Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.
To address some of the comments here: I spoke with Niki and Chick for more than an hour about all aspects of the rock climbing business and their own plans to bring a facility to CLE. The interview as published - and as discussed prior to publication with my editor - was about their experiences as climbers in and around Tremont and their plans to bring a facility to CLE. The timing of the development plans at West 117th and Lake make their own experiences and plans newsworthy. This wasn't written as a longform feature on the climbing community writ large.
I've added Chick's references to the Cleveland Rock Gym in Euclid and Kendall Rock Gym in Peninsula, both of which were discussed during the interview.
To ask whether the subjects here paid for the interview borders on ludicrous.
I'm finding out that it's pretty hard to nail down a solid timeframe, Natalie. Most reports essentially say that 8 p.m. onward (with a peak sometime closer to 2 - 4 a.m.) is the general range. Clouds are going to be an issue, of course, but it should be cool to try to catch a glimpse!
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I've added Chick's references to the Cleveland Rock Gym in Euclid and Kendall Rock Gym in Peninsula, both of which were discussed during the interview.
To ask whether the subjects here paid for the interview borders on ludicrous.