One of my most vivid recollections from childhood is going through the grocery checkout counters and seeing all of those magazines for women. I would read their headlines as my mother checked her groceries through: how to flatten your stomach, how to be more beautiful, and how to be the perfect mate. It is now…
For decades I loved nothing more than to submerge my secrets in an underground cave where they would be safe from the eyes of the world. But somewhere along the line these secrets and their attendant silence became a deafening roar in the privacy of my psyche. I came to the point I thought I’d…
“If everything around you were in doubt, could you still trust yourself?” Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now The strongest relationship in my life has been with what I can only refer to as the conscious universe. Imagine feeling the earth’s pain, getting messages from the stars, or having a conversation with the moon. These things…
My new Facebook Page is up and running! If you liked my Glitter Girls page, You’ll LOVE the new All That Glitters page. http://www.facebook.com/margotalbotsallthatglitters Please “like” and “share” it to help me get the word out.
I recently watched the Millennium Series, that trilogy of films out of Sweden based on the novels by Stieg Larsson. I am always interested in why certain films or series are so popular with people, and these films gave me much food for thought. You could quite accurately describe these films as being a case…
It’s been a long winter, but spring is finally here. I feel a bit like I’m coming out of hibernation. If you ever want to let your grip strength get weak, my best advice is: write a book.
I know; the season’s all but over. All the more reason to make sure you’re on top of your ice axe maintenance, not to mention your hot tubbing style.
Unless you’ve just crawled out of a cave or come out from under a rock, you’ll know that it’s ice climbing season. If you’re in the market for some new tools, here’s my review of the Black Diamond Cobras.
Last week I went into the Outdoor Research website to review a selection of my favourite pieces, and I was struck with the realization of just how far women’s outdoor apparel lines have come. When I started ice climbing in the early nineties there was a dearth of women-specific clothing and gear on the market,…
Get out your crampons and sharpen those picks: I has teamed up with Mountain Sense to offer you ice climbing instruction and skiing packages in the West Kootenays and the Canadian Rockies. Our inaugural ice climbing clinic will be based out of Nelson, BC the weekend of January 22nd and 23rd, 2011. Whether you are…