Matthew Segal

Name: Matthew Segal

Age: 22

Home: Boulder, CO

Sponsors: La Sportiva, Black Diamond & My Mom (still)

In it: 8 years

The local spot: The Trident

Top Five

Sends:
1. The Iron Monkey (5.14 FA)
2. Dead Line (on gear 5.14a)
3. Climbed The University Wall (via the shadow 5.13), The Free Grand (5.13) and The Black Dyke (5.13) on the Chief in Squamish BC with Sonnie Trotter in a day.
4. The End of the Beginning (5.13 FA)
5. Having the same girlfriend for over 3 years

Ear Candy:
1. Q- Tips (for cleaning)
2. Ear- Plugs (to silence my chaotic world)
3. Murs
4. Buck 65
5. Frank Black

Reasons to Climb:
1. Not for the money
2. Not for the girls
3. Not for the publicity
4. Because I don't know what else to do
5. Because I can't help it and I love it

Areas to climb at:
1. Eldorado Canyon
2. Boulder Canyon
3. Indian Creek
4. Squamish
5. Mill Creek

Don't do it:
1. Bolt traditional lines
2. Fill out your 8a scorecard
3. Think your bitchin' by association
4. Stalk my girl friend
5. Call me a comp climber

All I know is:
... climbing.
... that climbing is just climbing and nothing else.
... I don't know anything but sometimes I trick myself to think I know everything.
... my story.
... your story is just as interesting as mine.