***Climbers getting high on indoor facilities
“Forty years ago, a California climber was a booted, scruffy drifter regularly wearing out a welcome with Sierra rangers, a scrounger of meals from dumpsters and park cafeterias, a youth who divided time between bloodying his knuckles on virgin rock walls and sleeping off hangovers in a weather- beaten tent.”
“Now, a California climber is a fitness buff in sleek tights and tight rubber slippers, who performs gymnastic moves on colorful walls of ersatz rock — often to background music — then grabs a protein smoothie from a cafe at the climbing center before she goes to unwind in its steam room.”[SFGate]
I preferred the old approach…
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January 2, 2003
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2003.01.02
***Climbers getting high on indoor facilities
“Forty years ago, a California climber was a booted, scruffy drifter regularly wearing out a welcome with Sierra rangers, a scrounger of meals from dumpsters and park cafeterias, a youth who divided time between bloodying his knuckles on virgin rock walls and sleeping off hangovers in a weather- beaten tent.”
“Now, a California climber is a fitness buff in sleek tights and tight rubber slippers, who performs gymnastic moves on colorful walls of ersatz rock — often to background music — then grabs a protein smoothie from a cafe at the climbing center before she goes to unwind in its steam room.”[SFGate]
I preferred the old approach…
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January 2, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.02