There are different sides to the stereotypical rock-climbing junkie. Many climbers have personal reasons as to why risk so much for the euphoria of reaching the top. Some climbers don’t even reach the top, but experience a sort of self-realization through the mental and emotional process of pushing their limits. Climbing culture is an addicting one in which a person’s lifestyle can become entirely transformed once submerged. From the lingo, the attitude, the personality, down to the clothing style, there is a culture within the communities that practice the sport.

Row after row of riot police line the streets of Kentucky University on Monday, April 7, 2014 while students anxiously await the final buzzer of the NCAA championship game versus University of Connecticut. An eery silence precludes an ever-trending riot mentality that Kentucky students have been falling under, regardless of a win or loss. Slowly, the results of the game become evident as angry basketball fans trickle onto the pavement shouting profanities and throwing bottles. With every wave of students dressed in blue, chaos ensues. Police watch on the surrounding front yards, stepping in, when necessary, to prevent serious harm or damage.

Dillie, the white tail deer raised by Dr. Melanie Butera and her husband Steve, resides in Canal Fulton, Ohio and lives a happy, domesticated life. Dillie was born blind and, in turn, was rejected by her mother. She is now an international media sensation and was even featured in National Geographic Magazine in April of 2014, as well as on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Animal Planet's "Naughty by Nature." Today, she enjoys snacking on lollipops, swimming in the backyard pool, and sleeping in her own bed in her own room. Check her out live on the "Dillie Cam" at http://www.ustream.tv/search?q=dilliecam Or purchase Mrs. Butera's book entitled "Love on Hooves" at dilliethedeer.com