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Climbing the Walls? Try Climbing walls

By Suzanne Hurt

Terry Ferg was climbing a steep limestone wall in El Potrero Chico, a desert canyon in Northern Mexico. Hanging onto small rock holds, he tried to clip carabiners and his rope into the wall for safety. But the next bolt was out of reach.
    He knew he would fall unless he clipped in soon. He wouldn’t hit the ground – he’d fall 15 feet until the last bolt he clipped into caught his rope. Ferg could see the sun moving toward him. Once the sun hit, his sweaty hands would peel off the small, smooth holds on the route dubbed Mother Superior.
    He steadied his feet on the rock face, worked a foot up high and reached out to grab a hand-sized fang sticking out of the rock. He climbed so high the bolt was at his hip when he finally clipped in.
    Gripping the side of a cliff might not sound relaxing to some people, but that’s what the 40-year-old marketing project manager does to unwind.

Onward, Upward
Ferg took up rock climbing between getting master’s degrees in business administration and marketing research from Bellarmine College in Louisville, Ky., now Bellarmine University, and the University of Georgia, respectively. 
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