Countdown to Regionals...

...17 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/31/09:

Today's high: 31* F
Tonight's low: 24* F

Forecast: High today is 31* with a few snow showers

with snow showers overnight and a low of 24*

To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

Countdown to Regionals...

...19 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/29/09:

Today's high: 28* F
Tonight's low: 15* F

Forecast: snow showers with

snow showers overnight

To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

...21 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/27/09:

Today's high: 24* F
Tonight's low: 7* F

Forecast: mostly sunny

Partly cloudy overnight

To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

Countdown to Regionals...

...22 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/26/09:

Today's high: 24* F
Tonight's low: 4* F

Forecast: mostly sunny

Partly cloudy overnight

To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

Merry Christmas!

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you have a safe and happy holiday.

Remember that we have a special guest coming to optional practice tomorrow, December 26, and that all the teams are invited and encouraged to attend.


Here's the Bozeman weather update:

Today's high: 24* F
Tonight's low: 3* F

Forecast: snow flurries

Partly cloudy overnight


To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

Countdown to Regionals...

...25 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/23/09:

Today's high: 13* F
Tonight's low: 5* F

Forecast: cloudy

With snow flurries overnight

To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.

Registration is $83.50 for one child.

Countdown to Regionals...

...26 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/22/09:

Today's high: 36* F
Tonight's low: 18* F

Forecast: snow


To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.
Registration is $83.50 for one child.


We are meeting on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:00 pm to
deliver the items the teams collected to The Road Home.
Anyone that would like to go is welcome. :)

Countdown to Regionals...

...27 days 'til Bozeman

Bozeman Weather for 12/21/09:

Today's high: 40* F
Tonight's low: 25* F

Forecast: cloudy during the day

with snow showers late


To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.
Registration is $83.50 for one child.


We are meeting on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:00 pm to
deliver the items the teams collected to The Road Home.
Anyone that would like to go is welcome. :)

Countdown to Bozeman...

...28 days 'til Regionals

Bozeman Weather for 12/20/09:

Today's high: 39* F
Today's low: 29* F

Forecast: snow turning to rain with

snow showers overnight


To register for the
Big Sky Regional Championsip, click here.
Registration is $83.50 for one child.


We are meeting on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:00 pm to
deliver the items the teams collected to The Road Home.
Anyone that would like to go is welcome. :)

Thanks Dustin!

A big thanks to Dustin Buckthal, owner of The Front in Salt Lake City,
for hosting the A & B Team's climbing practices this week!

The kids had a great time and we all appreciate your hospitality and
generosity.

Don't forget that tomorrow, December 11, The Front is hosting their annual Cruxmas competition. For more information, visit
www.frontslc.com

Bozeman Weather Update

The closer we get to Big Sky Regional Championships, the more excited we're getting about the weather in Bozeman!


Today's weather forecast for Bozeman, Montana


High: +6 F

Low: -11 F

Currently: -1 F, feels like -19 F

Holiday Party

• What: Momentum Climbing Teams' Holiday Party
  
• When: Sunday, December 6, 2009
• Time: 6:00 P.M.
• Where: Momentum Indoor Climbing
• What to bring: $5 per family, potluck item to share, climbing gear, donation for The Road Home
  

Just a reminder...

• What: Next ABS Competition
• When: Saturday, November 14, 2009
• Where: The Quarry, 2494 N. University Pkwy, Provo, UT

1. Take exit 269 off of I-15 (University Parkway exit)
   
2. Stay left on the off-ramp
3. Follow University Pkwy for approximately 3.2 miles
4. At the bottom of the hill, turn left into the Shopko plaza
5. Turn left at the stop sign. You should see The Quarry ahead on the left
   

• Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
• Competition: 9:00 a.m. - noon
• Cost: $25 for ABS members, $30 for Non-ABS members
  

Dead Point Competition

Just a reminder about the Dead Point competition happening Friday night, October 30 and Saturday day, October 31.

For more information, visit www.momentumclimbing.com and click on the image of the poster. Pre-registration discount ends tonight!

This competition is open to everyone; parents, climbing team members, etc. See you there and don't forget to wear your costume!!

