Most Memorable Send: Getting the first ascent of New Beginnings. I put everything else on hold for this. I went to it 9 days in a row, but then I had to go back to work. I came back the next weekend, had a bad showing on Saturday, and did it first try on Sunday. It’s my hardest send to date.

Top Five

Things you can’t live without
1. My Friends
2. Pabst Blue Ribbon
3. My Ipod
4. Protein
5. Sunny, 40 degree days

Heroes
1. My Dad
2. Regis Philbin
3. Henry David Thoreau
4. Plato
5. Anyone 40+ and still cranking

Let’s drop a few on you

If you could change anything about our sport, what would it be?
All the hype around grades. I know they are necessary, but all the bragging - it gets old. They’re just numbers...

What do you fear about the future, if anything?
Having a crappy job in a cubical with climbing too far away to drive to in a weekend. I just don’t like to sit around all day.

Why are you so ridiculously jacked up? You like a machine man.
I might be because I don’t use my feet much. If I can’t figure foot beta, I just campus the move. Also, I get really psyched to get stronger in the spring and fall. I’ll lift weights before work, then train at the climbing gym at night. Supplements help a little. Oh, and I was raised by wolves.

What inspires you to keep on coming back for more?
Projects...Personal or undone. It’s a special feeling when you get shut down, then come back after numerous days, even months or years of working moves, and send.

What do you like most about competition climbing?
Comps are kind of like family reunions. I love getting to see all of my friends from all over. You get to hang out and climb with people you don’t see the rest of the year, and there’s always a good after party.

What do you value above climbing, if anything?
Climbing is great, and I’m focusing most of my time on it right now, but there is a lot more to life than climbing. I think family and friends should always come first. Also, just being a good human being, be honest and live as green as possible.

If you could tell the younger generation of climbers ANYTHING, what would it be?
Climbing is an amazing sport, but remember there is a lot more to it. It will take you to many beautiful places and you will meet amazing people. Just remember to keep your eyes open, and not just pay attention to what you’re doing, but to what, and who is around you. UC

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