Rock Climbing During a Pandemic: Recent Episodes
Alexandra Lotero
As four months of COVID-19 closures end, avid rock climber Dan Vanderkam weighs returning to one of the best climbing destinations in the United States to face old and new fears.
Dan moved to Preston-Potter Hollow, a town at the northern edge of the Catskill mountains in upstate New York. He can hear bird song outside.
This is the sound of Dan clipping a carabiner, a specialized clip that holds his weight if he falls.
Dan talks about how he got into climbing and what it's been like to not climb for four months.