Tournament Rd 1: Peeps Region

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• Notable boulder problem FAs such as Mandala (V12), Witness the Fitness (V15),
• Long list of groundbreaking route FAs including Necessary Evil (5.14c), Realization (5.15a) and the Es Pontas DWS arch

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• Numerous hard FAs throughout the Frontrange of CO including Jade (V15), Aslan (V14), Echale (V14), Ode to the Modern Man (V14) and the Lockness Monster (V13)
• Route ascents up to 5.14c

• Quick repeats of Terremer (V15), Jade (V15) and Ode to the Modern Man (V14) along with FAs of Mandala Direct SDS (V14) and Don’t Get To Greedy (V13)
• Reigning ABS National Champion

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• FA of Midnight Express (V14) and 2nd ascents of Ode to the Modern Man (V14) and Jade (V15)

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• Perhaps America’s most prolific hard climber
• Notable boulder problem FAs include Story of Two Worlds (V15) and From Dirt Grows Flowers (V15) in Switzerland
• Just as solid on a rope with ascents of Coup de Grace (5.15a, FA), Realization (5.15a) and Action Directe (5.14d)

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• Ascents as hard as 5.14c that include Kuru and Livin’ Astro
• Recently starred in the movie “Spray”
• Known for his unusual writing style…

• Notable ascents include The Beautiful and Damned (V13), Goldfish Trombone (V14) and Realization (5.14d?)

• First person to suggest dropping a downgrade on Realization to 5.14d

• 2007 Climbing Magazine Golden Piton winner for Sport Climbing

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• Currently blurring the line between highball bouldering and outright freesolos with boulders like The Beautiful and Dammed (V13), Footprints(V9) and The Duel (V10)

• Also quite good on the lower stuff with repeats of problems like The Swarm (V14) and Ode to the Modern Man (V14)

• 2007 Climbing Magazine Golden Piton winner for bouldering

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• Considered by many to be the strongest female boulderer in the U.S.

• Recently did the first female ascent of The Mandala (V12)

• Has also climbed as hard as E8 hard grit routes in the United Kingdom

• Recently completed one of the hardest traditional pitches in the world with her ascent of Meltdown in Yosemite
• First U.S. woman to do the FA of a 5.14b sport route with her ascent of The Optimists at Smith Rocks, OR

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• Reigning 2-time ABS National Champion
• Two time defending Teva Mountain Games Champion
• Outdoor boulders up to V11

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• Winner of 2003 PCA
• 2007 Mammut-EMS Bouldering Champion
• From Wisconsin!

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• Numerous difficult crack climbing FAs in UT

• Famous for attention drawing activities like speed soloing El Cap, climbing the Delicate Arch and highline BASE-jumping

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• 2nd person to free solo Astroman and Rostrum in Yosemite in one day
• Recently onsighted Bushido (5.13) and repeated Hong Kong Phooey (5.13+) both difficult crack climbs in UT

• One of the most well-rounded climbers in the world
• Sport climbing up to 5.15a with his FA of the still unrepeated Flex Luthor
• Traditional climbing feats include freeing two routes on El Cap in under 24 hours – one of which was The Nose
• Bouldering up to V13
• Much of this was done after he cut off half his pointer finger

• Recently has made news for his trad climbing exploits that include FFAs of Cobra Crack (5.14)and The Path (5.14)
• Numerous hard sport routes to his credit that include Just Do It (5.14c) and Forever Expired (5.14d)