Partners in the Outdoors: Rock Climbing
Watch climbing partners Andrew King and Dominique Barry take on the beautiful Shark鈥檚 Fin Arete in California鈥檚 Alabama Hills
聽excels at a number of outdoor pursuits, from surfing big waves to climbing exposed peaks. But it wasn鈥檛 until after meeting聽鈥攁 fellow surfer, accomplished rock climber, and runner-up in Max鈥檚 inaugural season of the reality competition聽The Climb鈥攖hat his skill and love for sport climbing grew to new heights.
鈥淲e鈥檝e come so far working together,鈥 says King, who鈥檚 originally from Detroit. 鈥淎nd now I sport-climb in all parts of the world. I鈥檝e done things I didn鈥檛 think I could have done.鈥
Both King and Barry are drawn to aesthetically beautiful climbs, which they find on the Shark鈥檚 Fin Arete in California鈥檚 Alabama Hills wilderness. They鈥檙e reminded that being a solid climbing partner goes beyond the obvious belayer-climber dynamic that鈥檚 inherent to climbing. It鈥檚 knowing exactly what to say and when to say it鈥攐r saying nothing at all鈥攁nd ultimately bringing each other home safely.
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to be able to see these things on your own, but when you get to bring people you care about into these spaces and see how it affects them, it just makes it that much better and that much more profound,鈥 Barry adds, noting a shared desire with King to inspire the next generation of climbers.
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