New Trier senior Ross Leonard of Wilmette looks for his next hand hold while trying to go up a route on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Will Cohn (right) climbs the climbing wall while senior Ross Leonard (left) and senior Grant Troester talk about hand holds during a Climbing Club meeting at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Ben Girgenti of Wilmette watches another Climbing Club member practice bouldering up the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Climbing Club at New Trier High School practice bouldering on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Will Reedy of Winnetka, one of the Climbing Club heads, climbs a route up the climbing wall during a Climbing Club meeting at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Ben Girgenti of Wilmette installs a new hold into the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. The different shaped holds have names such as crimper, sloper, jug, natural and pincher. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Dan Varick of Glencoe spots senior Will Reedy (right) of Winnetka as he works on a steep route on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. Behind them New Trier senior Will Cohn heads up the wall. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Will Reedy of Winnetka, one of the Climbing Club heads, climbs a route during a Climbing Club meeting at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Dan Varick of Glencoe uses a wire brush to scrape more grip into his climbing shoes after the rubber soles get worn down. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Dan Varick of Glencoe, one of the Climbing Club heads, works on a bouldering route on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Climbing Club at New Trier High School practice bouldering on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Will Reedy (left) of Winnetka leaves the storage closet in the climbing wall while senior Ross Leonard of Wilmette installs a new hold at New Trier High School in Winnetka. The different shaped holds have names such as crimper, sloper, jug, natural, pincher and toilet bowl. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Ross Leonard of Wilmette adds chalk to his hands for grip on the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Junior Hannah Durham of Wilmette, who broke her foot while bouldering on the wall after landing off the safety pad about a month ago, watches senior Grant Troester of Wilmette climb with senior Ben Girgenti (right) of Wilmette at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior John Merikoski of Wilmette hangs from the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

New Trier senior Grant Troester of Wilmette, a Climbing Club head, works on a bouldering route up the climbing wall at New Trier High School in Winnetka. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media