Chris Hill didn’t grow up outdoors. Raised in the Washington D.C. suburbs, she was an arts kid–interested in photography, crafts, and spending hot Maryland summers mostly inside. But when she was 12, her mom won her a week of outdoor camp at a school auction. Hill chose rock climbing for her week’s focus. By the end of camp, she was belaying and climbing multi-pitch routes. But beyond sport, it was the camp’s emphasis on Leave No Trace ethics an…
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