Rock Haus Recap!

A huge "thank you" to Trevor Berrett and his gang for all of the hard work they did this past week in preparation for today's competition! 42 competitors, 22 of them from Momentum's teams, made the trek to Logan today to throw down their best moves. Despite the ongoing Swine Flu epidemic that seems to be making its way through our ranks, the Mo teams made a strong showing. B Team coach, Kyle McFarland competed as well and took home a trophy for the highest score of the day. Way to go Kyle!

Following are the scores from today:

Female Youth A:

1. Zowie Gardner - 2490 (Rock Haus)
2. Aspen Sanderson - 1480 (Momentum B Team)

Female Youth B:

1. Amanda Starwalt - 1590 (Momentum A Team)
2. Sarah Legg - 1490 (Momentum B Team)
3. Sage Knapp - 1290 (Momentum B Team)

Female Youth C:

1. Katie Shuman - 1590 (Momentum A Team)
2. Sam Killinen - 1070 (Rock Haus)

Female Youth D:

1. Ellise Shuman - 1000 (Momentum A Team)
2. Cammi Mitchell - 750 (Quarry StoneCrushers)
3. Sierra Knapp - 350 (Quarry StoneCrushers)
4. McKinley Knapp - 250 (Quarry StoneCrushers)
5. Maisy Hayes - 100 (Momentum B Team)

Male Open:

1. Kyle McFarland - 3350 (Momentum B Team Coach)

Male Adult Advanced:

1. Josh Elgan - 2890
2. Alex Garrett - 2780

Male Adult Intermediate:

1. Jack Keezer - 2090
2. Devin Ashby -1300

Male Junior:

1. Devin Wayman - 2300 (Momentum)

Male Youth A:

1. Hunter Duffin - 2580 (Momentum A Team)
2. Wells Martineau - 1500 (Rock Haus)

Male Youth B:

1. Orville Clarke - 2770 (Front Climbing Club)
2. Sam Tresco - 2640 (Momentum A Team)
3. Ben Tresco - 2590 (Momentum A Team)
4. Palmer Larsen - 2460 (Momentum A Team)
5. Cole Bradburn - 2400 (Momentum A Team)
6. Zach Berger - 2080
   
7. Eric Coley - 1900
   
8. True Knowlton - 1580
9. Charles Zimmerman - 1570 (Momentum B Team)
10. Sam Watts - 1390 (Momentum Rec Team)

Male Youth C:

1. Nathaniel Coleman - 2880 (Momentum A Team)
2. Tavray Ma'e - 2080 (Momentum A Team)
3. Aidan Goddard - 1490
4. Axel Dillman - 1470 (Front Climbing Club)
5. Weston Bradburn - 1400 (Momentum Rec Team)
6. Conner LaFleur - 1250 (Momentum B Team)
7. Alex Tresco - 1200 (Momentum B Team)
8. Jeremy Starwalt - 300 (Momentum Rec Team)

Male Youth D:

1. Wyatt Price - 670 (Quarry Stone Crushers)
2. Ethan Morton - 500 (Quarry Stone Crushers)
   
3. Patenne Keezer - 130
   
4. Mattes Clarke - 50 (Front Climbing Club)

Join us November 7 as The Big Sky Region heads to Spire Climbing Center in Bozeman, MT!

Don't forget!

• What: Rock Haus is hosting our next ABS competition!
• When: October 24,2009
• Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Check-in begins around 11:00 a.m.
• Cost: $20

Come ready to send!

Comp Results!

Saturday, September 26, 2009 was the first competition of the 2009 ABS season. 48 competitors, half of which represented Momentum's climbing teams, turned out bright and early Saturday morning at The Quarry in Provo.

The competitors were strong at this competition and the scores, primarily in the Male Youth B and C divisions and the Female Youth B and D divisions, were close. Teammates went head to head with each other but at the same time, supported and encouraged each other throughout the 3 hour competition.

