![Olifant-01787.jpg]() Back to Beginner Land: Part 2
      
    
  
            
          
          
            
              
                
  
    
      
        
      
      Back to Beginner Land: Part 2
      
        
      
      
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      In Defense of Excuses
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Back to Beginner Land: Part 1
      
        
      
      
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      How Do You Define Victory?
      
        
      
      
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      Operation B.O.
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Just Do It
      
        
      
      
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      VIDEO: Lead Now Episode #8 - Ecuador
      
        
      
      
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      Chile - Back to the Desert
      
        
      
      
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      VE Global
      
        
      
      
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      VIDEO: Heifer International & Ecuador Wrap-up
      
        
      
      
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      Turkey Time
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Climbing, Reflections, Travelpaigeclaassen5-14, Antalya Turkey, Bayiri, Chris Weidner, climbing in Turkey, Geyik, Geyik Bayiri climbing, Geyikbayiri climbing, Heather Weidner, Ikarus, Jon Glassberg, Paige Claassen, Sarpedon, Sarpedon 5-14, sport climbing in Turkey
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Apne Aap Women Worldwide
      
        
      
      
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      VIDEO: Lead Now Episode #5 - China
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Climbing, Interviews, Non Profit, Reflections, Travel, videopaigeclaassen5-13, 5-14, 5-14b, Abond, China, climb, climbing, Colorado, flood, foothills, fund, hill, Lead, life, limestone, moon, mountain, Now, recovery, relief, single, Ting, united, way, white, Yangshuo
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      India: Finding Time to Think
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Reflections, TravelpaigeclaassenBadami, culture, customs, India, monkey, rickshaw, sari, travel, traveling, women
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      VIDEO: Lead Now Tour Episode 4 - Japan
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Climbing, Interviews, Reflections, Travel, videopaigeclaassenboulder, bouldering, climb, climbing, culture, ena, harumi, Japan, jogasaki, Lead, mizugaki, nakajima, Now, sites, takeuchi, Tokyo, toru, toshi, Tour, travel
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Rise and Fall of Confidence
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Climbing, Reflections, Training, Travelpaigeclaassen5-14, China, climb, climbing, confidence, failing, falling, hill, learning, moon, mountain, of, sea, tranquility, white, Yangshuo
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Qingdao, China
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Discovering Japan
      
        
      
      
        Blog, Reflections, Travelpaigeclaassenautumn, culture, fall, food, Japan, leaves, logistics, okonomiyaki, sushi, Tokyo, travel
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      VIDEO: The Incan Odyssey
      
        
      
      
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      VIDEO: American Red Cross Colorado Flood Relief
      
        
      
      
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