climbing is my girlfriend.
It all started when my buddy Brandon Scott told me about a new indoor rock climbing gym that opened up locally near my home. Since I'm into trying new activities I decided to stop in at Thresh Hold Indoor Rock Climbing and Fitness Center on March 20, 2008-- that was the day I fell in love with rock climbing.
My first day was terrible-- I couldn't even hang on to the holds and my technique was horrible. It was very frustrating seeing other climbers do so well as I struggled. The next day I went back to the gym with my own pair of climbing shoes and I signed up for a membership-- I was committed to be the best rock climber I can be.
Since that day I trained at the gym an average of 5 times a week for 4 hours a day. I quickly bettered my techniques for bouldering and sport climbing and I got incredibly strong, sending my first V6 within the first 90 days of climbing and my first V8 within a year.
Training at the gym got me set for bouldering and sport climbing outdoors. I've been able to climb at several amazing spots including Bishop, Red Rocks, and Joshua Tree.
Rock climbing has changed my life for the positive. It has enabled me to travel, keep in fit shape, meet amazing lifelong friends, and give me the most purest form of adrenaline and natural high I've ever experienced.
