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Granite Winter Camp Night

The first weekend in February, my boyfriend and I decided to go winter camping at a local rock called Granite Point. For being the beginning of February, it ended up being pretty warm. We hiked up around  8pm with our headlamps, our backpacks full of sleeping bags, a tent, some sleeping pads, steak, potatoes, corn, […]

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Final Climbing Audio Podcast

For my audio assignment I think I started too broad, with having Colt talk about the outdoors in general rather than having a focused topic to build a clearer story and also to eliminate all the extra time I had. My first audio was 17 minutes, my draft was 8, and my final came in […]

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Climbing Video Final

I decided to narrow it down to one topic: climbing. Having multiple outdoor activities dilutes the impact of the video and I could make a better video with narrowing my focus. I tried to make the video go with the music and it has really dramatic beat drops, and I like how I kept black […]

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Climber Testimony: Marc Wai

This is a climber testimony about the influence of the Washington State University’s Bouldering Gym and how that has effected Marc’s time at WSU. One thing about Marc this guy has the most stoke for climbing out of anyone I have ever met. I attend the climbing wall 5 days a week for about 2 […]

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James Ellis: Climber Testimony and Profile

Written Testimony By *James Ellis: I have been climbing for about nine years and it has always been a huge part of my life. When I came to college it was important for me to have access to a climbing facility so I could continue to pursue my greatest passion. Although WSU’s climbing wall isn’t […]

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Lead and Multi-Pitch Climbing in Leavenworth

I had the opportunity to go to Leavenworth this past weekend with some of my more experienced friends. Although it felt a little intimidating to go with people who are way better at climbing than I am, I had been asking for months to go on a climbing trip with them, and was not going […]

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