On most Tuesdays, Doug Redosh can be found at Movement climbing gym in Golden. At 69, the retired neurologist has been climbing for 50 years and still feels a rush. He's conquered cliffs for decades, but they are no match for his current climb: a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. “Parkinson's is, as we say, neurodegenerative disorder. Usually, we say people have nonmotor symptoms early on and later they develop motor symptoms -- stiffness, rigidity, slowness in movements and tremor,” he said. “I was formally diagnosed in 2019, but my father had Parkinson's, so I knew I was at high risk.” After the diagnosis, Redosh kept climbing, figurately and physically, by creating a local chapter of a program called Up Ending Parkinson’s. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/neurologist-climbing-parkinsons/73-da312628-9f80-4d26-a97a-8badf77e1948 ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.