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What got you started? 4-Jul-2017 At 10:20:52 PM jacksonclimbs

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Cool thread.

Parents took me to KP in Brisbane when I was about 11, and I saw the climbers there. Started traversing back and forth across the rock to see if I could do the entire length of KP. After a few trips there I could do most of it, with the exception of the blank part at BARFJ, and I think one other part. There used to be a I heart JS or some initials on the right wall. My dad convinced me to climb up and touch the heart - I got up real quick and then spent a half hour on the down climb. Possibly my first high ball eh.

Fast forward 20 years and I'd only ever done the occasional gym trip, did a couple of 10 punch passes at Urban climb, etc. but never really got solidly into it enough to learn the skills to climb independently. Then moved to the US and met some climbing people who became close friends, and every weekend and holiday we were traveling to some different crag somewhere.