https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/ Disobey Gravity - Dreamwidth Studios Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:55:37 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios disobey_gravity community https://v2.dreamwidth.org/6084/15525 https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/80178.html Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:55:37 GMT https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/80178.html Posted by: <span lj:user='rydra_wong' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/'><b>rydra_wong</b></a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/world-according-kai">DPM Climbing: The World According to Kai</a><br /><br /><em>Kai [Lightner] isn't the only black rock climber, but he does currently represent a vast minority. One look around the landscape of the sport and it's impossible to overlook the homogenously white outdoor crowd. </em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/Disposable-Man-History-of-the-Sherpa-on-Everest.html?page=all">Outside Magazine: The Disposable Man: A Western History of Sherpas on Everest</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=disobey_gravity&ditemid=80178" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/80178.html intersectionality public rydra_wong 1 https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/59338.html Sun, 13 May 2012 10:08:40 GMT https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/59338.html Posted by: <span lj:user='rydra_wong' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/'><b>rydra_wong</b></a></span><br /><br />The New York Times has a good article on (and interview with) Ashima Shiraishi:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/sports/ashima-shiraishi-11-conquers-difficult-bouldering-climbs.html">Ashima Shiraishi, 11, Conquers Difficult Bouldering Climbs</a><br /><br />There's also an interesting blog post which has caused some kerfuffle lately:<br /><br /><a href="http://girlslikegiants.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/ashima-and-obe-should-we-see-raceclassgender-on-the-rock/">Ashima and Obe: Should We See Race/Class/Gender on the Rock?</a> by Melissa Sexton<br /><br />(Follow-up post here: <a href="http://girlslikegiants.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/an-ideological-mess-or-how-i-learned-to-not-stop-worrying-and-still-love-rock-climbing/">An Ideological Mess or: How I Learned to Not Stop Worrying and Still Love Rock Climbing</a> by Narinda Heng)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=disobey_gravity&ditemid=59338" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/59338.html intersectionality ashima public rydra_wong 1