From The American Climbing Project website:

"The history of a place creates future results for the space; this means if we want to understand the current reality of the indoor climbing industry, we must look at the history of where climbing gyms are built, and why. Climbing gyms around the country exist on the ashes of redlined neighborhoods, occupying familiar bands of warehouses, crumbling brick, and food deserts. They seek gentrifying areas, and they target the key demographic of those areas—that is, the young, white, and well-educated residential class."

Continue reading and learn more about this episode from The American Climbing Project, hosted by Devin Dabney, at https://www.americanclimbingproject.com/episodes/s01e02

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