A part of me always wished I’d grown up surfing. Everything about the sport screamed hip people and hot bodies. I’d watch all the tanned surfer babes in bikinis at the beaches of Orange County; their blonde hair flowing in the wind as they rode crystal blue waves to shore, only to dry off on a towel under the warm sun. It seemed the perfect southern California hobby.
The sport I’d been born into was not quite as conducive to being a teenage girl. Instead of the beach, I’d go to Yosemite or Idyllwild armed with hat, harness and hiking boots. The summer sun never gained me a perfectly symmetrical bronze bikini tan… try rather an embarrassingly lop-sided, frumpy farmer tan. Unfortunately, a harness is unbearable in anything other than near knee-length cargos.
Since moving to Santa Barbara, I hadn't spent much time out of short shorts and flip-flops. The proximity of the ocean put me in constant beach mentality. I found myself on approach hikes for the numerous climbing areas flipping dirt up the back of my legs and nursing chafed inner thighs on the walk back. It was pretty clear I was in need of a sport that could satisfy my intrigue for the mellow surfing culture and my love for climbing rocks.
The sport I’d been born into was not quite as conducive to being a teenage girl. Instead of the beach, I’d go to Yosemite or Idyllwild armed with hat, harness and hiking boots. The summer sun never gained me a perfectly symmetrical bronze bikini tan… try rather an embarrassingly lop-sided, frumpy farmer tan. Unfortunately, a harness is unbearable in anything other than near knee-length cargos.
Since moving to Santa Barbara, I hadn't spent much time out of short shorts and flip-flops. The proximity of the ocean put me in constant beach mentality. I found myself on approach hikes for the numerous climbing areas flipping dirt up the back of my legs and nursing chafed inner thighs on the walk back. It was pretty clear I was in need of a sport that could satisfy my intrigue for the mellow surfing culture and my love for climbing rocks.
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