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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