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Blind climber uses mental map to reach world champion status

A climbing area made of red rocks.
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The International Climbers’ Festival was held in our region recently, and it offered an unusual clinic focused on mentally visualizing climbing routes, rather than depending on sight.

It featured a champion climber who happens to be legally blind. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports for the Mountain West News Bureau.

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