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December 23, 2009

President Obama installs climbing wall at White House.

Okay, it’s pretty humble…still, it’s the first such at the White House in American history!

From the President who joked about replacing the ancient bowling alley in the basement with a basketball court, it should come as no surprise that Malia and Sasha are part of Generation Climbing.

With thanks for the inadvertent tip to Christian Griffith, who I ran into at The Spot Climbing Gym last night.

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