Trainer

(Photo courtesy of Marc Curtis/Layton High School photography teacher) 
Locally known as “Carl’s Rock,” Bill Walford climbs a rock crag located about 1/4 mile up Ward Canyon on the East Bench of Bountiful. Walford was helping with a climbing/rappelling event for a youth group.

Climbing trainer takes time to recover, looks forward to future climbs

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — An expert climbing trainer had just warned his wife to be careful on their icy driveway. Then he walked out and promptly slipped himself.

After falling on the icy patch in February, Bill Walford found himself literally grounded.

He couldn’t stand up straight and could barely move his legs to walk.

An administrator at Hill Air Force Base and former marine. Walford had stayed in shape teaching wall climbing on base, climbing an average of 1,500 vertical feet per week.

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