“Climbing is a way to feel free”: in the West Bank, they practice climbing despite the war

2024-01-01 11:42:25

That’s it, it’s finally Friday. Carabiners, harnesses, shoes, everything is ready to go climbing. Asia will be able to escape for a few hours from the heavy climate that reigns in the village of Kufarakab (West Bank), where she lives with her mother. The 24-year-old has been climbing since 2019. “I face busyness every day of my life, so climbing is a way to have a little space and feel free,” explains -She.

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But since October 7, the day marking the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, fewer and fewer of them have found themselves at the foot of the cliffs of Ein Farah or Yabrud. “I feel guilty inviting friends because the road is dangerous,” she explains. I check everything, two, three times before leaving: the place, the path to take… But my mother is always very worried.”