The River Gorge Guild
-
Solar winter will be upon us in just a few short days, and in many places, it feels like winter already. Sport climbers, trad climbers, and hikers alike are all hanging up their gear, with only the ice climbers and alpinists among us preparing for another season of adventure. As we all bundle up and…
-
As a life-long classically trained musician, I’ve encountered and dealt with plenty of adversity in the music industry. High-pressure auditions, long and grueling rehearsals, fiercely competitive peers–the works. Perhaps one of the most unfamiliar and daunting challenges, though, was quitting my orchestral career altogether, leaving everything behind, and picking up songwriting instead. Being a beginner…
-
In the Northeast, December is whirling in with a gust and a chill. There’s warmth and hope too, though, twinkling in all the candles and hearth fires that flicker to life this time of year. Here’s a playlist for returning to your hometown for the holidays: a little uncanny, but a fuzzy feeling nonetheless. Driving…
-
I just had the great fortune to climb with one of my best friends, the incredible Bailey White (she/they), who visited me in the Red River Gorge for a few days in early November. Bailey is a recent graduate from Princeton University’s EEB (ecology and evolutionary ecology) department, a talented wildlife and sports photographer, and…
-
For many of us, the outdoor season is drawing to a close and cozy holidays are on the horizon. We’re listening to more jazz and funk than any other time of year without even realizing it (holiday music does that to you), and I’m here to supplement your listening with a playlist. Enjoy this mix…
-
Like many sports, climbing bestows various advantages and disadvantages upon every body type. We humans are empathetic and naturally social creatures, so we can often (at least vaguely) imagine what it might be like to live in someone else’s body. As an extremely short athlete, though, I often find that it takes a special kind…
-
Miguel’s Pizza and Campground is an iconic rock climbers’ refuge, nestled among the soaring cliffs of the Red River Gorge. Equipped with a pizza parlor, two outdoor pavillions for communal cooking and feasting, and sprawling lawns of primitive camping, this climber haven is located less than half an hour from countless world-class crags. Everyone needs…
-
We’re all aware that vegan cooking gets a bad rap. It’s famously called bougie and expensive, difficult to cook, and deficient in protein and iron. It doesn’t have to be this way, though–even (perhaps especially) in the outdoors. Ever since my first climbing trip, I’ve been camp cooking for huge groups of people and making…
-
In this playlist, we explore a less folky sound than the last Jam Jar, embrace nostalgia, and get comfortable with comfort. Some of us are counting our quickdraws, some of us are reflecting, and many of us are buckling down for the colder months. Check out these songs for a soundtrack: * = kinda new,…
-
The short answer: yes. But let’s start from the beginning. **Cover photo credit to my best friend Bailey White. This was taken in Red Rock Canyon The Skwama is a high-performance La Sportiva climbing shoe that was released around 2015. Since then, the Skwama has been holding its own both inside the gym and out…