Following are the final scores and standings (Team Momentum shown in red):

Female Youth A:

1. Zowe Gardner - 16,400*
2. Izzy Caldwell - 8,700

Female Youth B:

1. Sarah Legg - 15,440
2. Amanda Starwalt - 15,380
3. Kat Holbrook - 14,160
4. Sage Knapp - 14,090
5. Rachel Wedge - 14,080
6. Alexandra Caldwell - 9,300

Female Youth C:

1. Katie Shuman - 15,300
2. Sam Killinen - 9,800

Female Youth D:

1. Ellise Shuman - 11,670
2. Cammi Mitchell - 10,370
3. Maisy Hayes - 10,070
4. Sierra Knapp - 9,400
5. Clara Harmon - 9,070
6. McKinley Knapp - 8,100

Male Adult Advanced:

1. Bobby Boland - 17,250
2. Daniel Rino - 16,170

Male Adult Intermediate:

1. Mark Doran - 14,990
2. Steven Doran - 14,580

Male Junior:

1. Devin Wayman - 17,200
2. Graeme Smith - 15,570

Male Youth A:

1. Collin Hale - 21,120*
2. Hunter Duffin - 17,590
3. Wells Martineau - 15,650

Male Youth B:

1. Orville Clarke - 19,960
2. Ben Tresco - 19,170
3. Sam Tresco - 19,150
4. Palmer Larsen- 16,990
5. Cole Bradburn - 16,980
6. Zach Bergel - 16,180
7. Eric Coley - 16,150
8. Matt Jorgensen - 15,980
9. Charles Zimmerman - 15,090
10. Sam Watts - 10,700
11. Cayden Morton - 9,190

Male Youth C:

1. Nathaniel Coleman - 19,180
2. Tavray Ma'e - 16,980
3. Aidan Goddard - 15,100
4. Conner LaFleur - 13,680
5. Weston Bradburn - 12,890
6. Axel Dillman - 12,670
7. Alex Tresco - 11,960
8. Jared Ramos - 7,480
9. Jeremy Starwalt - 7,470

Male Youth D:

1. Wyatt Price - 9,690
2. Ethan Morton- 7,940
3. Mattes Clarke - 7,200

* Denotes high female and male scores of the day

The next competition for the Big Sky Region is October 24 at Rock Haus in Logan, Utah. Come support Team Momentum as they rock Trevor's haus!

Welcome to the New Season!

I hope that everyone has had a fantastic summer and that you're all ready to get back in the gym and start working hard in preparation for bouldering season. The new climbing season will begin the week of September 14. The schedule will be as follows:

1. A Team will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
2. B Team will practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
3. Recreational Team will practice on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
4. Base Camp will practice on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 pm

Our first competition will be held on September 26 at The Quarry in Provo.

I apologize for not staying on top of updating the blog, especially with all of the exciting things that have been going on over the last two months with Regional competition, the trip to City of Rocks, and Divisional competition. I will try to post some links to some of the albums that people have emailed me from these different events. I am posting one picture from the trip Sarah, Rachel and I took to the City this past weekend.


I'm not sure whose backside we are looking at here but (no pun intended) I think it is Aaron's, the coach of the Bozeman team. This shot was taken by Andy Sherfius III. Recognize this route Rachel?


That being said, SCS Nationals is upon us and I know we are going to have some great images come from that comp as well. However, the gym will have some limitations over the next week so read on.

Prior to the comp, beginning July 6, there will be routesetting going on in the main rope area. Only the South, West, and North sides of the tower, the crack walls, and the bouldering area will be open to climbing. All lead areas, and the East side of the tower (facing the window) will be closed to climbing until Monday July 13.

During the comp the gym will be closed to climbing- July 10, 11 and 12. Spectators will be allowed in the gym during comp hours on July 11 and 12. There will be no room for spectators (other than family members and coaches) in the gym on Friday July 10. Saturday/Sunday spectator fee is $5. Family members, teammates and coaches of athletes are free.

Don't forget that we will be practicing at the Quarry on Monday and Wednesday, July 6 & 8, from 4:30-6:30 pm.

I hope that everyone has a fantastic and safe 4th of July!

Happy Mother's Day!

I just want to wish all you rockin' moms a Happy Mother's Day! Without you, well, the team wouldn't be what it is and I wouldn't have all these great kids to hang out with and learn amazing things from.

