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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...
Ilana Newman
Nov 27, 20214 min read


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,...
Ilana Newman
Feb 8, 20206 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
Oct 18, 20198 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
Sep 22, 20194 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
Aug 24, 20193 min read


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 ...
Ilana Newman
May 10, 20197 min read


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,...
Ilana Newman
Jan 1, 20194 min read
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...
Ilana Newman
Sep 7, 20185 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
Feb 19, 20187 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
May 2, 20174 min read


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...
Ilana Newman
Mar 10, 20175 min read
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