WEEK     JOB: ROCK-CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR (INDOOR)
LOCATION: VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
EMPLOYER: THE BOULDERS CLIMBING GYM
WAGE: $12–$15 HOUR
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helped out with the adjacent high school’s climbing teams, organizing warm-ups and a training program at the end of each practice. I also helped with a kids’ birthday party, cashed out and closed the gym, and, on the last day, learned how to build anchors when climbing outdoors.
INDUSTRY IQ:
  • Bouldering is a style of climbing that doesn’t require ropes. For this reason routes are usually less than fifteen feet high.
  • Acrophobia is a fear of heights.
  • North America’s highest mountain is Mount McKinley (a.k.a. Denali) in Alaska, at a height of 20,320 feet.
WHAT I LEARNED: Often, activities are merely a pretext for being together.
There was a great atmosphere at Boulders. The kids loved the sport, but it was obvious that the friendships, sense of community, and team spirit played a huge part in bringing them back to the gym every day.
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