Climber Crush Wednesday featuring Dr. Auriel August
Happy Earth Day and Climber Crush Wednesday #lccxccw! Our crush this week is a supportive friend and climber, who also works in healthcare as a General Surgery Resident at Stanford Healthcare. We are excited to introduce you to Dr. Auriel August @auriekari!
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ? She/Her/Hersโฃ
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๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ?โฃ
It is easy to complain, but I can't justify it! I feel privileged to have a job that is amenable to working from home as well as still having my clinical responsibilities that allows me to be involved and help contribute to fighting this crazy outbreak. I'm quarantined with my partner and we're not yet sick of each other (lulz), and I get to eat all the time guilt free - overall I'm happy. ๐ โฃ
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๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค?โฃ
I'm a general surgery resident (think early season Grey's Anatomy), but I am currently on my research years (a little break in the middle of 7 years of training) and I'm spending that time as a Biodesign Innovation Fellow at Stanford. I've always wanted to be a surgeon that also invents cool medical devices and now I'm actually doing it! Work is great, we have been dispatched on a design sprint to address healthcare needs that have arose in response to the pandemic and it is really cool to feel like you can do something to help! I also still take call and take care of patients in the hospital about once a week.โฃ
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๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.โฃ
Hmmm... an extroverted ambitious nerd with a mean competitive streak and a dry sense of humor ๐. My friend once called a "Connoisseur of Life" and I felt like that was perfect. I even changed my IG bio to it! I want to do ALL THE THINGS and experience ALL THE LIFE ... and be the best at it (see told you ๐คฆโโ๏ธ).โฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ?โฃ
I can't go to bed without showering. No exceptions. I've come home post-club, drunk and ready to pass out and I still shower, every time. โฃ
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๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?โฃ
I actually tried climbing like 5 years ago and liked it, but didn't get super into it. Then I moved to the Bay and was looking for my "adult sport" (anyone else missed organized sports!?) and I kept passing the Belmont Planet Granite. One day I finally went and I was hooked. That was last only summer, so I'm relatively new "hardcore" climber.โฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?โฃ
Really two things: With consistency and effort you can get better at anything; and you always have a little more to give, don't give up!โฃ
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๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?โฃ
I would just love to see more people of color and self-proclaimed "un-athletic" types. The climbing gym can be so intimidating to new comers, but once you get passed that the community is just so beautiful and supportive. That being said, I still get a little jittery when I check out a new gym!โฃ
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๐. ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?โฃ
Hang in there and leverage your community during these tough times and forced isolation. You are not alone... and we all miss climbing!
