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Colorado Springs 8-year-old climbs Moonlight Buttress at Zion National Park
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Some fathers and sons bond over baseball, however the Bakers want to get their high quality time in whereas 1,000 ft within the air.
Sam Baker, 8, simply returned from climbing Moonlight Buttress at Zion Nationwide Park together with his father, Joe. To translate — they climbed 1,200 ft collectively.
Joe assured Denver7, through Zoom, that Sam is clipped in the whole time, however it’s nonetheless an incredible problem to ascend that prime at such a younger age. Nonetheless, Joe says it’s extremely rewarding.
“I’ve this perception about, like, initiating the lads in my home. I’ve obtained three boys, and I simply like to [spend] time with them,” he stated. “However then, on the finish of it, I see this great inside confidence forming in Sam, and like this inside energy — however I could not give it to him some other approach. He has to sort of uncover it.”
Within the above video, you may see movies of Sam and his dad climbing Moonlight Buttress and listen to Sam discuss why he enjoys such an excessive pastime.