Testimonials

"This was, without exaggeration, the best weekend of my entire life. I had been looking forward to this workshop for so long and had dreamed up so many possibilities of what I would learn and experience. The reality of the weekend was better than anything I had dreamed up. Not only did I learn so much information about climbing, I gained so much more. I gained more confidence in myself and my abilities than I ever thought possible. Beyond just the information I learned, I gained a wonderful community. I don't think I fully realized before this workshop how much I missed women's spaces. Ever since entering forestry I had just become used to being one of the few women in the room. I had forgotten how much I NEEDED this. Before this, I had never met another woman climber, and it was the most indescribable feeling to meet so many talented women climbers at once. The space that Bear, Melissa, and the other instructors created was so non-threatening, supportive, patient, and free of ego. I have not stopped thinking about this workshop since I left. I have not stopped talking about this workshop since I left. To be fully transparent, I have cried EVERY time I have talked about my experience at this workshop. I'm honestly crying while writing this. This workshop struck a chord in my soul like nothing else has. I feel so many overwhelming happy, confident, amazing emotions about this workshop that I feel like I have to cry. This was amazing. I am so grateful that this organization exists and that this was something I was able to experience."  

~Lily S. from Wimberley, Texas 2024