“Come, Noble Daughter! The GREAT NORTH WALLS AWAIT US!” ilg shouted to Dewa at her mom’s house this morning… My daughters first glimpse of The Watch Crystal at East Animas in her h(om)etown of Durango, Colorado… absolutely beyond Honored and DEEEEPLY EMOTIONAL to be 64 and still be introducing such iconic […]
This evening’s climbing sesh with Dewachen was full throttle Ropework, Belay Management, Upper Belaying Mechanics and Anchoring, Trad Leading, Multi-Pitch dynamics and Rappelling Anchoring, Set Up and Execution… these fundamental technical climbing elements have been witnessed by Dewa since I first took her climbing up a boulder in her Birthplace of Kinlani, AZ 18 […]
August equals; Pre Nordic Season… time to cut out the late morning sleep ins, any tasty treats or drinks… @steveilg These Kali Yuga days?! There are thousands of silly non substance all illusion “Influencers”… yet still since pioneering the online fitness industry since before the internet was invented? Yup; feeble fucking ilg… #steveilgswholisticfitness #steveilgyoutube #seniorfitness […]
1/2: At my daughters request, I took her precious bf climbing… you see, Noble Sangha, Dewa introduced her bf Ben to climbing when they were XC and Track Teammates at Luther College…Ben immediately took to climbing like (insert a passionate metaphor here). This morning as Dewa recovers from yet another seemingly endless chain of setbacks […]
if ya’ll know ANYthing about anyTHING about your feeble Teacher of nothing since 1981?~? you at least know that ilg gets off on TRANSFORMATION and CREATION… love transforming bodies, trails, life trajectories… love creating books, blogs, vlogs, and first ascents of rock climbing … even after registering over 250 First Ascents in ilg’s golden years […]
mid July means; time to start pre-nordic training! ilg will now be adding more and more deep fiber strength training movements and choreography to emphasize powerful legs and torso with single sided emphasis after prefatiguing with more general deep fiber dual limb movements… @steveilg #steveilgyoutube ##steveilgswholisticfitness #seniorfitness #legday #olddadsoftiktok ♬ Epic Music(863502) – Draganov89 […]
pic by ilg: Dewa onsight flashes this 5.3 on The Cube as a warm up for much harder things this evening…reckon ilgs kid? as cool as the current crop of new kids can be… just sayin’? This Pre-Med Girl is baddass cool. Life begins when the rope falls between your legs… […]
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