I can hardly believe it, it’s going to be the FIFTH Annual JTree Tweetup this year! While the Government shutdown made me miss out on a 7 day trip in Yosemite, I’m so glad we didn’t have to have anyone cancel plane tickets for the JtreeTweetup! The official dates are November 8-11, 2013 but we…
Continue ReadingThe Fourth Annual Jtree Tweetup, which officially took place from November 9-11, 2012 (though many came early and some stayed later) was a lot of fun as usual. This year it was cold and windy, though thankfully not as windy as the forecasts had originally said it would be (one day had predicted gusts of…
Continue ReadingLast year I helped organize something I optimistically called the 1st Annual Jtree Tweetup. Climbers from all over the US and Canada came, we had a great time and I’d call it a success. But to really make it earn its name we had to have a 2nd Annual Jtree Tweetup right? Right. The plan…
Continue ReadingThe consensus has come in, the 2nd Annual JTreeTweetup will be held November 12-14, 2010 (with some participants arriving earlier in the week). If you missed last year’s event here’s the short story: a tweetup is a gathering of folks who use Twitter. The JTreeTweeup is a climbing/camping gathering of climbers who use Twitter and…
Continue ReadingJust a casual video. Bit of the approach, climb & view. Bonus points if you can name the music. Ginger Cracks – Red Rocks Nevada from rockgrrl on Vimeo.
Continue ReadingSometimes the weather forecast lies. I looked at my calendar and the bright red rectangular banner that said “Red Rocks Tweetup Trip” it had changed a bit, gotten longer, gotten shorter, had names added, removed and added again; but it had been there for a while. I looked at the weather report. Rain it said….
Continue ReadingOh boy. How am I gonna start this? Well first I’ll say, “We pulled it off!” We got 20+ folks in Joshua Tree National Park, many who had never been to it before and we didn’t lose, injure or maim anyone. Some may have left with an indelible impression but that can’t be helped. Setting…
Continue ReadingWe’re doing it folks! Plans are made, flights are booked. When: November 13 – 15th, 2009. (Though some are coming early) Where: Joshua Tree National Park, California. Hidden Valley Campground is where we’ll be aiming for. Who: Mainly members of the climbing community on Twitter but also some friends and family. Climbers of different interests…
Continue ReadingDay 3 &4 – 7/12, 7/13 “Whoa! Hey!” It was around 4 in the morning but I knew what that yelling meant — a bear. That’s how Sunday started. With a mighty shake of the truck and a bang of a box (the bear was scared off quickly and didn’t get anything luckily) at a…
Continue ReadingWell we wrapped up the contest portion of the #climberpickup. Judges weighed in with their top three choices (and some listed Honorable Mentions as well). Our judges were: @cjedmonston @cragbaby @cupcakemafia @katiebeth @theclimbergirl and @rockgrrl (that’s me!). We all thought it was very hard to choose so each judge chose her own top three picks and…
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