Making the transition from ski-mode to warm-weather activities has never been easy for me, but it gets better every year as I learn more about climbing.
What started out as a summer fling has bloomed into a year round activity with the help of the local gyms, but nothing can ever beat the thrill of going outside, at least for me.
There’s no shortage of opportunity to recreate in New York but there really is something special about participating in a sport that exists in such a stellar form in my own backyard.