| Title |
Oral history interview of Portia Menlove, conducted by Tallie Casucci (audio and transcript) |
| Creator |
Menlove, Portia |
| Contributor |
Casucci, Tallie |
| Description |
Portia Menlove (b. 1987) was born and raised in Salt Lake City. She spent time doing outdoor sports with her family. Portia was immediately draw to climbing as an ADHD kid and started climbing all the time at the Wasatch Front Climbing Gym and going on trips with older climbers. Portia competed in youth and adult bouldering competitions, including the Junior Competitive Climbing Association, Professional Climbers Association, Mammut Bouldering Championships, and Nationals. In 2005 Portia won Nationals and was on the US Climbing Team. Portia discusses inspirational female climbers, friendships surrounding competitions, the pressures of competition, and disordered eating. Portia now focuses more energy into trail running, but still loves to climb and be a part of the community. Portia is an ICU nurse at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. |
| Additional Information |
Timestamps - 0:14 Youth; 4:03 Introduction to climbing; 7:56 Climbing mentors and older brother figures; 10:16 First outdoor climbing trips; ; 13:48 Progression in climbing competitions; 21:20 Competition climbing female friends; 29:20 School for nursing and travel after college; 36:05 Starting to trail run seriously after climbing injuries; 41:44 Climbing sponsors, 48:49 Finding inspiration from First Female Ascents and Thomasina Pidgeon; 58:57 Memorable boulders; 1:02:58 Winning bouldering Nationals in 2005; 1:07:17 Competition climbing friendships, pressures of competition, and disordered eating; 1:25:13 Climbing and trail running communities; 1:28:31 Other mentors and inspiring people; 1:35:09 Finding balance; 1:40:11 Biggest challenges for outdoor recreation communities; 1:42:45 Impact and the future |
| Date |
2022-11-22 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 40.76078, -111.89105 |
| Subject |
Rock climbing; Rock Climbers; Outdoor Recreation; Bouldering; Climbing gyms; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| Collection Number and Name |
DA0002 Rock Climbers Oral History Project |
| Collection Name |
Rock Climbers Oral History Project |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text; Sound |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose to grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Note |
The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect any views, opinions, or official policy of the University of Utah or the J. Willard Marriott Library. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qek55x |
| Extent |
9 pages; 1:46 |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works); sound recordings |
| Setname |
uum_rcohp |
| ID |
2373029 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qek55x |