Thank you!
ps-I found a really funny video like the Cinco De Mayo one but for Mother's Day but the only mom whose head I have a decent front view image of is mine and that would be just a little weird.

Premiere Night of the New Star Trek Movie



I just wanted to share these great shots that were taken at Jordan Commons tonight. Some coworkers and I were handing out literature about the gym at a booth we had during the premiere of the new Star Trek movie. Okay, "great shots" may be a stretch since they were taken with a camera phone.

It was Star Trek mania!

This guy refers to himself as "Stretch". I'm guessing that is because he is quite tall, although you can't tell in this picture because he is bent over. He gave me his business card so that I could email him a copy of this image. Some guy came up and asked him if he was a member of one of the sci-fi clubs that was at the premiere and he said he wasn't. He's just a freelance "Wharf" and he was at The Gateway during Thursday night 's premiere and got to be on channel 5 news. Does that make me a celebrity by association?

This is me with my new, good friend Lee. He let me hold his phaser!



So, this nice family was all decked out. The dad, the guy on the left in the helmet, had a little Sci-Fi confusion going on. Under the Darth Vader helmet and cape, he was dressed like the rest of the guys; except for the white gym socks. Classic! The person on his right in the white capris, that's grandma. She was bursting with pride at her lovely brood!





This is a Teletubby prayer circle except they swapped the purple one for a blue one.

Moms and Dads of climbing team and Base Camp members, next week is a special WERC night and DORC has been moved to Wednesday, May 13.

A special edition of WERC, the ladies will be climbing outside at Red Rock on South Mountain in Draper. You can meet at Momentum at 6 pm or, if you know how to get to Red Rock, you can meet in the parking lot at 6pm. Bring your harnesses, shoes, ropes, draws, belay devices, helmets if you have them, and be ready to experience the great outdoors. Since this is not a Momentum affiliated event, there is no charge for it. We will have two certified guides with us though to make sure we stay safe and do things properly.

Dads, DORC will be held Wednesday night from 6:30-8:00 pm, right after practice. Jeff will be back so I'm sure there will be great skills to be learned. This class is free to dads of competitive team members and only $10 for Base Camp dads.

Come join in the fun!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Our friend Hayden has told me that he can't really climb hard because of some trauma to his hands. Make sure you ask him about it next time you see him. At least he can still dance!

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

Thank you Sarah for being a good sport about being his dancing partner!

When and where was the first international climbing competition held in the USA? Who won the men's division and who won the women's division?

Team Mo Rocks Momentum!

The Momentum youth climbing teams flexed their muscles and delivered some rockin' results Saturday, April 25, as Momentum hosted its local SCS Youth Competition.

The first surprise of the day was that Momentum's Base Camp team turned out en force. Nobody (except themselves and their parents I imagine) knew they were coming to compete but compete they did. 8 year old power house, Maisy Hayes, stormed in and snatched 3rd place in the Female Youth D division scoring not far below Ellise Shuman who tied for 1st place with the ever present Amber Coleman of Boise. First time competitors Aislin Meegan, Katie Tenney, and Katelyn Loveridge displayed some amazing tenacity throughout the comp as they clung, seemingly tirelessly, to the wall trying to overcome their lack of height. It paid off as Aislin walked away with 5th place, Katelyn with 6th, and Katie right behind them with a competitor's ribbon.

In the Male Youth D division, brothers Kaden and Kyler Hunter, sons of Mike and Jaci Hunter, showed us what they're made of (or who they're made by) as they finished 3rd and 5th respectively. Despite his 6th place finish last week in Bozeman and a lot of fight yesterday, Caleb Bloodworth scored just below Weston Bradburn and took home a competitor ribbon while Weston finished 6th. In his first climbing competition ever, Jeremy Starwalt also brought home a competitor ribbon.

