Ginette Charbonneau

At 65, Ginette refuses to be stereotyped for her age. She is a regular at the local gyms, but adventure is always calling her. Ginette personifies dedication. She always has a climbing trip in the works and shes disciplined in her training. We definitely wont be seeing her pick up knitting needles any time soon. The impact and role of climbing in our lives is always evolving. What it means to each of us individually changes over time. We make choices along the way that take us away and then back to climbing. We meet people and have experiences that change our perspectives. We face unforeseen obstacles. There are as many stories as there are individual climbers. We love films about hype sends and really daring climbs. And we are psyched that there are more and more bad ass women doing hardcore things in climbing. But we also think there are other kinds of stories worth telling, and there are other ways to be inspiring. We want to shed light on some of those stories. And, in doing s