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ENTOURAGE - #33 > OCTOBER 2009
Photo by Andy Mann / AndyMann.com
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JONATHAN SIEGRIST
Jonathan Siegrist, our coverboy, is one of those guys who prove that being really good at something and being really nice aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact, Siegrist is skilled in several arenas — he’s a pro climber (sponsored by Arc’teryx, La Sportiva, Metious Climbing, and Sterling Ropes), an ex-competitive freerider and downhill mountain biker, and he earned an environmental studies degree from Naropa Univeristy. Today, Siegrist lives in Boulder, Colorado, frequently climbs with his father (no slouch on the rocks himself), Bob. “He’s the best climbing partner I could ever imagine,” says Siegrist. This summer, Siegrist joined forces with the intrepid photog Andy Mann for a scantily researched road trip to Seattle (“The Onsight,” p.52 of UC #33). Along the way, they hit eight crags, including pseudo-secret spots like The Hoop and Equinox, and endured each other’s persistent there-ness. When asked if he, at any point, felt the urge to strangle Mann, Siegrist claimed he did not. “We got along surprisingly well,” he said. “He did spill pickle juice on my pillow though . . . . But I love pickles, so it was chill.”
