ALEXIS RANKIN
VISUAL
BY
STATEMENT
FROM BRIGHT, MULTICOLORED “ROCKS” STRATEGICALLY PLACED ON THE WALLS TO PUFFS OF
WHITE CHALK LINGERING IN THE AIR TO CLIMBERS DANGLING FIFTY FEET IN THE AIR, THERE
WAS NO SHORTAGE OF VISUALLY INTERESTING THINGS TO PHOTOGRAPH AT PLANET ROCK
IN ANN ARBOR. ACCOMPANIED BY TWO EXPERIENCED CLIMBERS, I WAS ABLE TO SHOOT AS
THEY TACKLED BOULDERING PROBLEMS AND TOP-ROPING ROUTES. EVENTUALLY, I TOOK A
BREAK FROM SHOOTING TO GET MY BELAY CERTIFICATION SO I COULD TRY OUT THE TOP-ROPE
ROUTES MYSELF. NEXT TIME I MAKE IT TO PLANET ROCK, I’M PLANNING TO EXPERIMENT WITH
DIFFERENT ANGLES AND PERSPECTIVES
— MAYBE EVEN CLIMBING AHEAD TO TAKE PHOTOS AS
THE CLIMBERS SCALE THEIR PROJECTS.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 // The Statement
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