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So iLL Holds

So, you walk into a rock gym and see holds on the climbing walls consisting of cast baby heads, eyes and praying hands? Do you run away? Or, do you embrace the post, post modern design of indoor rock gyms?

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Extreme Athlete: Falling From Grace

Photo Courtesy of Jon Glassberg. Enclosed, please find the harrowing story of my young rock climbing juggernaut friend, Max Zolutukhin as posted on the Boston Rock Gym Blog. I met Max a few weeks back when I came on to the Boston Rock Gym. And, for those (the lay people like me) who don’t know Max, will [...]

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Rock Climbing: A religious practice?

Does the Buddha climb?

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