APPLETON - An Appleton high school is paying tribute to a former student. Appleton East High School dedicated a rock-climbing wall Thursday to a woman once considered to be one of America's top female climbers - Christine Feld Boskoff. Feld Boskoff, who graduated from East, disappeared in 2006 at the age of 39, while climbing a dangerous mountain in China. It took a year to find her body.
Family and friends say they appreciate having the wall honoring her endeavors. "I think it's wonderful and it’s beautiful; she did a wonderful job,” Feld Boskohff’s mother Joyce Feld said. “Brings a lot of memories back."
"I think it’s awesome,” said Nadine Plante, a friend of Feld Boskoff. “She was so adventurous, brave that I hope it will help other kids be just like her, get some courage and adventure going on the wall."Organizers say they hope the wall will remind students of Feld Boskoff's traits. She once said she climbed because of the freedom, the adventure and the challenge.