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    I stopped trying hard. Then I sent my first 5.12.
    Ilana Newman
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    I stopped trying hard. Then I sent my first 5.12.

    Technically, this is somewhat of a follow-up to my last post. I guess despite being a full-time writer, I never write for my own blog. So...
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    Tryin' hard and not so much.
    Ilana Newman
    • Feb 9, 2020
    • 6 min

    Tryin' hard and not so much.

    “I got this. I am strong. I am strong.” I spoke these words out loud as my fingers hesitantly eased their way into the crack. I twisted,...
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    An Alaskan Adventure: Wickersham
    Ilana Newman
    • Oct 19, 2019
    • 8 min

    An Alaskan Adventure: Wickersham

    “Were taking on water! We have to turn around!” A pit was forming in my stomach and my legs were cramping as I tried to keep my balance...
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    The Post Adventure Hangover
    Ilana Newman
    • Sep 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Post Adventure Hangover

    (From a previous road trip through Leavenworth, in lil ole Lucinda) The feeling of getting home after a weekend of fun and challenge and...
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    On being injured in a fast paced life
    Ilana Newman
    • Aug 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    On being injured in a fast paced life

    Theres nothing like being unable to physically move to give the mind a chance to race. Everything suddenly comes to a halt in one...
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    Mountain Boots and Mental Spaces
    Ilana Newman
    • May 11, 2019
    • 7 min

    Mountain Boots and Mental Spaces

    I couldn’t eat breakfast. There was a knot in my stomach and it wouldn’t go away. I took deep breaths, drank water, and tried to remind ...
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    New Year, New Post
    Ilana Newman
    • Jan 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    New Year, New Post

    Although in some ways it feels like 2018 has been a year of stagnation, when I look more closely, there has been a lot of change, growth,...
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    Ilana Newman
    • Sep 8, 2018
    • 5 min

    3 passes x 30 miles

    ​ 30.34 miles, 6813 feet elevation gain, 7170 feet elevation loss, 13:33 hours It was overcast and the forecast indicated rain as we...
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    It sucks to suck.
    Ilana Newman
    • Feb 20, 2018
    • 7 min

    It sucks to suck.

    from a wonderful little backpacking trip last weekend It’s hard to be bad at things. It’s not easy to suck at something, but to still...
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    Desert Dreams
    Ilana Newman
    • May 3, 2017
    • 4 min

    Desert Dreams

    Climbing into my sleeping bag all I could feel was the dust on my feet and the sunburn on my face. I was happy. My hammock rocked softly...
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    On Squamish and the journey to get there
    Ilana Newman
    • Mar 10, 2017
    • 5 min

    On Squamish and the journey to get there

    A year ago I led my first successful pitch of rock climbing ever. I say successful because there was that one time last winter when in 20...
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