I first started climbing in 2014 at the old Rocks and Ropes. After the first time I went rock climbing, I was immediately hooked. For a couple years after, I climbed casually with some of my family members. Then in 2017, I joined the Rocks and Ropes youth team. I was heavily involved in the youth climbing team and the Rocks and Ropes community for many years onward. I pursued competition climbing and being part of the youth team for seven more years until I graduated from the team in May 2024. Climbing has been a large part of my life and has impacted me greatly. It’s taught me to push myself and has helped me grow significantly as a person. It is something I have had the privilege of doing, and am forever grateful for the sport and the community.

I’m thrilled to use my involvement with the sport and my prior experience working with youth athletes, climbing and otherwise, to be a coach on the Rocks and Ropes youth team. It’s an honor to give back to the community that has supported me for so long and to be a part of the growth of the next generation of climbers.