Last weekend I competed in SCS Adult Open Nationals at Movement Climbing and Fitness in Boulder, Colorado.  I had a great time at nationals and I’m super excited that I made it on the podium for the first time at adult nationals placing third. I defiantly reached my goals and beyond at this competition. 

This past weekend was my first comp of this year's SCS season! Back to ropes, tall stuff and endurance training. Since it was also Easter weekend I had and Friday off of school, so I went out to Austin early and went to Reimers Ranch and climbed some of that Texas limestone. The first thing I got on was Prototype which was my project for a long time when I was a wee boy. It feels much easier than I remember. I walked down and met some friends of mine from Houston at the House of Pain wall. I...

Last weekend concluded the 2013 ABS National Championships. This year, I traveled out to Colorado Springs to compete in both the youth and open divisions, securing a semifinal bid in the adult category and my 5th National Bouldering Championship title in my last youth bouldering competition ever.This two week Colorado experience has definitely been one of the best times of my life, and I am extremely grateful to be able to live out this lifestyle, balancing my studying with traveling and competing with some of my best friends. Now that I am able to look back and reflect on...

Last year was the first time that USA Climbing decided to hold bouldering divisionals as well as rope divisionals, as a way of making the two disciplines of the sport more similar to each other. The idea of having regionals, then divisionals, then nationals rather than simply going from regionals to nationals got mixed reviews, but the organization decided to keep divisionals in the mix. So, last weekend, I drove ten whole minutes away to the Gravity Vault to compete for a stop at nationals. I felt like I was in pretty good shape, but I...

Bend Endurance Academy climbers Walker Davis and Tristan Helmich  both qualified to compete at the American Bouldering Series Youth National Championships to be held in March in Colorado Springs, CO. 

The days are short and the darkness and cold drive us inside to the climbing gym.  This time of year can be depressing, with school and work forcing us to spend the bulk of daylight hours inside.  Lucky for us it makes it easier to head into the gym and fine tune things as we quickly approach our Regional Championships.