Competitions Why I Shouldn't Have Competed at the IFSC World Championships My training for the IFSC World Championships was among the most mentally challenging times in my life.
Members only Travel Unpopular Opinion: A Canadian Climber’s Disdain for the World’s Best Climbing Gym Kletterzentrum Innsbruck may be the greatest climbing gym in the world on paper, but you won't find me there anytime soon.
Travel Three Pretzels You Must Try in Germany (The Ultimate Pretzel Guide) In the world of German food, nothing is as iconic as the German pretzel. Discover how good a German bakery can make a pretzel and the surprising location of Germany's best pretzel.
Travel Why You Should Spend $500 at a Michelin-Star Restaurant Discover how Michelin restaurants earn their stars, and why the price of a meal is worth it.
Members only Updates RC News #17: Our 12-Day Western European Vacation After our competition season ended, Zach and I took a vacation through Europe to four countries in twelve days.
Members only Travel The Cookie, the Queen, and the Knight in Shining Armour On the day of the Queen's procession through Edinburgh, Scotland, Zach and I decided to travel from Britain to collect a magical cookie.
Members only Travel A Three-Course Food Itinerary in France Three amazing restaurants in one day in Metz, France
Updates RC News #16: All This to Say I Miss You World Cups have been exponentially harder for me without Zach by my side, but that ends now.
Members only Travel 23 Day Trips from Frankfurt by Train Discover 23 amazing cities that are less than four hours from the Frankfurt Main Station!
Members only Competitions Some Complicated Thoughts on Mild Success Leveling up in the world brings on a whole new set of challenges, harder than the ones I've already faced.
Members only Travel 5 Adventurous Travel Tips to Guarantee a Unique Experience Tourist hotspots are certainly worth visiting, but a unique, off-the-beaten-path experience is how I discover my own hidden gems and become a local myself.
Updates RC News #15: True Love Exists, I Can Prove It My true love for my husband was unearthed in a day spent traveling from Frankfurt to Prague.
Members only Competitions RC News #13: Tour de Bloc Langford For those of you that aren't familiar with Tour de Bloc, it's essentially Canada's classic competition series. Before climbing had an official national governing body, Tour de Bloc was where you competed against fellow Canadians and earned the title of National Champion. Competitions would
Members only Travel RC News #12: My Secret Training Grounds in Victoria After travelling from Frankfurt to Tokyo to Seoul, it feels like we've slammed on the breaks here in Victoria. I've been here nearly a dozen times, three of which were with Zach. While we're certainly still on the road, still mid-season, the familiarity almost
Competitions RC News #11: IFSC World Cup - Seoul The second and final World Cup in Asia took place last weekend in Seoul, South Korea. My result: 25th place, 5 out of semi-finals. This result is really encouraging for me. Like I said a few weeks ago, I've been a little uncertain about my performance so this
Members only Travel RC News #10: Separated in Tokyo Zach and I had to separate on our last day in Japan following the Hachoiji World Cup.
Competitions RC News #9: IFSC World Cup - Hachioji Japan has been absolutely incredible. This trip is Zach's fourth time in Japan, and I can see why. There's nothing quite like Japan. The food really is amazing. The people really are polite. The trains really are crammed. It's a crazy experience being here
Members only Updates RC News #7: Getting to the Professional Athlete and Sewing Grind I've been making chalk bags!
Members only Travel RC News #6: Zach Doesn't Travel Well and Finishing Canada As you've now inferred from the title, Zach didn't have quite as good of an experience in time-zone shifted Canada. He got up with me, we trained in the mornings, we caught bakeries as they opened, but for some reason he still felt jet-lagged. Travel is
Members only Self-Improvement Don’t Be a Fan: How to Become the Competition Don't let the best in the world intimidate you. It's as simple as that.
Competitions RC News #4: Studio Bloc Masters So, this past weekend I landed second place at the 2023 Studio Bloc Masters Bouldering Competiton. Studio Bloc Masters! That literally happened. Let me tell you five reasons why this is so incredible: 1. It's the largest open international event outside of the World Cup Circuit 2. Studio
