believe there are no limits but the sky! ~cervantes

get your booties in a harness!!!!
okay ladies....for all of you who live in knoxville and are considering the grand teton climb,
the climbing wall on sutherland avenue offers a women's only climb on the first monday of each month. it is $11...that includes everything you need to climb...shoes, harness and instruction. this is great training for our big girl climb in july.

phone #673-4687

for all you knoxville gals who would like to.... we will start some weekly hikes. as soon as i have a count, i will coordinate your schedules and we will head to the mountains! for all you chicas out of town...start your training!!! google climbing gyms in your city! get your booties in a harness!

our main climbing dude, patrick peterson sent me a gear list today....i will post it on the blog (as soon as i figure out how) you will probably need a few things. february and march are good times to hit your local outdoor store if you live in the south...all the winter stuff goes to 75% off.
jackson hole guide service provides all the official climbing gear you need and they also have the "sticky" shoes to rent. (believe me, these are not a fashionable purchase...i will be renting!)

the main thing is to layer....smart wool, rain gear...down jacket....comfortable gloves....good hiking boots. (mast general store downtown k-town offers full-service boot fitting and advice...talk to jim...he guided for nols) you will be down to shorts in the daytime and layered up in the evening. you may also want a day pack...for personal stuff....remember we are having all our gear schleped up the mountain for us! whooo-hooo!

rock on,wild women!!!!

p.s. if i have left anyone off this list that you can see...please forward the info. also, if you have friends you'd like to invite...feel free.
f.y.i. we can only take 12 women on this trip...because there are only so many people allowed on the mountain at a time. so, if you are interested, please go ahead and call patrick peterson and get your deposit in. it's a first come, first serve deal.
head's up....patrick is very serious about safety and each and every wild woman understanding this challenge...so am i. please make sure to ask him anything...better to ask now than when you are hanging off the mountain from a rope at 13,000 feet!

p.s.s. if you don't want to receive any more of these e-mails....please let me know and i won't bug you anymore.

i will end this e-mail with a quote:

do the thing that scares you the most. ~eleanor roosevelt

how cool will it be to tell your children...and for some of us, grandchildren...that you climbed a great big mountain !!!

my number is 865-207-4091