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MEET THE ADVENTURER Philip Henderson

When did you become inspired by the outdoors?

Growing up, my family didn’t go camping and neither did my friends. It wasn’t something that happened in my community. I loved playing baseball and basketball, and I met people that way who introduced me to climbing and skiing. I jumped straight in — nobody explained anything to me, so I had to seek out people within the community who were willing to let me in. It wasn’t

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