The Female Youth C and Male Youth C divisions were dominated by Team Momentum. Sarah Legg, who has been a major contender all season, showed up with a secret weapon. She was sporting a new "Jaci Hunter" hairstyle and it apparently did the trick because Sarah walked away with the blue ribbon yesterday leaving Bozeman's strong girl, Bridget Creel, with the red one. Right on Bridget's heels and, as pleased with herself as we were of her, was Rachel Wedge, taking 3rd place. Coming off of a two week vacation, Katie Shuman delivered a respectable 4th place performance while an enthusiastic Autumn Cushing happily received her 6th place ribbon. Despite their determination, Taryn Rodman and Amanda Starwalt finished just outside of 6th place.

On the boys' side in Youth C, Nathaniel Coleman showed us that he is back and he's recovered from his broken hand because he snatched the 1st place ribbon from teammate Ben Tresco, who has taken 1st in the last two comps. Ben was strong the entire competition but on his last climb, Nathaniel managed to score just enough points to bump Ben into 2nd place. Cole Bradburn brought his new little sister Lola, along with mom and dad, to watch him bring home the 3rd place ribbon. Charles Zimmerman edged past Hayden Hernandez for 4th place leaving Hayden with the 5th place ribbon. Alex Tresco and newcomer, Jared Phillips accepted competitor ribbons. Hang in there Alex, next year Ben will be torturing your brother, Sam.

There was some tough competition in the Female Youth B division yesterday as well. Kat Holbrook and Aspen Sanderson took on Inge Perkins and Andie Creel from Team Bozeman and the Crotteau sisters of Boise Peak Fitness. Kat clawed her way to an amazing 3rd place finish and Aspen held on to take 6th.

A mere 55 points separated the top three finishers in the Male Youth B division. The eldest Tresco brother, Sam, took 2nd place in Pocatello, 3rd in Bozeman and bumped himself back up to 2nd yesterday. Palmer Larsen finished right behind him in 3rd. Teammates Josh Kilmer and Connor Gajdos took the competitor ribbons. Watch out for all four of these boys next year. They are going to be tough to beat!

While all this excitement was taking place on the vertical surfaces of Momentum, the tireless, enthusiastic Annette Hernandez wasn't taking no for an answer as she, and several other Team Momentum parents, sold a myriad of baked goods and drinks to keep the sugar highs of the competitors and their families going strong! They raised just over $230 for Team Mo yesterday. Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make this fundraiser happen and a huge thanks to Aaron Hjelt, regional coordinator for the Big Sky Region, as well as the hardworking employees, headed up yesterday by Tyler Cline, of Momentum. You guys are the best and none of this would be possible without the efforts of all of you! Thank you as well to our amazing coaches Jeff Pedersen, Ty Hansen, Swan and Ian. Without you guys, well, what would we have to look forward to?

As a side note, while the rest of Team Momentum was climbing the walls, honorary team member Missy Legg, was dancing her heart out in her own competition. Her dance company won a 2nd place trophy that they will proudly display in their studio. Someday we hope to see her put those mad dance skills to work on the vertical. I know she'd be great at it! :)

On Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Momentum will be hosting the next USAC Youth Sport Climbing Competition. Here is the information:

• In person registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• Competition begins: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30ish.
• Cost - $25.00 for USAC Members, $30.00 for non USAC Members.
• Volunteers meeting at 9:00 a.m.
• Preregistration over the phone @ 801.990.6890 or at Momentum anytime before the competition.
• Competitors must have the registration form with them and filled out when they arrive Saturday morning. To download registration form, go to: www.usaclimbing.net., click on the heading called Regional, click on Big Sky on the map, and click on registration under Momentum on April 25.
  
• Bake Sale Fundraiser for Momentum's Youth Climbing Team will be held throughout the competition.

Don't forget!

Friday night, April 24th, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Momentum will host it's first annual Masters of Top Rope Competition! Every level of climber from beginner to advanced is welcome to compete in this "just for fun" competition. Free to Momentum members and climbing team parents. The $15 comp fee for all other participants will be donated to Momentum's Youth Climbing Team.

Moms and dads of climbing team members, Friday night, April 24, from 7:00-10:00 pm, Momentum will be hosting it's first annual "Masters of Toprope" competition. This event is free to compete in if you are a parent of a climbing team member. This competition will also be the playing field where the moms compete against the dads because the dads issued a challenge a few months ago. The only prerequisite is that you have to have a child on the climbing team.

