ABS Nationals have come and gone, and have left me exhausted but incredibly psyched. The comp was one of the best Nationals I have been to. The venue and wall were better than I had expected, the field was very strong, the problems were well-set (and hard!), and my free time was spent in great company laughing with good friends. In the end, I came out in 2nd, and it was quite a fight. The weekend was a success on all fronts.

This past weekend was my 18th birthday! Somehow or other, it ended up coinciding with ABS Open Nationals, which were held in Colorado Springs on February 24th-25th. This year, I put a little more pressure on myself to do well, considering my abysmal performance last year (see post) which involved a 30th place finish and a badly sprained ankle. My goal this year was to make it to semifinals, which also happened to be on my birthday (February 25th). I knew the competition would be tough, and that I would have to work on my weaknesses in order to...

I've just returned home from my trip to Colorado Springs for ABS Nationals! After watching videos of the ABS 12 last year, I was super inspired and was able to fit this competition in this year. This was my first time competing in any ABS competition. I've made it to a couple of the UBC Pro Tour stops but the strength of the field at this national championship was insane!

This is my first blog as a new Five Ten Youth Team member. I'm so psyched to be part of the team. I was hoping to get a sponsorship, but Five Ten has always been my favorite climbing shoes company, so that makes it really exciting! I just got my first pair of Team 5.10 shoes mailed to me just in time for US Nationals...

So ABS Youth Nationals are coming up this weekend! I am really psyched to go to Colorado Springs to compete. I've been training for bouldering since September and I feel confident in my ability right now. I've been going to the gym 6 days a week and doing various chin up, campus, system board, and hangboard workouts. It's been a long season and I'm really psyched to see how it's going to turn out! Aside from the competing, I am also excited to see all of my close friends. Over the years, I've been...

Guess what? I am… back on the plane! You know that you’re a frequent flyer when you have each airplane’s complimentary magazine dialed from front to back and then back to front, and have completed all of the Sudoku and Crossword Puzzles included in them. Yup, done that! Currently I am flying from Washington DC to Denver, Colorado to compete in the American Bouldering Series (ABS) Championships. The competition will be held in Colorado Springs and it will be my first competition of the year. With American Bouldering Competitions I never really know what to expect because sometimes the...