By Ben Arthur |
When University of Portland student Brennan Robinson straps on his yellow and black La Sportiva Solution climbing shoes and smears chalk on his hands, his mind quiets. His six-foot, 155 pound frame goes into a trance-like state when he gets on the wall.
His only focus is to complete the climb.
He digs his feet into the first hold. After a moment of testing his balance, he takes a leap of faith. He lunges toward the next hold. And then another. Robinson tunes out the few hundred spectators as he makes his way up the wall.