Nickname: Kinky
Age: 16
Birthday: February 28, 1989
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Other sponsors: MM Climbing Equipment, Red Chili
Shoes, Osprey Packs, Blue Water Ropes, Peppers Performance Eye
Wear and The Sport Climbing Center
Words to live by: Reach up and pull down. Climb
like you don't suck.
Website: www.geocities.com/chossclimber
How long have you been pulling down?
2.5 years.
Any info you want to share about yourself, your hobbies,
your spouse, or significant other, what you do in the off-season,
etc?
I am addicted to climbing be it trad, sport or bouldering, and
even the urban climbing. When most of my friends are going to parties
I'm at the gym or crag trying to put together those last moves
on my project. But I do have other hobbies, like photography mostly
shooting climbing or landscape, and I love route setting at the
local gym, so actually if you think about it I don't really have
a life. But when ever I'm not freaking out over a climb I'm in
pursuit of the perfect girl.
Any pets?
Jake and Niki my two coolest dogs and Timon and Boo Boo my cats.
Any results or highlights you want to tell us about?
Placing 3rd over all in the DCL series and getting to USA Nationals.
What's your best moment so far in climbing or bouldering?
Every time I slip my shoes on and let my hand take a nice dip in
my chalk bag. Oh yeah, and sending a cool route.
What drives you to climb or boulder?
The zen like feeling I get every time I touch the rock, the feeling
of relief when I clip the anchors on my project and all the great
people you meet at crags or comps.
What are your goals in climbing or bouldering?
To climb hard, have fun and most importantly I want to climb until
I'm too old or dead.
Who has been an idol or a mentor for you in climbing or
bouldering?
Kevin Branford and Ric Geiman, my hommies at the gym.
What's your favorite type of climb or problem?
Nice all-around routes with some sick crimps and slopers. And of
course a sweet long trad route, and boulder problems that don't
have big huge dynamic moves—any type of stone that won't
break when I pull down.
If you could be anywhere pulling down on rock right now,
where would you be?
Rifle, Colorado, FER SHIZZLE!
Any weaknesses?
Well, core strength and the ability to dyno. But mostly confidence
on a slab run-out.
If you could be any super hero, who would you be?
Bat Man...he's got a sweet ride and all the ladies.
Last updated: November 2005
