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If These Walls Could Talk: Art @ BKB Chicago
You might have heard the whispers, but it’s true! Here at BKB, we like to think of ourselves as more than just a climbing facility.
Consider us something of a hybrid space with a little bit ...
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No Seasons, All Climbing: Kareemah Batts and Adaptive Climbing Group
Kareemah Batts is a force within the national climbing community and a core leader in the adaptive climbing community. In addition to being the first female paraclimber in a USA Climbing competiti...
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How To Climb: 5 Reasons to Get Coached for Climbing
Everyone can climb. But to get better, one must learn how to climb smart. Climbing smart means learning techniques over relying on sheer brute strength – and there’s no better way to learn climbin...
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Watch: Workout of the Future
Brooklyn Boulders is inspired by movement and unexpected interactions. Whether you are into climbing, fitness, yoga, slacklining, active coworking, unicycling or skateboarding, we believe your work...
Bouldering As Depression Treatment
Prior to this 2015 study on the effects of climbing, there has been ‘hardly any research on the effects of a bouldering group intervention on people with depression”.Researchers Katharina Luttenb...
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Inspired: Tommy Caldwell TED Talk Takeaways
In need of some Thursday #throwback dose of inspiration? Look to pro-climber Tommy Caldwell’s inspiring TED Talk that outlines his captivating journey to where he is today.
He begins his TED Talk ...
