Outdoor Women's Alliance

Chicks Rock Clinic: Red Rocks, Nevada Part 2

Just got word from Dawn Glanc who sent in her photos and a summation of her time spent acting as one of the climbing guides for the the Chicks Rock clinic this past weekend. Held March 31 through April 4 (including the optional multi-pitch day), this clinic gets women on the rock and improves their skills in the sport. 



From Dawn:
Amanda practicing hand jams
The Chicks rocked this weekend in Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas. The three day program was full of fun and laughter. Day one we went to Moderate Mecca to get familiar with the sandstone. Day two we hiked an hour into First Creek Canyon to climb at the Romper Room Wall. It was a great day of crack climbing. Most  women learned how to hand jam for the first time. Day three we put it all together and climbed at Ragged Edges.
Monday was an optional multi-pitch day, four women stayed to climb with Kitty Calhoun and I. I climbed Physical Graffiti with participants Anne and Lisa. Kitty took her ladies up Wholesome Fullback. Everyone had an adventure on that last day. It was a perfect was to end our Spring clinic in Vegas.


-Dawn




Serious about improving your level of climbing? Contemplating getting into the sport for the first time? Had a long hiatus and want to jump start yourself into climbing? This clinic is one that is not to be missed. All levels of climbing are supported here and the level of instruction is top-notch. One look at the Chicks Rock clinic guides will tell you why:


Dawn Glanc:


Dawn Glanc was born and raised in Brunswick Ohio.
In 1996, at the age of 21 she moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota. This is where she learned to rock and ice climb. After 8 years in the hills, Dawn wanted to explore bigger mountains and more complex terrain.
In 2004, Dawn moved to Bellingham Washington to begin a career as a mountain guide.  She now lives the life of a mountain guide, Spending the winters in Ouray, Colorado, and the summers in Jackson, Wyoming.
In the spring and fall Dawn spends her time traveling and road tripping to different climbing destinations. For the past 6 years Dawn has climbed all over the western united states, as well as Canada, France, Norway, Greece, Montenegro, and Croatia.
Dawn has also competed in the Ouray Ice Festival Competition for the past 5 years, winning the women’s division in 2009 and 2011. She is an AMGA certified rock and alpine guide.

Kitty Calhoun grew up in S.C. and began rock climbing in 1978. A year later, she took up ice climbing, while attending the University of Vermont.
She became a rock instructor for Outward Bound in 1981 and a guide for the American Alpine Institute from 1985-1990. She guided in Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Argentina, and Nepal.
Among her personal ascents include the Cassin on Denali, the second ascent of the Bouchard route on Chacraraju, the first American female ascent of Dhaulagiri, the first female ascent of Makalu, two new Grade VI wall routes in Kyrkygzstan, a new Grade VI wall route on Middle Triple Peak in Alaska, four routes on El Cap (all with women), and most recently, an ascent of the rarely-formed Diamond Couloir on Mt.Kenya.
Kitty is an ambassador with Patagonia and lives in Castle Valley, UT. 
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Lisa & Anne on the summit of
Physical Graffiti
Margaret jamming her way
up the climb

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