The ever-expanding circle of climbing friends

By Aimee Roseborrough The people I surround myself with when I climb starts at my most inner circle: my husband.  Then it expands to include my children and finally, my climbing friends. Above all, I value a conscientious climbing circle. People enjoy different levels of noise and involvement from others while they’re climbing, and if we keep that in mind, enjoying a day on the rock with others gets easier. My Inner Circle – Just the two of us I must admit that I enjoy climbing days when it’s my husband and me with the whole crag to ourselves. Even though I’m an extrovert and very social by nature, I love peace and quiet when I climb. My husband and I have been climbing together for 15 years and know each other so well that we no longer even shout encouragement while the other is climbing. We have both come to the realization that we climb better in silence. We’ve learned an important lesson that everyone climbs best with...