WITH BECCA DROZ & JENN TURNER
Imagine sleeping under the stars surrounded by the epic San Juan Mountains, greeting the day with movement and breath, yoga and meditation, sharing breakfast with rad women, laughter, and stoke for a day of climbing in community. That’s what you can expect when you join us in Ouray, Colorado September 9 - 12, 2021 for a Women’s Climbing, Camping and Yoga Retreat!
Whether you're new to rock climbing or have years of experience you will be supported in leveling up your climbing! Deepen trust and connection with yourself, the Earth and community. Embody your true nature by facing mental and physical challenges in a safe space with experienced climbing and yoga guides.
Whether you're new to rock climbing or have years of experience you will be supported in leveling up your climbing! Deepen trust and connection with yourself, the Earth and community. Embody your true nature by facing mental and physical challenges in a safe space with experienced climbing and yoga guides.
THE DETAILS
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CLIMBING
We welcome climbers of all skill levels, first time climbers and advanced climbers alike, with climbs ranging from 5.4 to 5.12. Two days of guiding and instruction will be led by Becca Droz and supported by Logan Tyler from Basecamp Ouray, both are expert instructors who will support you in reaching your goals. Climbing is an opportunity to discover the capabilities of our minds and bodies, to ground and connect with the Earth through our fingertips and toes and to explore our capacity for pushing the edge of growth. Whatever your personal goals are in climbing, or if it’s simply just to touch rock and try it, your guides will support and coach you in alignment with your intentions. |
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YOGA Yoga and meditation will be offered twice a day by Jenn Turner. With a passion for women's health, wellness, and mobility, Jenn is excited to share how yoga can support the mind and body to build not only stronger climbers, but also empowered embodied women. Jenn has been teaching yoga since 2013 and holds multiple advanced yoga certifications. Her classes are accessible to all levels, but will challenge you to drop into a moving meditation through intelligent sequencing, creative flow, breathwork, and long holding yin postures. Prepare to be moved! |
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CAMPING We will be camping at Gold Mountain Ranch a 12,000 acre private estate with some of the best views of Ouray County and the surrounding San Juan Mountains. Located high above historic Ouray, you'll enjoy unrivaled privacy, stunning natural beauty, some of the county's best preserved historic mining structures, and even ancient dinosaur footprints! If you do not have your own camping equipment and are interested in renting please let us know and we can connect you with an outfitter. |
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OURAY Ouray, Colorado is known as both the “Outdoor Recreation Capitol of Colorado” and the "Switzerland of America." Centrally located in Southwest Colorado, Ouray is the perfect basecamp for your explorations, offering a treasure trove of unique experiences from climbing and hiking to hot springs, backcountry skiing, and ice climbing. There is a lifetime of activities right in our backyard! Ouray offers numerous crags and the combination of short approaches and climbing of all difficulty levels makes rock climbing in Ouray a must-experience activity for everyone. |
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BECCA DROZ
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Becca earned her B.A. in Outdoor Leadership from Warren Wilson College. Becca started climbing in 2009 and has extensive experience bouldering, sport climbing and multi-pitch traditional climbing. She loves how climbing reflects who we are as humans and how we show up in the world. Becca offers an integrated approach to climbing, synthesizing technical skill development alongside how we interact with our minds, exploring how each person uniquely accesses moments of flow.
"Becca embodies what it means to live authentically. Her coaching allows individuals to both reach their goals while enjoying the journey at the same time."
CERTIFICATIONS
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
- AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
- CPR
FUN FACTS
Becca loves a freestyle rap circle and will provide beatboxing and bars… if you contribute too.
She was also a competitor on the CBS reality show The Amazing Race on season 29 and 31.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Becca earned her B.A. in Outdoor Leadership from Warren Wilson College. Becca started climbing in 2009 and has extensive experience bouldering, sport climbing and multi-pitch traditional climbing. She loves how climbing reflects who we are as humans and how we show up in the world. Becca offers an integrated approach to climbing, synthesizing technical skill development alongside how we interact with our minds, exploring how each person uniquely accesses moments of flow.
"Becca embodies what it means to live authentically. Her coaching allows individuals to both reach their goals while enjoying the journey at the same time."
CERTIFICATIONS
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
- AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
- CPR
FUN FACTS
Becca loves a freestyle rap circle and will provide beatboxing and bars… if you contribute too.
She was also a competitor on the CBS reality show The Amazing Race on season 29 and 31.
