サッシャ・ディギーリアンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (サッシャ・ディギーリアンInstagram)「Flyp, the local climbing gym in Beirut, was heavily damaged in the massive explosion that hit Lebanon on the 4th of August 2020. It was a second home to a large part of Lebanon’s eclectic and vibrant climbing community where people could find stability in a country fraught with political and economical unrest. For the past year people living in Beirut have been through a lot; climbing has been a refuge, an escape, and most of all a way for to stay sane. Flyp stood only 0.8 miles from the epicenter of the explosion which caused carnage over a 6 mile radius. The explosion shook Beirut with the force of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake. Flyp’s neighborhood, Karantina, was one of the most severely hit; many lost their lives, their loved ones, and their homes. Diala – owner of Flyp and mother of three – saw her business and her home, both within a mile from the explosion, turn to rubble within a few seconds. She and her family survived the disastrous event, but like most people in Beirut, it was a close call. “I want to reopen as soon as possible, not for the business part of it since it has not been profitable at all for the past year, but to tell [the Lebanese corrupt criminal political class who brought the country to its knees] we are here to stay, they can’t shake us, we are not going anywhere.” Though barely breaking even, Diala kept the place up and running both for her employees and for the climbing community. “We want to send a clear message of defiance to the corrupt ruling class that has been hindering all our efforts to build and prosper in our country. Faced today with hyperinflation and a devaluating currency it is impossible for us to rebuild our climbing gym without external financial aid.” #HELPBEIRUTCLIMBERS #HERETOSTAY Link in bio to donate❤️🤍💚」8月18日 3時40分