Rock climber Harrington to tell her story

Alpenglow Sports’ fifth installment of the 2013-14 Winter Film Series is with world-famous female rock climber and North Face athlete Emily Harrington.

On March 13 at 7pm Harrington will share her tale Big Wall Climbing in Morocco at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village Lodge.

Harrington is a professional rock climber and adventurer who has been a prominent and leading figure in the climbing community since she was a teenager. She is perhaps best known for her five-time National Championships, two-time North American Championships, and numerous podiums in World Cups.

However, her true passion lies with outdoor climbing and exploring the mountains. She’s excelled at nearly every aspect of the incredibly specialized disciplines of climbing. She’s reached the most elite levels in the gymnastic and physical discipline of sport climbing, free climbed 2500 foot big walls in remote corners of the world, won ice climbing competitions, and summited the world’s tallest peaks in the Himalaya (including Mount Everest in 2012).

While Harrington is known for climbing some of the hardest rock routes in the world and winning sport climbing competitions, she’s always been driven to reach for the next great challenge. Last year, after her successful summit of Mt. Everest, Harrington was off to Morocco’s harsh Atlas Mountains to take on a legendary, 3,000-foot big wall – all part of her quest for endless adventure. On Thursday, 3.13 Harrington will share her story with the Tahoe community.

The show is free. The show begins at 7pm.

For more info, call (530) 583.6917.