inspirational

As an infant, Baptiste Rouch was adopted from the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Decades later, he returns as a philanthropist, determined to share his love for climbing.

Dan Boozan has a paralyzed arm, one functional lung, and a traumatic brain injury. Here he chats about climbing, invisible disabilities, the importance of community, and why he takes issue with being called an “inspiration.”

“I was like, My life has been completely meaningless up to this point. What do I need to do to change that? What do I need to do to prevent myself from feeling this way ever again?”

For a child with autism, finding climbing was the greatest gift.