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    CHRIS ZAIA

    Dec 09, 2019 3 minutes
    IMAGE: Nathan George Creative

    Tell us a little about yourself

    I’m 34, live in Newcastle, NSW, and I’m the Manager/Head Route-setter of Pulse Climbing Warners Bay.

    I grew up in the foothills of the Blue Mountains and apart from some sketchy scrambling while camping I never climbed, mainly because I was pretty unco and super timid as a kid.

    My family moved up to Newcastle when I was 15, and after finishing school I worked in kitchens, starting off as a dish-pig

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