Check Your Pants

Planting the seed....

2009-09-20T12:07:00.000-07:00

The October dates are as follows

October 5, 2009
6-10pm

October 19, 2009
6-10 pm

October 19th will also be the Night of the Climbing Dead Party...
A zombie themed women's only climbing event.
Be there or be DEAD!

Details to come

xo

NEWS FLASH! Women's Night is back to 6-10 pm

2009-09-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

Women's Night will be returning to 6-10 pm this Monday! No longer will it begin at 7 pm. Hooray!

The mentors and mentees will still be using the gym until 7:30 but the two can happily coexist (it will be a little crazier in that hour and a half however).

So...
September 21
6-10pm
@Climbmax Climbing Center
43 Wall St.
Asheville, NC 28806
828.252.9996

Why come to Women's Only Climb Night:

1. Positive environment to become a better climber or to learn to climb.

2. No boys grunting.

3. Excuse to climb in a dress or costume.

4. Meeting new friends and climbing partners.

5. Occasional sugery treats.

6. Building confidence by learning a new skill.

7. Great for relieving stress.

8. Its fun.

9. The music isn't bad.

Anyways make your way by climbmax this Monday and check it out.

Climb ON!

--
Courtney Leigh Johnson
37 Majestic Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
860.575.6693

RETURN OF WOMEN'S NIGHT!

2009-08-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a new season of WOMEN'S ONLY CLIMB NIGHT!

I hope everyone had a great summer and is looking forward to the cooler days of fall. To make the most of women's night I would like to hear any suggestions on how we could improve this program. New skills, themes, party ideas, outdoor climbing, etc.

We had tried to get a women's only guided trip planned but my schedule had been crazy, so I apologize for that.

Starting
Monday September 7th, 2009
7-10 pm
@Climbmax Climbing Center
43 Wall St.
Asheville, NC

followed by
Monday September 21st, 2009
7-10 pm

with October dates to come.

Bring all your ladies and come climb with us.

Hope to see you all soon!
Courtney Leigh Johnson

NO WOMEN'S NIGHT FOR JULY AND AUGUST

2009-06-19T09:47:00.001-07:00

There will be no women's night for July and August. We traditionally take a break this time of year and this gives you two months to psych yourself up for September!

But remember, just because there is no women's night, does NOT mean you cannot come to Climbmax and climb! The boys don't grunt that loud and I assure everyone is super welcoming and willing to give you advice or just to hang out.

Our new summer hours are:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-10pm
Saturday 10 am-10pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm

We are also considering having a women's only guided trip. So if you are interested in outdoor climbing and have never been contact me for more information: Courtney Leigh Johnson- cjohnson@sjc.edu

I hope to see some of you around and if not have an awesome summer!!!

x
Courtney Leigh

WILD WEST PARTY May 18, 2009

2009-05-16T15:09:00.000-07:00

The spring season is coming to and end so lets send it out with a bang! Turnouts have been awesome and we at Climbmax are excited to continue offering Women's Only Programs. Meetings may be limited over the summer months so I think we should make this coming Monday the best yet! Come with your best cowgirl duds and climb with your guns out! Wild West theme-in hopes of bringing a little bit of dry weather our way.

May 4 & 18

2009-05-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

Women's Night will be running the first and third Monday as usual.

7-10 pm on May 4

and returning to 6-10 pm on May 18

@Climbmax Climbing Center
43 Wall St.
Asheville, NC 28801

May 18th with also be a Women's Only PARTY!!!! Stay tuned for theme update.

xo

April 6 & April 20, 2009

2009-04-05T14:32:00.000-07:00

Spring is in full effect in the southeast.

Come work on your endurance for the months ahead of spring and summer route climbing.

Stop by Climbmax from 7-10 pm on Monday (April 6 & 20) and get your climb on!
Free yoga AGAIN from the great Hannah Gaebler from 9-10 pm.

See you there.

Remember snacks are ALWAYS welcome....

LADIES OF THE 80's

2009-03-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

LAST MINUTE!

March 16th, 2009
7-10 pm
@Climbmax Climbing Center

LADIES OF THE 80's Climbing Night
The boulderer's ball went so well I thought I would try another themed night.

Dress in your 80's best or just bright obnoxious colors.

See you all tomorrow!

(free yoga continues from 9-10 pm and its awesome!)

march 09 events!

2009-03-01T21:19:00.000-08:00

Spring is around the corner ladies!

The weather outside might be frightful but women's night is so delightful hehehe.

