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#TeamThomas
https://www.gofundme.com/kickin-it-for-thomas Instead of telling you a story about a 13-year-old boy who was diagnosed with brain cancer,...
Sarah Schlaefke
Feb 4, 20192 min read
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Bushwhacking is a lifestyle
When Al told me he had a crazy idea for taking on the Sawtooths over our Labor Day weekend, I sorta knew that I was in for it. But I also...
Sarah Schlaefke
Sep 18, 20184 min read
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What do we do now?
It was wild. It was free. It was untouched. It’s gone. As I sat in the office today, fingers crossed that somehow Trump’s press...
Sarah Schlaefke
Dec 5, 20174 min read
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High on crack
Circa fall 2016 – I’d be sitting in my age-old Milwaukee apartment surfing Mountain Project, looking at the immaculate climbing across...
Sarah Schlaefke
Nov 14, 20175 min read
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Suffering through the sufferfest
We all have bad days, right? In climbing, these days happen, too, especially since a lot of climbing is just your definition of Type 2...
Sarah Schlaefke
Oct 16, 20175 min read
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If we don't teach kindly, no one will
It wasn’t long ago, back in the land of Milwaukee, I was at the town-rival-climbing-gym, practicing longer lead climbing with my friend...
Sarah Schlaefke
Sep 26, 20174 min read
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Bitches and pitches and how there's nothing bitchy about it at all, actually
I will always feel at least just a little bit bad for men because they will never experience what it’s like to be empowered by fellow...
Sarah Schlaefke
Sep 18, 20174 min read
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Free solo YOLO?
One thing I have noticed since I’ve moved west is the immaculate amount of resources there are for alpine safety and climbing learning...
Sarah Schlaefke
Sep 5, 20174 min read
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Pressure of a fantastic adventure
This past weekend I went to one of the greatest places I’ve yet seen on the planet – Yosemite Valley. Despite the ridiculous climbing and...
Sarah Schlaefke
Aug 24, 20173 min read
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The ethics of rock fall
From time to time when I'm out on the crag, I come across some hooligan throwing rocks from the top of the cliffs. I remember...
Sarah Schlaefke
Aug 10, 20173 min read
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We’re only humans and God is nature
Every morning and afternoon I drive through the massive and awn-inspiring Big Cottonwood Canyon here in Salt Lake. This beautiful, orange...
Sarah Schlaefke
Jul 15, 20172 min read
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Hey. My name is Sarah, and I just moved here from Chicago...
This is how most of my conversations start nowadays. The awkward intro. Explanation of my life. Plans and hobbies. It's like giving an...
Sarah Schlaefke
Jul 2, 20172 min read
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