A new youth climbing team, The Never Summer Senders, is planning an open house from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch climbing wall for any interested children and parents.<\/p>\n
Team practices start Sept. 30, and the new climbing team will practice twice a week, rotating between the Fraser Rec Center and the Snow Mountain Ranch climbing walls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cClimbing is exploding in popularity across the country, and at this point even my mom knows who Alex Honnold is,\u201d said Chris Michalowski, who\u2019s helping organize the team.<\/p>\n
He added that Grand County isn\u2019t alone in that it has a growing number of children who climb, and team organizers want to help foster that growth by starting a youth climbing team here.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mission is to inspire youth through climbing by building technique, endurance, strength, respect for natural resources and compassion towards others,\u201d Michalowski said. <\/p>\n
During the fall, children will have the option to compete in youth competitions hosted by USA Climbing, though it is not a requirement of being on the team. Additionally, they will receive instruction from Michalowski, who is a registered USA Climbing Level 1 Coach and has been climbing for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a big part of my life and has taken me to some amazing places, and I hope with this program I can pass that on to the next generation of climbers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For more, email Michalowski at chris_michalowski@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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