Elaina Arenz's guest appearances

Elaina Arenz

Lives of Adventure: Stories of those who choose to live a life less common

Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast

Almost There Adventure Podcast

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Elaina is an AMGA Rock Guide, Apprentice Alpine Guide, and AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Provider Trainer as well as a Level 2 IRATA/SPRAT Rope Access Technician.She owns New River Mountain Guides and splits her time guiding in New River Gorge in summer and Red Rock Canyon in the rest of the year. She is currently a board member of the AMGA.Elaina was a mentor of mine on my way to becoming an AMGA SPI Provider. She loves teaching and is always calm and extremely patient. I first met her at one of the AMGA annual meeting and I embarrassed myself by acting like a teenage fan of a rock star . I couldn't believe how she kept her encouraging smile listening to all my twitter.I still acted like a fan when I interviewed her because she is just incredible - how she manages so many tasks is beyond me and I know she will be always one of my role models.Now let's hear Elaina's stories.Show Notes:Mentioned Articles and Videos:Almost there adventure podcast: Episode 19 Climbing with Elaina ArenzBasecamp A Climbing Magazine Podcast: the epic issue with Matt Samet, James Lucas, and Elaina ArenzSideline Attraction: Episode 20 Elaina ArenzLive of Adventures: #4 Elaina Arenz A Climbing lifeElaina's Links:FacebookInstagramNew River Mountain GuidesChapters:00:00:00 - 00:07:50 - Intro, how Elaina got into climbing and eventually did this epic road trip ending up staying in El Potrero Chico00:07:50 - 00:14:57 - El Potrero Chico days, owning and running businesses, developing routes, putting EPC on the climbing map, talking about the pros and cons of learning from and climbing with her significant other. Developed the love of finding new sport lines00:18:57 - 00:25:20 - from photos on Climbing Magazine to role models to work with role models and mentors. what early networking paved the road to later education and career00:25:20 - 00:42:35 - getting serious on guiding, taking AMGA courses/exams, finding rewards in guiding, and seeing AMGA evolved, forming a pack with Tracy Martin for quite a few AMGA courses and exams on the Rock Guide track00:42:35 - 00:48:10 - being a female in guiding industry. what are the challenges? changes seen in guiding and climbing communities.00:48:10 - 00:58:19 - support AMGA's mission, being on the board, push the scope of practice, advocate professionalism, involved in affinity programs00:58:19 - 01:11:08 - the reality of a guiding career, felt the need to diversify, started rope access work01:11:08 - end - Elaina's new hobby, short term adventure goals, how to find Elaina and closing thoughts

Elaina is an AMGA Rock Guide, Apprentice Alpine Guide, and AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Provider Trainer as well as a Level 2 IRATA/SPRAT Rope Access Technician.She owns New River Mountain Guides and splits her time guiding in New River Gorge in summer and Red Rock Canyon in the rest of the year. She is currently a board member of the AMGA.Elaina was a mentor of mine on my way to becoming an AMGA SPI Provider. She loves teaching and is always calm and extremely patient. I first met her at one of the AMGA annual meeting and I embarrassed myself by acting like a teenage fan of a rock star . I couldn't believe how she kept her encouraging smile listening to all my twitter.I still acted like a fan when I interviewed her because she is just incredible - how she manages so many tasks is beyond me and I know she will be always one of my role models.Now let's hear Elaina's stories.Show Notes:Mentioned Articles and Videos:<ul><li><a href="https://almostthereadventurepodcast.com/episode-19-climbing-with-elaina-arenz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Almost there adventure podcast: Episode 19 Climbing with Elaina Arenz</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epic-issue-with-matt-samet-james-lucas-and-elaina-arenz/id1404501909?i=1000438179455" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basecamp A Climbing Magazine Podcast: the epic issue with Matt Samet, James Lucas, and Elaina Arenz</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-20-elaina-arenz/id1602788158?i=1000571198152" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sideline Attraction: Episode 20 Elaina Arenz</a></li><li><a href="https://anchor.fm/livesofadventure/episodes/4-Elaina-Arenz--A-climbing-life-e2sdh9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live of Adventures: #4 Elaina Arenz A Climbing life</a></li></ul>Elaina's Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/elaina.arenz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lainersclimbs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newriverclimbing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New River Mountain Guides</a></li></ul>Chapters:00:00:00 - 00:07:50 - Intro, how Elaina got into climbing and eventually did this epic road trip ending up staying in El Potrero Chico00:07:50 - 00:14:57 - El Potrero Chico days, owning and running businesses, developing routes, putting EPC on the climbing map, talking about the pros and cons of learning from and climbing with her significant other. Developed the love of finding new sport lines00:18:57 - 00:25:20 - from photos on Climbing Magazine to role models to work with role models and mentors. what early networking paved the road to later education and career00:25:20 - 00:42:35 - getting serious on guiding, taking AMGA courses/exams, finding rewards in guiding, and seeing AMGA evolved, forming a pack with Tracy Martin for quite a few AMGA courses and exams on the Rock Guide track00:42:35 - 00:48:10 - being a female in guiding industry. what are the challenges? changes seen in guiding and climbing communities.00:48:10 - 00:58:19 - support AMGA's mission, being on the board, push the scope of practice, advocate professionalism, involved in affinity programs00:58:19 - 01:11:08 - the reality of a guiding career, felt the need to diversify, started rope access work01:11:08 - end - Elaina's new hobby, short term adventure goals, how to find Elaina and closing thoughts

