The first comp for SCS Season is coming up next weekend! SCS is my favorite part of climbing! I love the feeling when people are literally looking up at you. When I fall I love the feeling of trusting my belayer. And for a split second you think you could get really hurt but then when the rope ketches you, I always say, "Thank goodness!" I think trust is a huge skill to know, and it is very hard to learn. If you do not trust your belayer then leading could be a lot more difficult then it...

February 3rd, the forecast for Chattanooga, TN: 60 and mostly sunny for 7 days. Work schedule, cleared for two more weeks. Objective: the first female ascent of Tamer Proof at T-Wall. As read in Chris Watford's Dixie Cragger's Atlas, "Tamper Proof- super steep, powerful, and complex. Scramble up ledges and climb a short, left facing corner and a thin finger crack. Move past two bolts, in a shallow slot, then out a perfect hand crack in a 10' roof."

February was a pretty busy month with school and work. Plus the weather was windy and cold in Colorado. However, because of the lack of time and the lack of long periods of good weather I have re-discovered my home crag, Horsetooth. There is notable bouldering history at Horsetooth and some amazing lines like Moon Arete and Doxology. However, the lines that got my attention are the “highball” classic Kelley’s Traverse_V10, which basically traverses the foot holds of Punk Rock Traverse_V5 and everything on the Talent Scout boulder.

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...

Lately I have been working on my project (Irreverent Youth 13.d) at Reimers Ranch in Austin, TX. I've only tried it about four or five times and I know I can send it next go but the only problem is that the weather in Austin has been terrible and raining every weekend for the past three weeks, so I’ve just been climbing at the rock gym on the weekends which is good for training but can get boring. I also can’t try Irreverent for awhile because I competed in adult bouldering nationals and i am going to youth...