I’ve never enjoyed walking into a gym. Growing up as a fat kid, I have enough traumatic memories around exercise to fill several therapy sessions. On top of the shame I had around my body, I also have ...

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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — One small step on this rock climbing wall is one brave step for someone with a slight fear of heights. It's one of the many problems you can solve at the Wilkes-Barre Climbing Gym, ...

As a relatively new climber, I look up and think, There's no way I'm getting up this. The limestone arches overhead in swirls of gray and rusty brown. Look closely, though, and it is carved and pitted ...

A version of this story first appeared in Gear Patrol Magazine. Subscribe today for more stories like this one, plus receive a $15 gift card to the Gear Patrol Store. Chin’s syllabus leaves the ...