Climbing Grief Fund

04/14/2021

Our community has a lot of strong will and grit.  This independence can at times be a barrier to an individual seeking support or therapy.  In this conversation, therapists , Ben White, and lessen the barriers to entry by discussing the potential benefits to therapy for climbers or mountain athletes alike.  They also share their own personal journeys with therapy as well as pro tips on how to go about looking for a therapist.

Join us this evening 6-7 MDT for our 10th CGF TALKS event. The link to our zoom meeting can be found in our bio.
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You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: April 14, 2021 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Topic: CGF Talks #10 Demystifying Therapy with Kestrel Neathawk and Ben White


                 

03/02/2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on all of our lives in different ways. In addition to the uprising and reckoning around race that started last summer, the impacts of this pandemic on mental health has become prevelant as a society and as a climbing community. As we mark a year since the first lockdown , Lor Sabourin, Madaleine Sorkin, and Sky Yardeni take some time to look back and reflect on those impacts, the struggles and challenges as well as strengths and resilience on personal, interpersonal, community, And systemic levels.
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You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Mar 3, 2021 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Topic: CGF Talks #9

Zoom
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Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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01/30/2021

Meet our panelists for this Wednesday's "Making Meaning" 8th-monthly CGF TALKS! The conversation will begin at 6:00pm MST and will be a live zoom conversation between Lisa Kennemur, Marcus Garcia and Sky Yardeni. To join the meeting, please RSVP to our event and/or follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502308719
Webinar ID: 815 0230 8719
International numbers available:
As always this talk is free, open to everybody and will be recorded and put on our website in case you can't make the live conversation.

Marcus Garcia:
Marcus is an all-around climber with over 28 years of experience and has established over 200 new routes, including everything from traditional, sport, and mixed climbing. However, his biggest accomplishment and legacy is not how hard he can push himself, but what he passes on to the next generation of climbers as a coach and mentor. Marcus is helping develop the next generation of Olympic Caliber athletes. When Marcus is not out teaching climbing clinics, he can be found in Durango, Co at his climbing gym, out running peaks, shooting photos, swinging tools, or just chilling at home. Marcus’s clinics are loved by all. He loves sharing his passions.

01/30/2021

Meet our panelists for this Wednesday's "Making Meaning" CGF TALKS! The talk will begin at 6:00pm MST and will be a live zoom conversation between Lisa Kennemur, Marcus Garcia and Sky Yardeni.

Lisa Kennemur:
Lisa grew up in Jasper, Georgia exploring the Appalachian mountains. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology from Shorter College and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy in 1993. While serving on active duty, she earned a Master’s of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in Biophysical Science and Medical Physics. She served as a radiation health officer and medical physicist for 24 plus years and retired as a Captain in 2017. During her naval career, she worked in a variety of management positions ranging from middle manager to senior executive within large medical centers, technical laboratories and onboard ships. Most notably she served on the Navy Surgeon General’s staff as the expert advisor for radiation health policy and the community manager for radiation health officers (~95 personnel). She was the first female officer to ever hold this position.
Lisa is currently pursuing a second career in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Wilderness Therapy at Naropa University. She performed her practicum at Pathways Grief & Loss in Fort Collins, CO where she worked with other therapist to create ways to involve nature in the grieving and healing process. She is currently performing her internship at the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute in Boulder, CO.
Lisa’s ultimate goal is to make nature-based programs and rites of passage accessible to all populations as well as finding ways to incorporate the natural world in urban mental health settings.

01/08/2021

Thank you everyone for tuning in on Wednesday for our 7th CGF TALKS.
Below is the link to the recording of the event, please feel free to share it with folks who you think will find it helpful.

https://americanalpineclub.org/grief-fund-offerings?fbclid=IwAR1woHWgO9_i_AeF-qUMtPU8cBV4Qetndyyc27M1R8XGt-9A4g4R0kA5wSc

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