Tomorrow March 2, 2009
7-10 pm
@Climbmax Climbing Center
Women's Only Climb Night
Yoga from 9-10 pm with Hannah

March 12, 2009
Diva Night @ Diamond Brand Outdoors in Arden, NC
7-9 pm
Benefits HelpMate women's shelters
For more info check out the address below
http://www.diamondbrand.com/

March 16, 2009
Women's Only Climb Night @ Climbmax
7-10 pm
Yoga from 9-10 pm with Hannah

Climbing Towards Confidence is also in full effect. For anyone with questions about the mentoring program feel free to ask myself, or Anna Sharrat.

See you soon!
-Courtney Leigh

climbing tank tops for sale

2009-02-12T09:44:00.000-08:00

each shirt has a unique sewn design

heat transfer "rocks are a girls best friend" can be small or large, positioned left or right

white or pink color choices

super nice to climb in!

sizes run big
$15

email me if interested at cjohnson@sjc.edu
thanks for supporting your local climbing scene

February 16th, 2009

2009-02-05T11:49:00.000-08:00

So what this means is every lady here should be climbing in some sort of fancy shmancy outfit. I will be wearing a dress, so you should too.
x
Courtney

Climbmax is on FACEBOOK

2009-02-02T10:24:00.001-08:00

Check out the Women's Only Group on Facebook: Girls on the Rox

and become a fan of Climbmax Climbing Gym!

women's only climb night is twice a month!

2009-02-01T09:56:00.000-08:00

FEBRUARY WOMEN'S NIGHT

2009-01-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

"So I'll see you next Monday?"

I wish it were true... and wait yes it is!

Women's Night will be the first and third mondays in February!

Feb 2 and Feb 16, 2009
7-10 pm (note the time change, you can come a little earlier but there may be mentees there)
climbmax climbing center
43 wall st
Asheville, NC 28801
828.252.9996
www.climbmaxnc.com

SheClimbs, Inc

2009-01-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

Women's Night was awesome on Monday! Thanks to everyone who made it!

I have been hearing about this forum for a while now and decided to join it.

Everyone should check it out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SheClimbsCarolina

Climb On!

JANUARY WOMEN'S NIGHT

2009-01-03T17:18:00.000-08:00

This Monday
January 5th, 2009
6-10 pm
@CLIMBMAX CLIMBING CENTER

WOMEN'S ONLY CLIMB NIGHT
bring your friends, sisters, moms, aunts, random women on the street and join the send-a-thon!

New Year, New Skills, New Muscles

Come kick it.

Climb off that turkey!

2008-11-28T16:07:00.000-08:00

VS.

Women's Only Climb Night
December 2, 2008
7-10 pm (Please come after 7 because of our mentoring program, THANKS!)

Please bring left over Thanksgiving desserts!!! MMMMMMM.

@Climbmax Climbing Center
43 Wall St.
Asheville, NC
828.252.9996

NOVEMBER WOMENS NIGHT

2008-11-03T10:49:00.000-08:00

Today is the first Monday of the month and everyone knows what that means...

WOMEN'S ONLY CLIMB NIGHT!

Yes, the moment all you lovely ladies have been waiting all month for.

The gym will be running a mentoring program, Climbing Towards Confidence, from 5-7 pm, so Women's NIght will be starting at 7 pm tonight!

It is a great atmosphere for beginners, women looking for climbing partners at their skill level, or a place to relax and get rid of everyday stress.

So TONIGHT
7-10 pm
@Climbmax Climbing Center
43 Wall St.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828)252-9996
www.climbmaxnc.com

Bring snacks if you like. I'm still hoping for some of Jesse's delicious baked goodness...mmmmm. Hope to see you all there!

Courtney Leigh

upcoming months!

2008-10-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

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Tech Tip - Sport - Welcome to the Jungle (Gym)

2008-09-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

This is an article from Climbing

By Krisitn Bjornsen
Illustration by Mike Tea

Seven tips for warding off plastic predators

YOU FEEL EYES UPON YOU — is that panting you hear? You flee to the bouldering cave . . . but you’re cornered. Any second, the lone, roving male will pounce, turning your once-pleasant session into a socially awkward morass. To avoid such scenes, you visit the gym at weird hours, but even this doesn’t always work. However, there are some simple ways to repel the mack-inations of even the most persistent rock Romeos.

Before you start, prepare to identify your foe. Five distinct species of male inhabit the rock gym: Skin Monkey (usually shirtless, aggro, and prone to grunting); Smarmot (an unctuous, Pepé Le Pew-like creature who uses pick-up lines like “Nice rack!”); Chigger (doesn’t take “No” for an answer); the Coach (sprays unsolicited “technique tips” that might make sense); and the bona fide Nice Guy, who wants only to climb and maybe meet someone. While this last type deserves friendly honesty (because, hey, the gym still beats the produce section, the bar, or — heaven forbid — The Sims for meeting people), the former four must be dealt with swiftly and decisively. I recommend the following seven tips. (Note to randy gym d00ds: these pointers will provide insight into how not to meet women.)

