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“Climbing can be a really empowering activity. When you’re here as a refugee and you don’t speak the language fully, there can be a lot of things out of your control. I think climbing gives you back that control, that feeling of being capable.” --Curtis Tripp, climbing mentor

Newcomer teens are developing new skills, gaining confidence, and building social connections in the Climbing Higher StoneMasters program - a joint effort between the ̽����ѡ in Seattle and our partners at Vertical Generation. Check out of the program and learn about two brothers, originally from Myanmar, who have found a new community through climbing.