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- Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports
- Description:
- "Chicks Climbing" facebook group combines our original Chicks with Picks women's ice climbing clinics and our NEW Chicks Rock program as the go-to place for women climbers. With the creation of our new Blog and Facebook group, we intend to be the epicenter for conversations and hot topics for women who, well, happen to be climbers too. Please check out our new blog: http://chicksclimbing.wordpress.com/
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Admins
- Kim (creator)
Officers
- Kim
- Head Chick
Events
4 past eventsSee All
- Chicks Rock! at Red Rocks
Red Rocks, NV
Thursday, October 1 at 4:00pm - Chicks Rock! Fall 2009
Devil's Lake, WI
Monday, September 7 at 4:00pm - Chicks Rock!
Red Rocks, NV and Devil's Lake,WI
Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm - Chick Sightings
Chickville
Thursday, July 24 at 7:25pm
Chicks Climbing (Chicks with Picks & Chicks Rock!)
JoinBasic Info
- Name:
- Chicks Climbing (Chicks with Picks & Chicks Rock!)
- Category:
- Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports
- Description:
- "Chicks Climbing" facebook group combines our original Chicks with Picks women's ice climbing clinics and our NEW Chicks Rock program as the go-to place for women climbers. With the creation of our new Blog and Facebook group, we intend to be the epicenter for conversations and hot topics for women who, well, happen to be climbers too. Please check out our new blog: http://chicksclimbing.wordpress.com/
It's a work in progress. - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Contact Info
- Email:
- Website:
- http://chickswithpicks.net/
- Office:
- Chicks with Picks & Chicks Rock
- Location:
- Ridgway, CO
Recent News
- News:
- Chicks Rock! Devil's Lake, Wisconsin
September 7 - 10, 2009
We did it! We just hosted our first ever womens rock climbing camp at Devils Lake and the event was a huge success! Here’s what transpired: Kitty Calhoun and Angela Hawse lead the way with eight clients from New Hampshire, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, California and of course, Wisconsin. Brad Werntz loaned us a bunch of cool Jet Boil stoves, kitchen stuff, his stack line and his wife Vera. Anne Hughes and Vera Naputi were the base camp managers and guides to the Guides. They showed Kitty & Angela the climbs, anchor sites and acted as their personal gophers. We would have been lost without them!
We offered a daytime package with climbing only (one woman signed up for that) and the full package which included all meals, demo gear, clinics and three nights camping. Each morning, we laid out a breakfast buffet, strong coffee and a pack lunch with catered dinners delivered to our camp site at night. For a slight variation, we hit the town for dinner and possibly doubled the population of women in Baraboo, WI. We had campfires, made S-mores and told lies. We have always bragged that half the fun of our Chicks clinics is hanging out with each other after climbing which makes for a full experience that goes way beyond climbing.
Oh, and we climbed too! We offered a three day of clinic with a 4-to-1 ratio from beginner to more advanced climbers. Devil’s Lake offers beautiful Quartzsite cliffs with easy access and classic routes. Looking down on the deciduous trees, the lake and rolling hills made me realize we were not in Kansas (Colorado) anymore. It’s a treat to be someplace different for a change. The women got a lot out of the clinic….more than just the skills that are learned…it’s the camaraderie of women and making new friends that goes beyond the obvious fun of climbing.
Now a word to our sponsors! Thank you Marmot for sending tents and sleeping bags for everyone to use and best of all, flying Angela out so she could guide. Patagonia bought Kitty her ticket or she would not have been there either. Petzl for supplying ropes, harnesses, helmets and belay devices and Scarpa for those sticky shoes we need for climbing. And to Pemba Serves for all of the things we didn’t’ have.
For more detailed information email us:
info@chickswithpicks.net
http://chickswithpicks.net/chicksRockWeb/home.php
970-626-4424