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Re: Rock Climbing, Periods and Peeing

katiebeth615 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:14:31 -0000

Your advice was timely and thoroughly appreciated. :) Perhaps the most appreciated was the survival instinct aspect, as this is not something I know very well about myself. I know that I get scared easily, and that exposure/exertion makes it worse...there were moments on this weekend's trip I was proud of myself just for finishing the approach without crying or throwing up! And I was so darn glad to be surrounded by friends who didn't mind that I was out of sorts, and didn't push me to climb when I wasn't ready. Made it so much more fun when I WAS ready.
And for the record, successfully taking care of "girl things" for the first time on a camping trip is pretty much about as gratifying as a solid lead climb. But that could just be me.

Re: Two years.

katiebeth615 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:19:59 -0000

Oh yes. I saw it there between the lines, and smiled when I did.

I think that the things that make us who we are in a good way aren't inherently good. We have to learn how to use them, right? Rather, they are challenges and not obstacles. I can simmer in my need to move and sense and in turn get more and more restless, or I can go move. Being tenderhearted is a blessing...but a challenge to balance sometimes. This may not be true for you at all, and then we can delight in our differences. Either way, love & hugs.

Re: Two years.

katiebeth615 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:27:16 -0000

"...feeling the world all around me as if I'm one big exposed nerve. I don't know what it is about being up high that helps open me up and helps me listen to the world and to myself more closely, with finer detail, but I'm thankful for the privilege."

I waited to comment to let things bounce around for a couple of days, and this line keeps making more and more sense. Last week a friend asked about my soul food, my comfort food, and I said "movement". In the same breath, I wondered if it is both a blessing and an obstacle to find comfort in movement and sensation.

All that to say, thank you for your openness and warm heart, and I wish for your 2010 (and every day beyond it) to be brimming with blessings.

Re: HP TouchSmart Giveaway!!

katiebeth615 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:23:08 -0000

Count me in! :)

Re: Yosemite in pictures, Thanksgiving 2009

katiebeth615 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:53:46 -0000

Manure Pile Buttress! The site of my very first multipitch & trad line...with RikRay. :) He took me up After Six, which, if I'm correct, is the route y'all did there too?
#goodmemories

Re: The re-entry...

katiebeth615 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:29:21 -0000

Just in reading this I get the idea that this is about 3.2% of all that's going on in your brain lately. I struggle with the long-weekend reentry to some degree...and by that I mean I'm pretty much not that much fun to be around from about noon on Monday until sometime Tuesday afternoon if it was just a weekend trip.

I want to hear your stories, to read your insights, to get all teary at the utter gorgeousness of your photos, and to feel my heart be happy-sad for you and what this trip means to you. I want to feel just a little of the deepness via your words and expressions.

Much much much love,
Katie

Re: The Dynamic Mountain Environment, Always Changing

katiebeth615 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:22:13 -0000

Okay, here's the comment, as promised:

I cannot tell you how proud I am of you for ROCKING that trip, and your insights are incredible. I like how you think. And it's nice to know I'm not the only one who will likely be the "wait-up girl" forever until the end of time. About that interval training post...;) Okay, so, perhaps one of the things you said that resonated with me the most (besides, you know, the photos so amazing I literally almost cried...) was what you said in the comment about the being labeled an adrenaline junkie, and how you explained that. I'm still trying to figure that one out--how to say that to people in my own life, I mean. It helped to have another take on that.

All that said, stories like this, stories like YOURS...help make these adventures feel accessible and possible for dreamers like me. I look at you and go "God, I might be able to GO to these amazing wild places that I dream about someday" and THAT is cool. And helpful on the days when a girl's gotta dream a little just to get through the grit and sunshine of it all.

xoxo-
kb

Re: The Dynamic Mountain Environment, Always Changing

katiebeth615 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:17:36 -0000

Funny story--today at work I changed my status on the whiteboard to read: Katie likes elephants (but not to eat).

Also, I don't know that I can express to you how encouraging and inspiring it is to just KNOW you. You're awesome.

And I owe you a more involved comment soon, because there's much to say. :)

Re: Adventures in outdoor romance installment #3: It's the small, routine things.

katiebeth615 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:49:49 -0000

Um, Sara? When do we get to vote? :)

Re: Personal Struggle: Being a Grown-Up is Hard.

katiebeth615 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:26:43 -0000

Found your post through a twitter link of @adventuregrrl's.

I really really liked this. I JUST posted the other day about family relationships...so it's nice to know I'm not the only one struggling. My heart goes out to you, and I sincerely hope that you enjoy the journey.

-Katie

Re: High Sierra / Tuolumne Trip ‘09 – Part 2

katiebeth615 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:29:13 -0000

:) I'm still learning. And I think it's easier to accept the "cute" & "sweet" from some people over others...

We should make some tshirts for JTree...

Re: High Sierra / Tuolumne Trip ‘09 – Part 2

katiebeth615 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:46:49 -0000

Of course I don't mind that you called me effervescent. I might mind if you called me cute, though, so it's a good thing you didn't.

What a great account of your trip. I can't wait to read more!