Up the wall

The boom in indoor wall climbing has created a new culture among the educated young—complete with its own language, behaviour and clothing brands

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WHAAAP! Over my shoulder a young woman has dropped 15 feet on to a crash mat. Getting to her feet and dusting the white chalk from her hands, she says ruefully: “I was okay until I started thinking.”

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