SIYAN HUANG

The Red River Gorge in Slade, KY is what would otherwise be a rundown, harsh, and inaccessible town if not but for its caring climbing inhabitants. After driving a painstaking 5 hours to ‘The Red’ nearly every weekend for years, Sunny Yang, an avid rock climber, decided to buy property in the area. He founded a hostel he lovingly named Climber’s Home and has since become a fixture of the Red River Gorge climbing community, facilitated by the recognition he’s gained as an adaptive athlete, or, an athlete with disabilities ...