G.O. 100 - Taylor Carpenter on Static Climbing
05/01/20 • 71 min
Climber Taylor Carpenter taught herself to sew and started a business—Static Climbing—in her bedroom. Dedication, serendipity, and contributions from others would help it grow into a successful operation serving a global climbing market. Taylor and Jason sat in a yard in Bell one evening discussing her competitive athletic youth, her penchant for injury, the challenges of growing a business, dealing with anxiety, and the controversial chalk bag choice of belt or carabiner.
LINKS:
http://staticclimbing.com https://www.etsy.com/market/static_climbing https://www.rei.com/b/static https://www.instagram.com/staticclimbing https://www.facebook.com/staticclimbing https://www.instagram.com/tayylor_j
Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106
Climber Taylor Carpenter taught herself to sew and started a business—Static Climbing—in her bedroom. Dedication, serendipity, and contributions from others would help it grow into a successful operation serving a global climbing market. Taylor and Jason sat in a yard in Bell one evening discussing her competitive athletic youth, her penchant for injury, the challenges of growing a business, dealing with anxiety, and the controversial chalk bag choice of belt or carabiner.
LINKS:
http://staticclimbing.com https://www.etsy.com/market/static_climbing https://www.rei.com/b/static https://www.instagram.com/staticclimbing https://www.facebook.com/staticclimbing https://www.instagram.com/tayylor_j
Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106
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LINKS:
https://cleanup.earthday.org https://www.instagram.com/theappalachianadventurecompany https://www.facebook.com/appalachianadventureco http://appadventureco.com https://www.instagram.com/trashtag_project https://www.facebook.com/thetrashtagproject https://www.bigcitymountaineers.org https://www.allhandsandhearts.org South Beyond 6000 Challenge: https://www.carolinamountainclub.org/index.cfm/do/pages.view/id/23/page/South-Beyond-6000
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LINKS:
http://appalachiangearcompany.com https://www.instagram.com/appgearco https://www.mondamin.com
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