kylevictor1

Greetings from Targoviste, Romania! My name is Kyle Victor and I am currently serving in the Peace Corps here. My primary job is as a teacher of English, but I am involved with many (as many as I can!) community development projects. One of the groups I work with here is a youth community volunteer group, the first of its kind in this region or Romania. We do various community development projects and have met with great success. Additionally, we act as a fundraising group and have had great success in this area (fundraising is virtually unheard of in Romania). One of the projects we have recently had proposed was the construction of a public-use rock climbing wall here in Targoviste. Being from Seattle myself, and having climbing experience, I immediately recalled the beauty and functionality of the exterior rock climbing wall near the University of Washington (Husky) football stadium. I grew up climbing that wall, and I know from my own experience its superior durability and the "natural" feel its materials lend to its functionality. Additionally, this design would work well here in Romania because of the availability of the materials...I don't think there are too many custom rock wall design firms here! We would greatly appreciate if you could help us in acquiring as much information as possible about the design, construction, materials, cost, etc. about this wall. I am aware that it was built by the architectural firm Anderson and Bell back in the 1970s, but I didn't find a website for the firm. I believe they've gone out of business along with the contractor who originally built the wall...Are there any old-timers (no offense meant) who know ANYTHING about that wall? There would be a community in Romania that would be very grateful for any information you can provide...I'm kind of at my wits' end...No one seems to know anything (or doesn't want to take the time to help). Hope to hear from ya'll soon. Sincerely, Kyle R. Victor Peace Corps Romania--Group 19 Targoviste