Claire Buhrfeind began climbing for Team Texas eight years ago and since then has become one of the country’s top female competition climbers, most recently taking silver for her combined lead, bouldering, and speed scores at the IFSC World Championships in Paris, France, last month. This fall, she began her first semester at the University of…
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Climbing In College Part 2: Making the Most of Weekend-Warrioring
The fall of my sophomore year, I camped in the White Mountains or Evan’s Notch every weekend from before the semester began until I went home for Thanksgiving. It was my favorite semester of college, mostly because I climbed outside more that semester than any other—getting out every weekend whether we were hiding from rain…
Coffee. Tape. Climb. 