I didn’t know it was possible to fall in love with a place. Yes, I had seen cities, oceans, towns, rocks and mountain tops that made me smile and even drool a little, but Moab is different. I am in love with Moab the way you would love a person. My stomach flutters and I hold back smiles every time I type out the word. Yeah, it’s that bad. I don’t think I’ve ever had this big of a crush.
From the top of a boulder that I just climbed, I look out and up at how the bright blue sky lines the rock faces and creates a sharp red edge. Borders and outlines mesh together in some places, like when mountains get blueish and fuzzy with distance, but not here. In Moab, you can see exactly where rock ends and sky begins. They add beauty and drama to each other, but they do not mesh, they only snuggle up close at the places they touch.
I immediately know that this is the place I want to lead the climbing and yoga retreat I’ve been dreaming about for the past year. Of course Moab makes me want to climb, but it also makes me crave yoga like no other place I’ve been. I decide that people need to see this.
A few weeks, hours of research, and emails later, I’m on the phone with Steph Davis, and she is helping me with the details of the trip. Because she is a sweetheart/badass, she has agreed to lead an afternoon of climbing on the retreat, and this makes me giddy in the same way Moab does. As we hang up the phone it hits me that this trip is happening. I smile.
Join me and Steph Davis for the adventure of a lifetime. Spend your days climbing, practicing yoga, trail running, mountain biking, and rafting. Come back to camp to find a freshly cooked meal prepared by our local chef, and sleep under the full moon. For five days, we will live in the wild. Prepare to never want to leave. Can’t say I didn’t warn you.
For retreat details visit solyogatrips.com/trips/moab-yoga and for more on Steph Davis visit prAna.com/ambassadors
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Steph Davis has been pushing the limits of climbing for 18 years, cross discipline. She is known for her free ascents of El Capitan, for climbing hard cracks in the Moab desert, for free soloing long and committing routes, and for first ascents in South America, the Karakorum and the Arctic. Steph is also an avid BASE jumper and wingsuit pilot. She has made hundreds of jumps, including combining free soloing with BASE. Aside from climbing and jumping, Steph loves running, skate skiing, gardening, cooking and writing. She is a prolific blogger and a vocal supporter of veganism, animal welfare and simple living. Steph prefers climbing areas that are good for dogs. Please check back regularly for additional updates. For videos, photos and more information on Steph, please click 
