Children are natural rock climbers; they take to it like squirrels to tree tops.
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photo by Joe Vitti
In an ever more-complicated world, climbing holds clear and simple truths about friendship, trust, discipline, and the natural world. Fortunately, for those of us who live in and visit the Hudson Valley, the steep white cliffs of the Shawangunks are one of the finest climbing venues in America. And each year, hundreds of kids are introduced to climbing in the “Gunks,� often beginning lifelong relationships with the
Gravity Kids by Joe Vitti
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sport, this place, and like-minded friends.
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