# Organic Climber > Gear reviews, photo essays, and food from the dirtbag kitchen. Field-tested by people who actually climb. A raw-food climber's archive of recipes, Colorado/Oklahoma/Arkansas trip reports, and running notes. Organic Climber is a static site (Astro). Content is organized into recipes (raw/vegan food for the trail) and a blog (climbing trip reports, training, and nutrition essays). All posts are originals by Caleb. ## Recipes - [Raw Chocolate Pie Made from Avocados](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/raw-chocolate-pie-avocado/): A rich raw chocolate pudding or pie made from ripe avocados, cocoa, maple syrup and honey — full of healthy fats and loved by picky eaters. - [Nutty Friday – Seasoned Cashews](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/nutty-friday-seasoned-cashews/): A simple raw take on store-bought seasoned cashews, tossed with olive oil and a peppery, spicy blend then dried in the dehydrator. - [Mango Dwarfs, Stardeath Grapes and Flaming Strawberries](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/mango-dwarfs-stardeath-grapes/): Busy hectic weekends can lead to the most amazing accidents when it comes to creating smoothies. - [Smoothie Tuesday: Nectarine, peach blast cacao smoothie](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/smoothie-nectarine-peach-cacao/): A chocolate-kick smoothie of peach, mango and banana blended with raw cacao — ranks among my favorites. - [Simple RAW Flax Seed Crackers](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/raw-flax-seed-crackers/): Easy raw flax seed crackers seasoned with onion, garlic salt and Nama Shoyu — no soaking required, just blend and dehydrate. - [Simple but Tasty Raw Smoothie](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/simple-raw-smoothie/): A go-to mixed berry smoothie made with frozen strawberries, blueberries, banana, raw honey, rice milk and almond cashew butter. - [Raw Oatmeal Cookies – A Holiday Treat](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/raw-oatmeal-cookies/): An easy raw oatmeal cookie made with oat groats, dates, raisins, almonds, cashews and apples — a favorite to bring to holiday parties. - [Smoothie Tuesday – Cosmic Explosion](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/smoothie-cosmic-explosion/): A cosmic blast of strawberries, nectarine and banana — an explosion of flavor in your mouth. - [Smoothie Tuesday – How to make a delicious green smoothie](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/green-smoothie-how-to/): Eleven simple tips for creating tasty green smoothies, from choosing your greens to pairing fruit and adding super foods. - [Smoothie Tuesday – Mango Banana Bliss](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/smoothie-mango-banana-bliss/): Mango Banana Bliss is a heavenly smoothie recipe that will leave you praying for more. ## Blog - [Come get your love](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/come-get-your-love/): A long-awaited send of Come Get Your Love (5.10a) on Lost Dome in the Wichita Mountains — a lost-trail approach, a runout, a fall and a hard-won clip to the chains. - [12 Green tips for reducing your carbon footprint](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/12-green-tips-carbon-footprint/): Twelve practical green tips I practice myself — from ditching plastic bags and paper towels to cold-water laundry, CFL bulbs, Dr. Bronner's soap and going vegetarian. - [White Rock Marathon – My first half](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/white-rock-marathon-first-half/): A full recap of my first half-marathon at the Dallas White Rock: hectic morning, tight calves, hills I did not expect, and an official sub-two finish of 1:58:10. - [Three days until I 'Run the Rock'](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/three-days-run-the-rock/): My first half marathon is three days away. After fighting off a horrible cough, my final training run went strong and I feel confident about my sub-two goal. - [Fall Color – Arkansas style](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/fall-color-arkansas/): In mid October the leaves are just starting to turn color in Arkansas. Some photos of the vibrant fall colors from a recent climbing trip — color at about 20%. - [Learning to rock climb – beginner to trad climber](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/learning-to-rock-climb/): Reflections of a trad climber, the early years — my self-taught journey from a gym n00b to a full-blown trad climber, plus the books that helped me along the way. - [Labor Day Weekend – Shelf Road, Colorado](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/labor-day-shelf-road/): What else are three Texans going to do over a long Labor Day weekend than head north to Shelf Road, climb limestone cliffs and clip bolts before the rain hits? - [On starting to run…](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/on-starting-to-run/): I never fancied myself a runner, but after switching to a raw vegetarian diet I found myself loving it — and signing up for the Dallas White Rock half. - [Longs Peak, North Face Cables Route – Colorado trip report, part II of III](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/longs-peak-cables-route/): Caleb and John climb the North Face Cables Route on 14,259-ft Longs Peak — a snow traverse, an injured stranger and a campground that came together to help. - [Adventures on the First Flatiron – Colorado trip report, part I of III](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/first-flatiron-trip-report/): Caleb and John visit Colorado to climb Fandango (5.5) on the First Flatiron in Boulder — runout slabs, hollow flakes and a hellish walk back to the car. - [Eating for energy](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/eating-for-energy/): How a high-RAW food diet fuels my long days at the crag — fruits, nuts, seeds and chia — and why it boosted both my energy and my climbing grades. ## Pages - [Blog index](https://www.organicclimber.com/blog/): All climbing, training and nutrition posts - [Food / recipes index](https://www.organicclimber.com/recipes/): All raw-food and trail recipes - [About](https://www.organicclimber.com/about/): About Organic Climber