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Article: Spider-boy: Scott Cory rocks! He climbs them, too.(news feature)
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- Know Your World Extra
- Article date:
- March 12, 2004
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Like most kids, Scott Cory likes to hang around with friends. In Scott's case, however, he truly hangs around!
Scott, 13, is an expert rock climber. His idea of fun is dangling from a nylon rope as he crawls up the side of a mountain. Sometimes he climbs higher than the tallest skyscrapers in the world!
What is the view like from way up there?
"Tall trees look like little tiny bushes," Scott told Know Your World Extra. "People are like little dots."
Rock Star
One of Scott's nicknames is "Spider-Boy." That's because he seems to cling to rock ledges just as the eight-legged insect does.
Of course, Scott doesn't have ...