I was browsing the Bitch Magazine blog this afternoon when I stumbled on this woman’s story. Majka Burhardt is a rock climber. But she doesn’t use the rock wall at the gym. So far she has written books about climbing in Ethiopia and Namibia and has contributed to major publications about her climbing. Not only is she breaking through a field mainly dominated by men, but she concerns herself with also interacting with the local culture.
This is the trailer for her new book, Waypoint Namibia:
Waypoint Namibia Trailer from Majka Burhardt on Vimeo.
Says Burhadt:
I enjoy being able to talk about climbing and life. The two go together for me. I’m always interested in how this works in my life and in the lives of others. In some ways I think this makes me different. Maybe this is because I am a woman, maybe it’s because I am a writer. I think people identify with my work because it shows the human side of climbing— what is fallible, what is emotional, what is humorous. I write a great deal about how climbing interacts with the every day part of life. I’m lucky that I’ve found an audience for this.
