Folks!
Sweet Sundays are back. Same sweetness, more people!
Sweet Sunday was started 20+ years ago as part of the Crag X commitment to make climbing a good place for all kinds of people.
Covid has made it clear that we could all use more sweetness in our lives. More consideration for each other, more effort to make things easy for each other and more community in all the ways that word comes to life. With this reintroduced Sweet Sunday, we are bringing the effort of creating good climbing spaces to more people.
The Sweet Sunday model has a Crag X staff and an affinity group partner lead a night of climbing and learning from 6-9pm on Sunday. The theme of the night allows us got focus on a group of people (and their friends) and design the night around their needs. Our awesome Laura Schrader will be the Crag X person that acts as a consistent through-line across the Sundays. Laura will be joined by a great collection of people through the series.
Sweet Sunday topics to come:
November 21 Mindfulness and Climbing: For climbers who need to devote effort to the mental effects of height or self-doubt, and their friends. Laura will be joined by Tash who says:
I started climbing because it seemed like a great way to be active and have fun with friends. I didn’t really see it as a mindfulness practice at first. Coming from a yoga and meditation background though, it only makes sense. Everything we do can become a mindfulness practice, including climbing. I realized that the only thing on my mind when I climb is nothing at all, nothingness. My mind is empty, my body is in a flow, I’m just climbing, and I love that feeling. But I also noticed the stories that started to build in my mind when I wasn’t able to climb something that I wanted to climb and would compare myself to others around me. That needed to change. There was no reason to feel bad about myself or to feel any less worthy than the person next to me. A grade doesn’t define me. I invite you to come and explore how we can become our own best climbing partners and how mindfulness can improve our overall climbing experience.
Sweet Sunday topics coming down the road include:
LGBTQ Climbers: For queer climbers and their friends
All Agilities and Abilities: For climbers whose bodies don’t fit traditional models of athleticism and their friends.
Shorties!: For people with smaller bodies who want to learn creative ways to solve climbing problems.
Climbing in a Woman’s body: for people interested in climbing in a woman’s body, and their friends.
50+ Climbing: Climbing with people who are enjoying climbing in an aging body, and their friends.
My Climbing Partner Moved Away: For climbers who need to find someone new to climb with.
Details:
No belay tests, but non-belayers can be signed in.
Book in to confirm spot, but drop in is allowed if we have room (Max 40 People)
$5 for members, $20 for non-members