HENRY BARBER

Henry Barber has been climbing for over 40 years. He is a native New Englander but has spent most of his climbing career traveling the globe. He pushed standards from 1971 through 1980 around the world on rock primarily but also on ice and alpine climbs. His favorite experiences have been behind the iron curtain near Dresden East Germany and on the historic cliffs of Great Britain. In 1975 he traveled to Australia and raised the standards three grades in six weeks. While there he did 67 new routes or first free ascents in 42 days. Henry has also alpine climbed in Alaska, Russia, and Africa, and put up ice routes in Norway that have not been repeated in over 25 years. In all Henry has climbed in over 30 countries worldwide... Many teachers I have interviewed are currently disappointed with in-service faculty days. Words like boring, irrelevant, ineffective and being lectured to, typify normal phrases I hear. Working with heads of school, interviewing staff, and working within your..

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