climbing community

Climbing was the first place I felt OK being masculine and vulnerable. Speaking personally, I’ll say that the safety of being able to shout “watch me” to my homies down below and receive “I’m with you, man” in response has opened the door to showing those same friends real caring in other ways, too. Our sport inherently lays the groundwork for affectionate deep connections and I think men stand to benefit from this in unique ways.

Though our stories are distinct, they are also familiar. These are the voices that make up a community; the ones that call us back home.

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