Get off the Couch: Rock climbing

Reach your potential - and hold on tight - with activity that combines mind, emotions and body Janet Bergman, a guide for the Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School and part-time consultant to nonprofit organizations, has climbed everywhere from Yosemite National Park to British Columbia, Peru to Nepal. Here she is climbing in Argentina.Courtesy photo For Janet Bergman, there is nothing like climbing. At least a few days a week, the Madison resident can be found climbing rocks, ice or even walls inside a climbing gym — depending upon the season and the weather. LEARN MORE To learn more about Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing Schools, its camps and its courses throughout New Hampshire and along the Eastern Seaboard, visit www.emsclimb.com. "When I'm climbing, it's incredibly consuming," she said. "I've never done anything like... [read full story]