Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Living It Up: Rock Climbing

Reported by:

Jackie Johnson

Producer:

Ana Gibbs

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When Jackie says she's reaching for the top, she's talking about a 25 foot rock climbing wall with no room for error. Tonight, Living It up soars to new heights. Jackie gets a grip on one of the most rugged sports around.

(WSVN) --We're Living It Up in Coral Cliffs in Fort Lauderdale. Now since they're aren't many cliffs, we're climbing a manmade mountain that proves to be as challenging as the real thing.

Jackie: "What do you need to be able to climb?"

Robert: "You need climbing shoes, you need a harness, you need a rope, you need another person."

Jackie: "What is their job?"

Robert: "The other person is called the balayer and the job of the blayer is to catch the climber."

Jackie: "All right I'm getting ready to head up the rock climbing wall for the first time, lets see how I do."

Jackie: "This is the part that's scary when I actually realize I'm at the top of the wall, I don't want to look down."

Robert: "Climbing is a lot like a chess game, when you're trying to figure out how to do this, because there are moves you need to figure out and its not always obvious."

Jackie: "I think this is going to be a lot harder than the last one, I'm real nervous all right"

Robert: "This is a lot harder because this is a lot more tension from your stomach."

Robert: "There is nice, right foot, excellent. Okay right hand."

Jackie: "I'm really scared."

Robert: "It's okay, you're doing fantastic."

Jackie: "Yes, I'm stuck now. I'm too scared to come down."

Robert: "She did very good she made it to the top that's what counts that's what its all about going to top."

Jackie: "Ow that hurts, I can't feel that."

Jackie: "I can't even make a fist."

Jackie: "We'll you've seen me try it out, now lets see how they really do it. Here's pro climber Rodney Fernandez."

Jackie: "That's what it's like living it up at Coral Cliffs in Ft. Lauderdale."

On Thursday, Jackie picks up a shotgun for the first time. Watch as she takes aim at a pretty difficult target.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact: jjohnson@wsvn.com

 

Coral Cliffs

http://www.coralcliffs.com

3400 S.W. 26th Terrace, #A4

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

(954) 321-9898

http://www.rockclimbing.com

http://www.safeclimbing.com

 

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