Twenty-five years ago, six Portland Adventist Academy students formed the school’s first Rock Climbing Club. Led by Mark Smith, a renowned and avid climber at the forefront of the adventurous sport, the club has gone on to be one of the most popular on campus.
With many indoor climbing gyms in the Portland, Oregon area, PAA students are blessed to have a place to climb up to three times a week. In addition to weekly meet ups, the club travels annually to Smith Rock State Park for an outdoor climbing experience.