45: The Letter
For the Love of Climbing
Kathy Karlo
4.6 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Rebecca spent hours of her childhood, outside on her front lawn, catching caterpillars and fireflies. She was timid, liked to play alone, and was never one to venture off on her own to explore.
Growing up, her mom’s addiction to alcohol infected so much of her life, so she wrote a letter about it. Rebecca so thoughtfully describes alcoholism as feeling like she’s losing someone, even though they’re alive.
Climbing became the thing that allowed Rebecca to challenge the idea of who she was, in order for her to see who she could become.
For the Love of Climbing is presented by Patagonia. Additional support is from Deuter USA, Gnarly Nutrition, Allez Outdoors, and Ocún.
Music is by Chad Crouch. Additional music is licensed by Blue Dot Sessions and Music Bed.
Cover art by Kika MacFarlane.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is proudly presented by Patagonia. |
| 0:04.4 | Not bound by convention, Patagonia is in business to save our home planet. |
| 0:12.5 | This podcast is sponsored by Doiter, one of the leading backpack brands that will help you hit the trails with confidence and comfort, but most importantly, your snacks. |
| 0:22.6 | Doiter has a history of first ascents and alpine roots. |
| 0:25.6 | Their head of product development even climbed Everest once in jeans. |
| 0:29.8 | Hashtag not fake news. |
| 0:31.1 | Founded in 1898, Doiter believes in fit, comfort, and ventilation, so you can focus on way cooler things like p like puppies, pocket bacon, and getting sandy, whether at the crag or in the alpine. |
| 0:47.0 | Today we're going to talk about Ali. |
| 0:49.3 | Ali means come on in a way or to encourage. |
| 0:52.8 | Okay, we are done with the simple and normal uses of Ali. |
| 0:57.1 | Now, let's cut to the chase. |
| 0:59.6 | LA outdoor personal care products are made by climbers for those who love the outdoors. |
| 1:04.3 | Their rich and repairing ingredients for their skincare collection are inspired by desert landscapes |
| 1:08.7 | and their simple and recyclable packaging makes |
| 1:11.4 | them eco-sustainable. |
| 1:12.9 | L.A commits to protecting the open spaces that we love by partnering with the access |
| 1:16.9 | fund and 1% for the planet. |
| 1:19.0 | That's L-A Outdoor A-L-L-E-Z. |
| 1:22.3 | L-A Outdoor, made by climbers for those who love the outdoors. |
| 1:31.9 | Thank you. made by climbers for those who love the outdoors. This podcast gets support from gnarly nutrition, one of the leading protein supplements |
| 1:36.2 | that taste way better than they need to because they use quality natural ingredients. |
| 1:40.6 | So whether you're a working mom who runs circles around your kids on weekends or an unprofessional climber, trying to send that 513 in the gym, gnarly nutrition has all of your recovery needs. |
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