{"id":18605,"date":"2019-09-19T16:32:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T22:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=60295"},"modified":"2019-09-19T16:32:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T22:32:09","slug":"new-climbing-team-starting-up-in-grand-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/new-climbing-team-starting-up-in-grand-county\/","title":{"rendered":"New climbing team starting up in Grand County"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/IMAG20071-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/IMAG20071-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/IMAG20071-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/IMAG20071-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>A new climbing team is starting up in Grand County and there will be an open house for interested participants on Monday.<\/strong><br \/><em>IMAG2007[1]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>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<p>\u201cOur mission is to inspire youth through climbing by building technique, endurance, strength, respect for natural resources and compassion towards others,\u201d Michalowski said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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<p>\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<p>For more, email Michalowski at <a href=\"mailto:chris_michalowski@yahoo.com\">chris_michalowski@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/new-climbing-team-starting-up-in-grand-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new climbing team is starting up in Grand County and there will be an open house for interested participants on Monday.IMAG2007[1] 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. 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