Rock climbing has developed into a popular sport over the past decade, more than doubling the amount of climbing gyms in the U.S. Drastically increasing the amount of gyms provides vast communities of people to be exposed to this once-elitist sport.
However, with the uptick in indoor climbing, there has been a threat to obscure the elusive pleasures of the outdoor adventure. There is a special tonic the natural mountain ranges provide to the human spirit, and despite the positive aspects climbing gyms produce, hopefully the original form of the sport prevails.