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JENN TURNER
Jenn is a yoga teacher, group fitness instructor, holistic health coach, and shamanic guide. She has over 500 hours of yoga education specializing in vinyasa, power, yin yoga, and functional movement. Coming from a background of dance, she approaches practice, teaching, and all of life with a sense of curiosity, playfulness, athleticism, and joy. She holds sacred space for dynamic movement, connecting with Spirit, and dropping into the body through storytelling, conscious surrender, and integration. Jenn’s greatest joy and honor in life is sharing the practices that have profoundly healed, shaped, and directed her life. Seeing people light up through the discovery and embodiment that they are the one they have been waiting for is her definition of success. When that is realized, all things are possible! Join Jenn for retreats around the world, in her virtual yoga membership for women FOUR PHASES, and at Wild Acorn Wellness. CERTIFICATIONS
Jenn has lived in Spain, El Salvador & Israel and speaks Spanish fluently She served as a Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer in El Salvador 2008-2010 |
COST
$1050 All Inclusive
Non-refundable $500 deposit reserves your spot. Balance due on or before July 10, 2021.
Payment can be made via Eventbrite (+$65.55 fee) or Venmo @wildacornjenn (phone xxx-0898)
Please contact Jenn at [email protected] with any questions
$200 off when you sign up with a buddy!
WHAT’S INCLUDED
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
$1050 All Inclusive
Non-refundable $500 deposit reserves your spot. Balance due on or before July 10, 2021.
Payment can be made via Eventbrite (+$65.55 fee) or Venmo @wildacornjenn (phone xxx-0898)
Please contact Jenn at [email protected] with any questions
$200 off when you sign up with a buddy!
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Climbing gear rentals, if needed (shoes, harness, helmet)
- Two climbing sessions with AMGA Rock Guides Becca Droz & Logan Tyler
- Morning yoga classes with Jenn Turner
- Via Ferrata
- All evening activities
- Healthy Vegetarian Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner provided by Chef Nikki Castagneto
- 3 nights camping at Gold Mountain Ranch
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- Snacks
- Camping Equipment (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad)
- Dinner on Saturday at the Hotel Imogene Rooftop
- Transportation & Flights
- Orvis Hot Springs, optional
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to hike two miles over varied terrain while carrying a 15 lb. backpack
- Ability to do 20 squats
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Comfortable with primitive camping, using a port-a-potty, no bathing facilities
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
THURSDAY
- Arrival & Set up camp at Gold Mountain Ranch
- Opening Ceremony & Medicine Wheel
- Evening Ritual: Gentle Yoga & Vocal Jam
- Dinner at Gold Mountain Ranch
FRIDAY
- Morning Yoga & Meditation
- Breakfast
- Full Day of Climbing
- Lunch
- Transformational Breathwork Ceremony
- Dinner at Gold Mountain Ranch
SATURDAY
- Morning Yoga & Meditation
- Breakfast
- Half Day of Climbing
- Pack Lunch
- Via Ferrata
- Dinner at Hotel Imogene Rooftop
- Talent Share
SUNDAY
- Yoga & Meditation
- Closing Ceremony
- Breakfast
- Optional visit to Orvis Hot Springs - Showers available there!
TRAVEL
The closest airport is located in Montrose, Colorado - MTJ. It's about a 50 minute drive to Ouray from the airport. Please plan to arrive Thursday, July 29th to Ouray town center between 3-5pm. Closing ceremony will conclude at 11am Unfortunately, ride sharing, Uber and Lyft are nonexistent in Ouray so a 4x4 or all wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended. We are happy to connect you with other participants if you would like to carpool.
PACKING LIST
The closest airport is located in Montrose, Colorado - MTJ. It's about a 50 minute drive to Ouray from the airport. Please plan to arrive Thursday, July 29th to Ouray town center between 3-5pm. Closing ceremony will conclude at 11am Unfortunately, ride sharing, Uber and Lyft are nonexistent in Ouray so a 4x4 or all wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended. We are happy to connect you with other participants if you would like to carpool.
PACKING LIST
- Appropriate attire and footwear for climbing, yoga and hiking
- Your personal climbing gear: shoes, harness, helmet, chalk
- Camping Gear: 1-4 Person Tent (no larger please), weather appropriate* sleeping bag, sleeping pad
- Reusable water bottle, plate & utensils
- Sun Protection: sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
- Yoga Mat
- Journal
- Waterproof Jacket - There is always a chance of rain!
- Daypack
- Swimsuit
- Toiletries & Towel
Please contact Jenn at [email protected] or 512.665.0898 with any questions. We look forward to meeting you!