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Sunset Climbing Club at CNCC offers open hours at climbing gym

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John Whipple, this year’s College For Kids Climbing Course instructor and Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Outdoor Leadership Program coordinator, taught 17 children about stretching, climbing techniques and safety at CNCC’s climbing gym last week. Above, Whipple instructs students on technique while showing the standing children how to spot climbers overhead. Forty-five children filled all but one CNCC College For Kids class this year, said Angie Miller, CNCC’s community education coordinator and the program’s organizer. Miller said participation in College For Kids has climbed steadily since the program returned several years ago, and she attributed much of its success to instructors, parents and children bringing their enthusiasm and involvement to the courses.
John Whipple, this year’s College For Kids Climbing Course instructor and Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Outdoor Leadership Program coordinator, taught 17 children about stretching, climbing techniques and safety at CNCC’s climbing gym last week. Above, Whipple instructs students on technique while showing the standing children how to spot climbers overhead. Forty-five children filled all but one CNCC College For Kids class this year, said Angie Miller, CNCC’s community education coordinator and the program’s organizer. Miller…

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