Up against the wall, ya’ll:
Rock climbing new fad for sports seekers
by Frances Matteck
reporter

   In high school, if students wanted to do something with their friends, they would go to Wendy’s for lunch or hang out at IHOP after the football game.
   College students, however, probably don’t want to just sit at a restaurant and chill all the time. They are looking for a different kind of challenge ... something out of the ordinary ... something cool and exciting.
   But what else is there to do in the area?
   Over the next few weeks, The Collegian will present one place in the area where college students can go to have fun.
   This first article will consider rock climbing.
   Dyno-rock is an indoor rock climbing gym at 608 E. Front St. in Arlington.
   Rock climbing is now recognized as a fun activity that has the added bonus of being good exercise.
   Dyno-rock has routes that vary in difficulty, so no matter what kind of physical shape the climber is in, he can always find a wall to climb.
   Climbing is usually a two-person activity: the climber and the belayer.
   The climber is obviously the person scaling the walls while the belayer stays on the ground and acts as an anchor.
   Rock climbing is a great trust builder. The climbers must trust the belayer will get them safely to the ground.
   However, this facility also has auto-belays.
   So if a person’s friends are busy, he can still go climbing.
   The difference with the auto belay is that it slowly lowers the climber.
   The Dyno-rock staff gives a newcomer a crash course in how to climb and belay and how to stay safe while climbing or belaying.
   The place also offers classes Mondays and Wednesdays to help people improve their climbing skills.
   Dyno-rock has been open for nine years, and it has 25-foot climbing walls and more than 15,000 square feet of climbing space.
   Plus, rock climbing prices are reasonable; it’s only $10 to stay the whole day and $6 to rent equipment.
   The facility is open Sunday, 1-9 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 3-10 p.m.; and Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
   For more information, call 817-461-3966.