Senegal’s climbing clique grapple with coastal erosion • FRANCE 24 English

Rock #climbing falls behind wrestling, football and surfing as well-loved Senegalese pastimes, but it has bound together a small community of locals and expats who say that their sport is under threat.
The issue: coastal #erosion caused by a massive construction boom in the capital #Dakar where luxury hotels and condominiums are being built close to a once-untouched shoreline, eating away at the land and eroding the well worn climbing routes.

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