks to four months.
Vary your cycles, with hard, medium and easy days and weeks. Listen to your body; if you're tired or sore, make it an easy or medium workout so you'll be ready for the next hard day. During a cycle, many climbers will simultaneously train long-endurance and power, working in power-endurance near the end of the cycle; for those who don't have the time or inclination for a strict cycle, this is a practical alternative.
Start every—yes, every—workout by warming up. Climbing workouts (and hard climbing) can put great forces on finger and forearm tendons not designed for such loads; make sure you take time to stretch out and loosen up, especially in the shoulders, fingers and hips. Warming up allows your mind and body to get in sync, and significantly reduces the chances of injury. One simple but effective method is to raise your arms straight above your head and strongly flick your fingers, as if flicking off water. Do three sets of at least 10 flicks, first with your arms above you, then straight out to the side, and then hanging at your side. Out at the crag, climb one to three easy routes to get your blood flowing and hone your balance—this will help prevent the dreaded "flash pump" that occurs when you hop on a difficult line too quickly in the day. To get the whole body warm and loose, go for a walk or short jog, or do a few calisthenics.
Long-endurance trains the muscles to hang on for extended periods at a fraction of their peak power. Developing a strong foundation during this phase is important. Long-endurance also works technique. Perhaps the best exercise here is to stay on the rock or wall for 30-minute stints. Toprope a route or traverse a boulder problem you have wired. Pick something with relatively moderate moves, and make sure you keep climbing—sorry, no hands-down rests. The continuous movement is excellent for technique, encouraging you to keep your weight over your feet, and it develops a flowing style.
Power refers to short bursts of activity—for example, climbing a 10-foot boulder problem at your limit. Power training develops maximum strength, which you need for performing especially hard moves. Concentrate on problems of no more than 10 moves (half that is more like it), and vary the style—from big holds and big reaches to small tweakers. Power workouts are intense and require more rest afterward than enduro sessions. Generally, two hardcore power workouts a week are the maximum.
Power-endurance puts the two together. A sport route, for example, or a linkup of several hard boulder problems to simulate a route would constitute a power-endurance climb. This is the most intense phase, and readies you for the real thing, that hard on-sight you've been saving or that redpoint you've been dreaming about. Training for this phase, then, should simulate real climbing situations as much as possible. At a certain point, you'll plateau with power-endurance, and you should step back before you get injured or frustrated, i.e. rest. Your resting phase (anywhere from four to 10 days) will allow your body to mend and your mind to jell in order to enter your peak period. Now it's time to send!
If you overlap the various phases, or if a periodization program seems too structured, you can optimize your workouts or climbing days by paying attention to the order in which you do certain types of climbing. Of course, warm-up first. Then work power when you're fresh, while you can still recruit your maximum strength, followed by power-endurance. Finally, go to long-endurance climbing, which will be least affected by loss of maximum strength.
For most people, training for climbing specifically two to three days a week (one to three hours per session) should be sufficient, especially if you plan to climb on the weekend. A typical schedule for the dedicated weekender might be:
- Saturday and Sunday: Climb hard at the crag.
- Monday: Rest.
- Tuesday: Train power and/or power-endurance.
- Wednesday: Either rest from climbing or work on endurance; do something aerobic; stretch.
- Thursday: Simulate the climbing you'll be doing on the weekend.
- Friday: Rest, stretch, visualize yourself climbing well.
Obviously, there are endless workout permutations and combinations—do what suits you. Some people do better with more rest, up to 48 hours between training or climbing sessions. Overtraining is worse than undertraining. Listen to your body, and do what it says. You'll get stronger and experience fewer injuries.


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