1. Evasive Maneuvers
With practice, you can learn to spot an incoming predator (you’ll likely smell the Axe Bodyspray, with nearby climbers scattering). Once alerted, activate your impenetrable “Estro-Shield,” in the form of several female friends, avoiding eye contact with your stalker as you immerse yourself in the group.

2. Dress for (No-Molest) Success
Wear actual clothing. That means no whale tail, “Juicy” short-shorts, or sports bras that could double as pasties. Basically, the only
visible jugs should be on the wall, and if you dyno, nothing should pop out. I know, I know: women should be able to show off their
bodies — this is the age of female empowerment, blah, blah, blah. . . . Ah, right, because when a girl stems while dressed like a Pussycat Doll, that’s just what guys are thinking: “Wow . . .
she’s so empowered.” [See Sporting Life, Climbing No. 269, p.42, for the Fleshfest Self-Evaluation Scale.]

3. Say Hello to My Little Friend!
Climb with a guy friend, especially a burly, angry-looking one — you know, the Tony Montana, protective-older-brother type. “I’ll often climb with a male friend, which usually keeps the creepy guys away,” says the trad climber LeeAnn Stevens, of Boulder, Colorado. “Although it does keep away the sexy, rugged ones, too.”

4. Authorized Personnel Only
Guard your safety zone. One tactic guys use to pierce your personal bubble is the Belay Loop Sneak: Casanova finishes a route using an autobelayer and unclips the carabiner from his harness. But rather than simply handing you the biner, so you can have a turn, he “helpfully” attaches it to your belay loop, his hand coming dangerously close to (even grazing) restricted areas. (Anecdotal evidence reveals that males only do this when the autobelayer awaitee is female.) The Belay Loop Sneak is not acceptable, and you should quickly intercept the carabiner or grabby hand with a swift, karate-chop motion. Same goes for the Chalk Bag Sneak and the ever-cheeky, figure-8-loosening Finger of Forwardness.

5. Shrinkage
Outclimb them. This frightens away 98 percent of male suitors.

6. Tell the Truth
Patent lies like “I got a man!” “I have SARS,” or ”¡Estoy loca!” will eventually be uncovered. Instead, just be blunt. At Yosemite’s Camp 4, where the horny-dude vibe is “worse than the gym,” says big-wall climber Lizzy Scully, “I generally just smile nicely at [my would-be suitor], reply to his questions with one-word answers, and then either walk away and find a friend or, as I did in one extreme case, say, ‘Excuse me, but I’m trying to climb. Please leave me alone. Thanks.’”

7. Jock Block
Wear headphones, which act as a Do Not Disturb sign. If a roaming predator still attempts eye contact, look anywhere but directly at him (i.e., ‘What is that fascinating splotch on the ceiling?’). And, of course, avoid high-risk climbing times, such as student-discount night and “Swingers’ Sunday.”

Climbing Associate Editor (and gym fangirl) Kristin Bjornsen has a black belt in plastic-predator Jiu-Jitsu . . . and she’s not afraid to use it.

For the Guys: Coug-Alert!
Fit climber dudes are like catnip to on-the-prowl females of a certain age. Cougar warning signs include: inordinate amounts of brightly colored makeup; rock shoes that match the pants (that match the shirt, which matches the chalk bag . . . ); manicured claws (I mean, nails); and batting-eye requests for Beta or a spot. After the latter, “She inevitably breaks into small talk, and then asks, ‘So, do you climb outside much?’ followed by, ‘You have to take me!’” says one of our male sources. To make your escape, respond with, “I don’t have any outside plans right now,” and then back slowly away. (Don’t run, lest you trigger the cougar’s hunting instincts.)

OUR VOICE climbing toward confidence

2008-09-14T11:52:00.000-07:00

ASHEVILLE – Our VOICE sponsors a new program, Climbing Toward Confidence. CTC is an empowerment program for seventh- and eighth-grade girls aimed at building confidence, improving assertive communication skills, and ultimately reducing the risk of sexual violence among young women in the Asheville area.

The agency is accepting registrants for the fall 2008 program. Program dates are Oct. 20-Dec 11. This is an after-school program at ClimbMax Climbing Center in downtown Asheville. It meets 4-7 p.m.each Monday. The cost is a $50 registration fee; scholarships are available.

