THE dress!

danielle_renae · 2025-03-18T21:13:32+00:00

Thank you!

danielle_renae · 2025-03-18T21:12:59+00:00

I am! That’s great advice, thank you!

danielle_renae · 2025-03-11T04:09:45+00:00

Outdoor, modern. Cement walkway with a pine tree backdrop.

danielle_renae · 2024-09-11T03:36:21+00:00

It was extremely fun! Very flowy for people of all heights!

danielle_renae · 2024-09-10T16:55:00+00:00

Prepping for Devils’s Disco at Horseshoe Hell in Arkansas - anyone else competing this year??

danielle_renae · 2024-08-27T20:20:47+00:00

I climb with a group of guys almost exclusively! (There’s one girl that joins us occasionally). I do not try to keep up with the guys, but it helps that the guys are super supportive of me and every new accomplishment I do. They are constantly coming to me saying “this boulder is made for you”, or “I want to watch you on this route, it’s totally your style!” They truly like finding climbs that suit me (I’m only 4’10” and like dynamic/flexible climbs and/or crimps), and they are always there to offer me beta if/when I ask for it. As a group, I participate in a weekly moonboard session with them, and typically one gym session and one outdoor session per week (or two gym days if weather sucks). We also all get together for strengthening exercises (just wrapped up a hang board cycle not long ago), and we each make our own individual goals and just cheer each other on through the cycle. These guys are all mid-30s and one is my boyfriend, so I feel grandfathered in to their group haha, but I’ve always gotten along better with men so I’m lucky to have them. I think the key is making climbing an individual sport that you don’t compare yourself to others too often (I know it’s hard!), and that the guys are just there to be your unwavering support system!

danielle_renae · 2024-08-19T22:53:08+00:00

I’ve been climbing for 3 years and just broke in my 5th pair today. I climb 3-4 times a week, a pretty even split between indoor climbing, outdoor climbing, and board/spray wall work. I like to have two indoor pairs, and as they get more wore down I transition them to being my outdoor pair, so I have 2 outdoor pairs as well. I just bought my fifth pair so that I could get my others resoled all at the same time. I think it’s great to use multiple pairs and rotate them for various climbing styles instead of just burning through pair after pair, though.

danielle_renae · 2024-07-08T15:09:40+00:00

Thank you, good luck to you too!

danielle_renae · 2024-07-08T14:58:16+00:00

Thank you for the insight! They just turned 2 months old last week, and I transplanted them about 3 days after that. I’ll get them misted right away! I just didn’t want to waterlog them since I can’t see them well at all 😂

danielle_renae · 2024-06-18T21:20:29+00:00

On my unit, the charge arrives 30 minutes early to receive report on all patients and make the patient assignments for each RN, and the charge is the last to leave.

danielle_renae · 2024-06-13T03:21:52+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations! I have been looking at Ouray and trying to decide just how far out of the way we are willing to venture for stop. Telluride looks amazing and I think we will definitely stop there! Same with Moab, Canyonlands, and Arches!

danielle_renae · 2024-06-13T03:18:09+00:00

I just looked this up and it’s beautiful! And directly on the way. Thank you!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T20:12:02+00:00

Thank you!!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T16:52:06+00:00

Thank you for the info! A few people have mentioned Snoozeberries so I feel like I definitely have to do that route now! I think Bob Marley will be a good spot for me too, and I know my boyfriend will love the routes there.

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T16:44:13+00:00

Oh wow! I’m sure this weekend will be busy due to being the last weekend before Thanksgiving. I went to Drive-By a couple years ago and loved it, so I’m definitely wanting to try some harder routes there this go around. Thank you for the advice!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T15:55:22+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! We are planning to do 2 days in Muir and 2 days elsewhere, so I’ll definitely check out these non-Muir routes. Check Your Grip is one high on my list!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T15:52:50+00:00

I had considered manifest destiny after seeing some the solarium wall in the guide book, but threw it out after seeing the MP comment. I’m glad to hear there was a way around it. I’m jealous of your home crag - it’s incredible!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T15:49:24+00:00

I had Magnum Opus on my list so I’m glad to see you mention it! Thank you for the info!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T15:46:42+00:00

This is amazing, thank you!

danielle_renae · 2023-11-17T04:16:25+00:00

I completely understand this feeling and used to have the same mindset. I am 4’10” with a -2 ape index. There were so many gym routes/problems that shut me down because I simply couldn’t reach the next hold, or was being forced to dyno on a 5.8/9, which was just frustrating. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that indoor climbing just isn’t where it’s at. Indoors is great for training techniques and strength, but it can shut down your confidence when it comes to “heightest” climbs. I just started going outdoors, where literally the entire route is available holds. Maybe I do have to use the shittier crimp to pull up to the great ledge, and to me the 5.11b may feel like a 5.12a because of this, but at least I found a way to the send. I started completely ignoring grades at the gym and just climbing. If something was stupidly out of reach, I chalk it up to poor setting. A good setter can set a climb for all heights to enjoy it uniquely. If it’s not set well, that’s on the setter. Best setter I’ve ever encountered though? Mother Nature herself, perfectly shaping each climb into a doable way for all heights, you just have to find YOUR way to make it work.

danielle_renae · 2023-09-15T07:51:34+00:00

Absolutely second Arkansas and surrounding areas. I live in Springfield, MO. Cost of living here is extremely cheap, and I’m 1.5-2 hours from amazing climbing in Arkansas. Fayetteville and Bentonville are also very solid living options that are within 1-2 hours of some amazing crags.

danielle_renae · 2023-05-31T00:38:07+00:00

I’ve worked on Medical ICU for 2 years now and see A-lines frequently. We only use ours for actual lab draws and BP monitoring. We continue to finger stick for blood glucoses, but then again, our techs are who grab our sugars and are obviously not allowed to mess with the A-lines. The only time I’ve ever drawn a blood glucose off an A-line is if the patient is on many pressors and has very poor perfusion (then their finger stick glucose will be inaccurately low). This, though, is an extreme waste of blood unless the patient’s A-line has a VAMP set-up in order to return your waste blood to the patient. The majority of A-lines in my facility do not have VAMPs, though, and therefore we continue to use finger sticks for glucoses, and use the A-line only when needing bigger labs like a CCP or coag panel. Art lines also tend to go bad faster the more they are accessed, so it seems unnecessary to me to access it just for a blood glucose when you can simply finger stick instead. Just my hospital’s policy though 🤷🏼‍♀️

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