Tim Carroll, owner of the Summitt Climbing Gym, in action

• Tim has an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
  
• Tim worked for GTE for 13 years and when he resigned he was the Director of Center Operations, responsible for a $200 million budget.
  
• Tim and Amy were married in 1998. They dated for seven years before that.
  
• Grapevine, Texas is six miles north/west of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
  
• It took 14 months to build the gym; eight months to obtain permits and six months for construction.
  
• A "route" is a combination of handholds and footholds used to take a certain path up the wall.
  
• Routes at Summit Climbing Gym are rated from 5.5 to 5.13. The higher the number to the right of the decimal, the harder the route. "You Smell Like Ham" is rated 5.8.

Tim Carroll
Owner, Summitt Climbing Gym
1040 Mustang Drive
Grapevine, TX
Day pass, $10; 10 visits, $99; weekend pass with rental gear, $28
817-421-3888
www.summitrockgym.com