EP 02 - Elaina Arenz

In this episode: rope access, why you should hire a guide, can those skinny climbing ropes hold a Sasquatch, and the Raiders. We talk with Elaina Arenz, climber, rock guide, instructor, rope access technician and all-around inspiring outdoorist.Show Notes00:38 – Introduction to Elaina Arenz 01:40 – What is International Rope Access Technician Association (IRATA)? 03:20 – Let’s talk about football (a brief diversion) 05:37 – How a job at the shopping mall led to Elaina getting started with climbing 07:02 – Running New River Mountain Guides 07:50 – Teaching for the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) 11:50 – The Warrior’s Way program 13:30 – Favorite climbing adventures 23:18 – Transition from rock climbing to rope access work 28:05 – Future adventures 30:28 – Climbing advice for a Sasquatch 34:45 – Why we should trust a climbing rope 36:35 – Empowering women in the outdoors 47:06 – Closing thoughtsMentioned in this EpisodeNew River Mountain Guides American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) The Warrior’s Way Chicks Climbing Find Elaina on Facebook Follow Elaina on IntstagramConnect with us!Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/ Follow Almost There on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/  Send us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere Our Co-hosts Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net  Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.  The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

In this episode: rope access, why you should hire a guide, can those skinny climbing ropes hold a Sasquatch, and the Raiders. We talk with Elaina Arenz, climber, rock guide, instructor, rope access technician and all-around inspiring outdoorist.Show Notes <ul><li>00:38 – Introduction to Elaina Arenz</li> <li>01:40 – What is International Rope Access Technician Association (IRATA)?</li> <li>03:20 – Let’s talk about football (a brief diversion)</li> <li>05:37 – How a job at the shopping mall led to Elaina getting started with climbing</li> <li>07:02 – Running New River Mountain Guides</li> <li>07:50 – Teaching for the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)</li> <li>11:50 – The Warrior’s Way program</li> <li>13:30 – Favorite climbing adventures</li> <li>23:18 – Transition from rock climbing to rope access work</li> <li>28:05 – Future adventures</li> <li>30:28 – Climbing advice for a Sasquatch</li> <li>34:45 – Why we should trust a climbing rope</li> <li>36:35 – Empowering women in the outdoors</li> <li>47:06 – Closing thoughts</li></ul>Mentioned in this Episode <ul><li><a href="https://www.newriverclimbing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New River Mountain Guides</a></li> <li><a href="https://amga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Mountain Guides Association</a> (AMGA)</li> <li><a href="https://warriorsway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Warrior’s Way</a></li> <li><a href="https://chickswithpicks.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicks Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/elaina.arenz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find Elaina on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lainersclimbs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Elaina on Intstagram</a></li></ul>Connect with us! Like Almost There on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/</a> Follow Almost There on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/</a> Send us a voice message! <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere</a> Our Co-hosts <ul><li>Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themuirproject/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@themuirproject</a></li> <li>Saveria Tilden – IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adventuruswomen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@adventuruswomen</a>  web: <a href="https://adventuruswomen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AdventurUsWomen.com</a></li> <li>Jeff Hester – IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesocalhiker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thesocalhiker</a>  web: <a href="https://socalhiker.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoCalHiker.net</a></li> </ul> Theme song by <a href="https://www.opusorange.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opus Orange</a>. Courtesy of Emoto Music.  The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

Episode 19: Climbing with Elaina Arenz

Matt Samet

James Lucas

Three stories from the June/July 2019 Epic Survival Tales issue of Climbing Magazine. Editor Matt Samet shares the story of his biggest epic. James Lucas explains why he believes you should never bring your pet to the crag. And Kevin Riley talks to Elaina Arenz about the challenges of being a female mountain guide. Presented by Evolv. Music by Small Houses: http://smallhouses.band/

Three stories from the June/July 2019 Epic Survival Tales issue of Climbing Magazine. Editor Matt Samet shares the story of his biggest epic. James Lucas explains why he believes you should never bring your pet to the crag. And Kevin Riley talks to Elaina Arenz about the challenges of being a female mountain guide. Presented by Evolv. Music by Small Houses: http://smallhouses.band/

The Epic Issue with Matt Samet, James Lucas, and Elaina Arenz

Elaina Arenz is a professional climbing guide and is the owner or co-owner of several businesses including New River Mountain Guides and Chick with Picks. She’s spent most of her adult life living on the road, climbing nearly every day, and has been responsible for numerous first ascents all over the world, including being an early pioneer at El Potrero Chico in Mexico. It was great to catch up with Elaina. We talked about everything from getting to reinvent herself every few years as a kid, the first outdoor climbing she ever did (including her first lead, on her first day climbing outside), her eventful and course-altering road trip from Alaska to Mexico (and the characters she met along the way), and her more recent escapades as a guide, bringing people into the world of climbing.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livesofadventure/message

Elaina Arenz is a professional climbing guide and is the owner or co-owner of several businesses including New River Mountain Guides and Chick with Picks. She’s spent most of her adult life living on the road, climbing nearly every day, and has been responsible for numerous first ascents all over the world, including being an early pioneer at El Potrero Chico in Mexico. It was great to catch up with Elaina. We talked about everything from getting to reinvent herself every few years as a kid, the first outdoor climbing she ever did (including her first lead, on her first day climbing outside), her eventful and course-altering road trip from Alaska to Mexico (and the characters she met along the way), and her more recent escapades as a guide, bringing people into the world of climbing.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livesofadventure/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livesofadventure/message</a>