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Shelter (V12)
Working Shelter taught me many lessons in patience, joy, strategy, trust, and try-hard. To me, Shelter is the perfect line; only a handful of moves, each consistent in its intensity and technicality. The setting equally as stunning, with an amazing view of the Chief peering over you.
Two sessions this trip, two on the last one. Many years spent admiring this boulder and wondering if I’d ever be good enough to climb it. Excited to find another line as inspiring as Shelter.
Thank you Leo for being there for me that day, and the friends who supported me through the process. Even though Ben wasn’t there, he still deserves a shoutout for pushing me to be better and always believing in me.
I love you, Squamish
Canadian Youth Boulder National Championship 2026 🛠️🥹
Wowowowow!! Feeling super f’ing grateful to have gotten the opportunity to set YBN this year. Getting to work with such amazing people was incroyable! Learned so much. Cannot wait to set with you all again. Merci à vous tous!! 🫶🫶🫶 Shoutout to @climbcanada , volunteers, athletes, @lecrux.escalade and everyone that made this event what it was! Congrats to everyone that competed, yall are so strong 🤯 Thanks @fleutre_victor , @mika_hosoi and @kalebcthomas for being great leaders! #inspired #notunhappy #kindabrokejk
A Maze of Death (V12)
I got to spend two weeks in beautiful Bishop with my best friend, and it could not have gone by faster. Bishop was everything I hoped for and more. There is no shortage of high quality problems and the climbing is so diverse (although most holds are sharp, incut crimps, which I’m not complaining about 🤤). I leave Bishop feeling hungry for more. Every project I got on was incredibly nuanced, and required time and patience to learn their subtleties.
My goal for the trip was to send “A Maze of Death” (V12), FA’d by Dave Graham in 2002. It’s a near-perfect line: slightly overhanging, heinous crimps, very technical. The approach is also heinous, especially if you make any wrong turns (oops) 🫠... One of the things that made Maze so tricky was that there was a hundred different methods to choose from, and what you ended up choosing would depend on your morphology and strengths. Being that I’m short, flexible and have pretty strong fingers, the left hand-foot match beta felt really solid for me. Once I unlocked this beta thanks to the help of some good friends, Maze went down pretty quick.
I wasn’t sure I would even be able hike up to Maze as I rolled my ankle on day 2 of our trip, falling on uneven pads. I was super bummed when this happened, but then I remembered @bruce.zou sent Pegasus barefoot with two injured feet. I decided I would not let this minor ankle sprain ruin my trip. Thankfully, after a couple rest days, I was walking normally (ish) and a couple days after that, was ready to go back to Maze. Getting it done was super satisfying. Maze has a flat landing and is not very tall, so working it didn’t feel risky. However, on my other projects, I wasn’t able to try and commit as hard as I know I can due to fear of making my sprain worse. I’m looking forward to training up for next year. I learned so much from this trip and I’m eager to come back to the projects I tried with a healthy foot.
Metamorphosis Low (V12) ✔️
Two big projects done in a week! It’s been a great past few months on climbing. Feels like I’m making breakthroughs and motivation is high.
Metamorphosis was my first V10 back in 2020. Cool to see the growth from then to now. Looking forward to the next project! Thanks to all the friends that supported and spotted me, love you guys 🤍
📹: @keith.lee_
The Punt (V12) ✔️
What a quality line. So stoked to put this classic down in 3 sessions, and more stoked I got to team send it with Keith. Of course, I had to pay respect to the name of the climb, so I punted this thing three times before we got the send 😭. I’ve been having so much fun at the Glen — largely because of my psyched and supportive friends. Can’t wait for more outdoor climbing sessions and seeing everyone crush!!
Sadly, my phone ran out of storage on my send go 😑 Awesome timing… Redid the top and edited the clips together. I swear I sent!!! Sad not to have captured my reaction at the top, I was v happy 🥹❤️
The Phoenix (V11) 🐦🔥❤️🔥
The Phoenix is burly, open-handed, reachy and technical — essentially, my anti-style. I started projecting this one a year and a half ago. The first few sessions were solid; I had all of the moves and was making good links. The following sessions consisted of regression, frustration, and injury.
I took a break and told myself I’d go back eventually. That break ended up lasting nearly a year. Coming back to The Phoenix this year, I felt like a different climber. I did not feel stronger physically, but did mentally and technically.
Thank you, climbing, for stretching my understanding of what is possible, allowing me to so tangibly see progress and growth, and connecting me with so many special humans. Extra grateful to have sent it on a beautiful, sunny day with the company and support of my great friend, Leo!
The Heat (V11) 🔥
So many moves. This one eluded me for yeeeears. Satisfying to finally see it through! Working this one was a slow grind. In past years, I would get psyched for some sessions, then either the season would wrap up or I would move on to another project. After closing off a couple projects earlier this month, I decided to come back to it, as I was unsure of what to work on next. It ended up going down faster than I expected. The Heat is a power endurance test piece with varied movement and unique holds. It’s not the most inspiring or beautiful line, but still deserves some love.
Thanks to the friends who supported and spotted me. I feel extra grateful for fall weekends spent outdoor climbing with friends 🤍🍂
