On My “No Boys Allowed” Climbing Trip, We Did Everything Wrong. It Was So Worth It.
Why a climbing trip without a significant other was an important progression for me as a female climber
Author
Alice Hafer
Alice Hafer is an outdoor journalist and rock climber. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and Screenwriting and has contributed to Outdoors.com, Project Magazine, UKClimbing, and Moja Gear. Her debut film STUCK won the ShAFF People’s Choice Award, and she is currently working on her first book.
My Stories
For Me, Fall Practice Was Bad Advice
Why this popular climbing training method doesn’t work for everyone
Would You Let an AI Robot Belay You?
A breakup letter to my human climbing partner
How I Curbed My Anxiety on Chris Sharma’s ‘The Climb’
"I imagined the worst-case scenarios: I’d fall and go back home; I’d feel embarrassed, and feel like a fraud—the worst contestant, the first to lose."