I never lost motivation, finally after all these years, I feel my hard work paying off.
I have been climbing since I was around 5 or 6 years old. I started on a short climbing wall at a pool club near my house, and my love for the sport came from there. I wasn’t very good for my first couple of years, only sending the occasional soft v4, but I never stopped being motivated to succeed. I didn’t make nationals for a long time, coming one spot out of qualifying on multiple occasions. When covid hit, my dad and I built a climbing wall in our garage, and together almost every night, we would work on our weaknesses, and slowly as the gyms opened back up, I was crushing. I made Nationals for the first time in 2021, and while I didn’t do that good, the next year I was back. This time, I made my first semi-finals in lead, I didn’t expect much, but I was hyped. I made my first finals that year too. I never lost motivation, finally after all these years, I feel my hard work paying off.
1. What do you do when you are not climbing? (Other hobbies/ sports)
Choir, riding my bike, volunteering at a dog rescue.
2. If you had to name one thing that gets you totally psyched about climbing, what would that be?
One thing that gets me psyched is the flow I get on lead.
3. What is the most memorable climb/ boulder problem that you have ever completed or attempted?
While I haven’t sent it, projecting the moves on China Beach was easily the coolest thing I have ever done.
4. Do you have any ongoing projects that are just killing you?
China Beach, I am going back to Rumney soon, and I can’t wait to try again.
5. If you never discovered climbing, what would you be doing now?
Musical theater
6. Favorite music to send to!?
Allman Brothers, George Harrison, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Fleetwood Mac!
7. Climbers that you most look up to?
Dave Graham, and Tristan Chen aka The Villian
8. Top 3 Climbing locations?
Rumney, Tilbury, and. The Gunks.
9. Why do you climb?
I like doing it, the people are super chill, and I am also good at it!
