Instagram story viewer> @sarah_la> Tagged
4.4K
followers
2711
following
plastic crusher / champion for disability rights & wrongs
two-time vice world champ
world cups 1x🥇 9x🥈
@thenorthface_aunz @scarpa_australia
POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED
@thenorthface Universal Wawona 3 Tent named one of @time Best Inventions of 2026!

I was a little caught off guard when I woke up to this news. So incredibly proud of how much this little seed of an idea has grown. Biggest shout-out to the countless folks that made this happen on @thenorthface end as well as the folks over at @adaptiveclimbersfest for letting us pull ideas and insights for the intentional community you all have fostered. It truly does take a village especially when the world tends to underestimate a broad population, but as we know being in this very wonky space, we have A LOT to say. The thing is we do find ways of being persistent, from working with individuals that don’t need a history lesson, to maybe something as little as “doing the right thing”.

This little glimmer of hope and growth still feels like the start to something fairly monumental in my life and the industry as a whole. So much more to come, but until then keep fighting the good fight and finding ways to create the change we all want to see. 🌱🤟🏽

Added note: if you want to learn more on what went on behind the scene to make this happen, @bigwadesxladventure wroth a very in-depth piece that you can find in my bio. 

“Inclusivity is rarely the focus of outdoor equipment innovation. With the help of professional adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra, The North Face set out to change this with the Universal Collection. The frame of the Universal Wawona 3 Tent comes together with three poles of the same size, eliminating the need for designers to use color coding that would be useless to the visually impaired to signal which pole goes where.

The tent’s doorway also features a low threshold that makes it easier to roll in a wheelchair, which should have no problem being stored in the tent’s cavernous front vestibule.” - Rae Witte

“Inclusivity is rarely the focus of outdoor equipment innovation. With the help of professional adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra, The North Face set out to change this with the Universal Collection. The frame of the Universal Wawona 3 Tent comes together with three poles of the same size, eliminating the need for designers to use color coding that would be useless
26
Lets do it again 💕🍀
13
Wow! Can’t believe it! I am inside the vertical life magazine! Thank you @verticallifemag for showing my V10 “The Viking” climb 😍🫶. We always see this cool magazine at gyms, and now am on page 28 inside this issue 😍! 

I also happen to be on the same page as the legendaries @oceana_climbing and @sarah_la ! What an inspiration they are to me and so many people! 

Also, on the same page, my outdoors mentor, friend and inspiration @calmather showing his newest V14! Very inspiring grades!!

If you’ve not seen the send, it is a long boulder, so I put the start and end parts here. The whole boulder is in a separate reel, if you like to watch. 

@lasportivagram 
@lasportivaaustralia 
@bogongequipment 
@expeditionequipment 
@problemchildclimbing 
@_openproject 
@tensiongrips 

#climbing 
#bouldering 
#v10
#rockclimbing 
#grampiansclimbing
24
Photos of the International Paraclimbing Festival in Klimax. 

Part 1: LEAD 

We had a lot of athletes from all over the world. As athlete representative I knew many paraclimbers prefer to climb lead (and not top rope) but we don't get this chance in competitions. So we decided to give it a go and it felt right. Athletes from all classes climbed lead, there were no issues and everybody survived. 

#leadclimbing #paraleadclimbing #paraclimbing #onerope 

@worldclimbingpara
11
back to up