The program is looking for mentors who are open to learning rock climbing. Members work one-on-one with a 12-14 year old girl. Full participation in all aspects of the program is required.

Mentors need not have rock climbing experience. Mentors should have experience working with diverse youth.

Mentors must attend all mentor training sessions and all climbing program sessions. CTC is an eight-week after-school program that meets on Mondays. All mentors must attend two training sessions before the eight-week program, and two other mentor-only dinners.

Call 252-0562 for more information.
http://www.ourvoicenc.org/

(Citizens Times article)

fall is right around the corner...

2008-08-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome back!

Summer is the time for relaxing, drinking lemonade, and traveling. Fall, however, is the time to come home and enjoy the western North Carolina weather.

Women's Only Climb Night is back as well.

MONDAY
September 1, 2008
6-10 pm

ALSO
FRIDAY
August 22, 2008
8 pm
Movie Night at Climbmax
"Dosage Vol. 5"
B.Y.O.B.
21+
$5 at the door

Come support your local climbing community.

xo
Courtney

No August Women's Night

2008-08-01T07:06:00.000-07:00

Women's Night has been canceled for August and will resume again in the autumn. Stay tuned...

Women's Lead Climbing Clinic!

2008-07-07T16:06:00.001-07:00

We are excited to offer some women's only skills clinics this summer - the first of which is a lead climbing clinic on Saturday, August 9 from 10am-12:30pm.

This clinic is for women looking to step up their skills and learn to lead on the outdoor wall! $35 fee includes your day pass at the gym, the use of ClimbMax equipment, and instruction. Pre-registration is required.

July Women's Night!

2008-07-07T16:01:00.000-07:00

July's women's night is Monday July 7 from 6-10pm - See you there!

Women's Night is NOT ending!!

2008-05-28T17:37:00.000-07:00

Contrary to an earlier post, women's night will continue throughout the summer, every first Monday of the month.

The next women's night is this coming Monday, June 2 from 6-10pm. It's wig night -- bring your favorite hair!

Happy trails to Courtney, who's off to do some paddling herself in th Pacific Northwest.

Elise Picks Up the Paddle

2008-05-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

Rumor has it local climber Elise will be battling the raging waters of the mighty Pigeon this summer...

And we all thought she hated the water.

Paddle fast little stinkbutt.

which way is the beach elise?

Check out more great photography at: http://picasaweb.google.com/lukesmithwickphotography

XX

2008-05-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

Climbmax.

6-10 pm

CINCO DE MAYO.

Bring the party.

Bring the climb.

Leave the boys at home.

Y- Chromosome Free Ascents of V-12's Mandala and Rumble

2008-05-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

Rock & Ice May 2008:

"If the first couple of months were any indication, 2008 will be a big year in women's bouldering. Two high-powered women sent v12, possibly the first to break into the grade. On January 18, Lisa Rands sent the standard setting Mandala in the Buttermilks outside her home in Bishop, California. Then, just a month later, Jodi Hansen ticked Rumble in the Jungle, Hueco Tanks, Texas."

Jody Hansen styling v11

From Lisa Rands with Love

CHECK IT...

2008-04-07T15:26:00.000-07:00

WOMEN'S ONLY CLIMB NIGHT IS TWICE THIS MONTH.

You heard it right. The go ahead has been given for the first and third monday this month.

April 7, 2008 & April 21, 2008

So come kick it with us at Climbmax.

Also, I will no longer be running women's night after May. I feel like over the past few months women's night has gotten strong and I'd hate to see it lose whats its got soooooo...if anyone is interested in taking over here let me know so I can put in a good word.

Courtney

Teeny Shoes :)

2008-02-29T14:56:00.000-08:00

Hey girls--
looking forward to seeing y'all on 3/3. I will be bringing the pair of climbing shoes I have only worn once and wish fit me but SO do not. I plan to sell them for $65 to some lucky climber with lil feet. I will probably take them to Second Gear soon, but thought I'd bring them Monday just in case there are any takers! They are such awesome shoes!!!

5.10 Galileos, women's size 6 1/2, black and white with fat velco straps and the cute roadrunner on the top.

See you soon,

Jessy K.
(the redhead)

Women's Night Pics!

2008-02-28T17:29:00.000-08:00

There are many, many more pictures waiting to be uploaded and many more to come! (Unfortunately, the uploading process takes a little bit of time...) But check back soon/regularly for lots of great climbing photos from Women's Climbing Night!!

The Ides of March

2008-02-28T15:57:00.000-08:00

Check it Sisters.

I've set up this site for anyone who wants to post about anything in the women's climbing community.

Feel free to post pictures, give beta, ask for beta, directions, discussions, anything you all want.

-Courtney