The Great ClimbAddict Pro-Motion and Booty Giveaway!

Note: To skip the heavy verbiage that is my hallmark, and go directly to the promotion information - CLICK HERE!

I know I have been remiss in writing about my personal climbing, travels and the minutiae of my day. Bear with me if you can; I've been getting out there, although now it is winter and I am definitely going stir crazy here in NYC.

I got back from living in the cabin upstate at the end of November. A week later I was in Joshua Tree for two weeks. Now I am back in the city since mid-December. About one month and.... I want out! Hopefully I will be back in the cabin within a couple months - got to find a way to support myself this time around, because I am thinking on making some pretty big changes to go along with it. Possibly letting go of this apartment finally - scareeee!

But that's not why I write today. i write because the things I have been doing to fill my day have been work related. Trying to get my hair accessory line, Talisman Studios, up and out there. And some work with the t-shirt stuff.

Recently I had a giant influx of creative energy on that and, bolstered by pretty decent holiday sales, decided that "maybe I CAN do better with ClimbAddict! Maybe I can even sell a decent amount of goods!"

Hahaha - it's so easy to delude myself. Easier to distract me. And that is exactly what has happened...

You see, somewhere within that spin cycle of creativity, it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to make a Valentine's Day promotion. Now - originally this promotion was SUPPOSED to be for my hair accessories. But try as I might, I just could NOT come up with an idea. Of course, now that I implemented "The Great ClimbAddict Pro-Motion and Booty Giveaway!" a good promotion for the hair goods immediately came to mind. GAAAHH! It's true. But now that must wait, and I will implement it for an Arrival of Spring/Easter time frame. Look for me to co-op with some beauty and bath product suppliers around that time.

But, back to ClimbAddict and this Valentine's Day Promo....

Somewhere I must have read someone's pun using the word "pro" for condom. Not to hard to do, considering that I have an pretty sick addiction to the climbing discussion boards. I probably see that innuendo at least once a day. But for some reason I thought "Hey! I know! I will order a wholesale lot of condoms, come up with a punny tagline and include that as a graphic with the ClimbAddict logo on them and give them away for a Valentine's Day event!

Well, hell. Why not!? It seemed like a good idea at the time... And I figured they will be good giveaways at climbing/film fests, bouldering comps(parents of the mini pad people will just luuuuv this idea, no?) and other such events.

And so....I went to work. I came up with that tagline; it's "If you're not free soloing ~ use protection!" Considering that Valentine's Day is the international day of luv, I figure it's a good tie-in as well.

I did the art, which is included below for your reference. Then I researched and got the best deal on a pretty massive quantity of prophylactics. The idea is, that people send an SASE, and I return the envelope with one or two condoms included. I'm also adding sets of stickers, but I just could NOT come up with a way to make some conection to "stickies" and "rubbers." If you can do it - post it to the comments and I will be a happiegrrl.

And, not only that, I am going to put all those SASE's in a bin and randomly choose three winners, who will be able to choose up to $50 worth of stuff from the ClimbAddict shop.

That's the deal.

Now I HAVE to give them away because....ummm, well let's just say that, the way things have been going for me personally, I don't really need but a few for myself. And that's when I am in *wishful thinking* mode. Here's the art for the packaging:



Now, how do YOU get to enter this contest and get your little stickies and rubbers(see, I told you I wasn't getting there)? You simply click through to the ClimbAddict Blog and that has all the information. So - do it!

Annnnnddddd - I really could use some help getting the word out with this. If you can find it in your heart to post a link to your friends or on discussion borads, your Twitter account, Facebook or whatever, that would be so nice. If you REALLY want to be a helpful person - I have made a poster up that can be downloaded and printed out. If you goto a climbing gym...it would really be cool if you could see if they'd put it up. Here are the links for that:
Contest Poster
Contest Guidelines



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ClimbAddict Expands

Design personalized gifts at Zazzle.


Along with the ClimbAddict regular shop on CafePress, we're beginning to work with another Print-On-Demand house, Zazzle.

With Zazzle, we're able to offer our designs on an even greater array of products. Particularly of interest for climbers will be the Microfiber shirts available for men and women in tank, t-shirt and long sleeved styles. Zazzle also has Hoodies and Sweatshirts in a greater color selection than our CafePress shops, and the ability to customize you choice. You can vary the design graphic/location or add personalized text.

Click the thumbnails in the slideshow above, or go to our shop at www.zazzle.com/climbaddict

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The End is Near!

Less than one week left for me here on the preserve, and then it's back to....civilization. At least what most people would consider a more appropriate version of society, when comparing life in a cabin with no plumbing nor electricity with that of a New York City apartment.

I don't want to go. I'm happy here.

But I must, and I will, with hopes that next year I will again be here, living in this special, special place.

My biggest surprise was the level of disgust many people openly expressed in my very willingness to even want to live this way. When I added that I wouldn't own an automobile, they seemed to get it. I had simply gone off the deep end. In their minds, that is.

Going sans car was the key to this kingdom, I declare, should anyone be interested. The simple matter is, that one just can not experience the natural world while whizzing from place to place at sixty miles per hour.

The Shongum Path has been my commute, and a pleasant one. Somewhere along the traverse I lost two entire clothing sizes, and gained an intimate connection with much of the plant-life along the way. Teddy and I were often alone on those journeys, not another person on the trail, and when another human happened along I was often initially shocked by the ingress. I had been that deeply immersed in the experience of...experiencing the path I was on.

Not to say I was always observing the many variances in moss, lichen, trees, bushes, flowers, leaves, caterpillars, birds, sounds and such; sometimes the thing one becomes most aware of, when walking quietly, is that which is the world within themselves.

There was plenty of time for me to delve; I walked that path back and forth several times each week. Mostly taking stock on the things I have to be grateful for, this time in the cabin being just one. My choices over the past ten years or so led me to this place; my distaste for corporate sustenance, which eventually expelled me, forcing me to find a way to be self-supporting. The interesting labyrinth I walked trying to find my way toward that goal. Climbing - the change in life that changed my life!

Now I see what life has to offer, and though I am to return to city life in a few short days, I am a bit concerned. Will I be able to stand it? The noise and urban bravado were taxing my levels of comfort in the months(years, more aptly) before I too this hiatus in the woods. Altercations between myself and others were occurring more and more frequently; I just couldn't keep my mouth shut when confronted with selfish stupidity.

Teddy has been unmolested by hostile, unhappy, people dipping their shopping bags of heavy groceries for three months. Nobody believes me when I say these types hit try to him with the bags on purpose. But I know. I watch, and I see their faces as they prepare for attack. It's intentional. No doubt about it.

No doubt about it – there will be problems with my return....

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