Also, we will be holding another bake sale on Saturday morning, April 25, during the SCS youth competition. This will be a fundraiser for the climbing team so if you can bring something to donate to the sale or you can help work the table, please let Annette Hernandez know by emailing her at annette@rahernandez.com. If you will be coming to the gym Friday night for the adult comp, please bring your sale items then or by 8:00 am Saturday.

Climbing team members and parents who have a Facebook account, Momentum now has a Facebook page as well so please sign in and "friend" Momentum so that we can get the word out to as many people as possible about how awesome our gym is. For those of you who don't know, if you refer somebody who signs up for a gym membership or has a child that joins the climbing team, you will receive a free month of your membership or a free month of team dues.

Indian Creek Trip-March 27-29, 2009

Fashion goes out the window at Indian Creek!

On Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 pm, the world premier of three new climbing films will be shown at Tower Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. Masters of Stone VI, The Players, and Herakleia will make their debut. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door.

Tower Theater

876 east 900 south
salt lake city, UT 84105
(801) 321-0310

Congratulations Bradburns!

The Bradburn family was blessed with a new addition today! Lola Mae Bradburn was born at 6:06 a.m., March 3, 2009. She is 20 inches long and weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces.

Reed and Lola Bradburn

So far I have had one person answer the last "Weekly Challenge" and she is not even going to Indian Creek! In case you forgot, answering the previous challenge is required of anyone who is planning on going to Indian Creek at the end of March.

Sorry about the delay in posting a new challenge. The winner of the last challenge was Kat Holbrook and Sarah Wong as well as coach Ty and Angie Miske, mother of Base Camp member Dallin. Thanks for being diligent about answering the questions!

As I said in the email I sent out earlier, this week's challenge is mandatory for anyone planning to go on the Indian Creek climbing trip. Oh no! Mandatory! Parents, please feel free to help with this assignment.

1. Explain the "Indian Creek Recreation Plan"
2. Why is it important?
3. What can we as climbers do to help preserve access to areas like Indian Creek for future generations?

Write at least 3 paragraphs and bring them to practice with you before March 27.

So far, Sarah W. is the closest to earning her reward with 2 Weekly Challenges completed. Kat, Katie S., and Ellise S. have all completed 1 challenge on their way to 5. Keep up the good work guys!

Nikhil Kolluri

Nik is almost 9 years old and is in 3rd grade at Sunrise Elementary school. He loves to eat beef fajitas and drink orange cream soda. Nik has one brother named Akaash who is 4 years old.

Nik joined the Base Camp Climbing Team at the beginning of December. He prefers bouldering over sport climbing and is really looking forward to climbing in Big Cottonwood Canyon this summer.

Besides rock climbing, Nik likes to hang with his friends, particularly Dylan. Of all the holidays, Nik like to celebrate his own birthday the best. When he needs some down time, Nik likes to watch "Man versus Food" or listen to music by "Queen". The person he most looks up to is his dad.

The pets in Nik's household are a bearded dragon named "Nibbles" and a dog named "Bizkit".

Someday, Nik would like to go on vacation to Mexico. If he had a million dollars, Nik would invest some of it so it could make him more money and he would use the rest to buy a really fancy house. Since he wants to be an architect when he grows up, maybe Nik could design his really fancy house. Then he could have a really fancy bouldering wall built in it.

Congratulations Nik! Thanks for being such a wonderful member of the Base Camp team of Team Momentum.

Congratulations Sarah W.!

Sarah was the only one last week whose answer to the Weekly Challenge I received. The answer to last week's question is:

Skyler Weekes holds the world-dyno-record at 8.69 feet.
In October 2008, he almost tied his record with an 8.5-foot dyno in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
It took Skyler 76 days to finally send this project.

That's a lot of dyno!

This week's challenge:

Spend enough time in climbing and you may hear the phrase "before sticky rubber". What is "sticky rubber", and how did it change rock climbing? When did it first arrive in the US and through which shoe company was it distributed? Who was the high-profile American rock climber that helped make the first "sticky rubber" shoes famous?

A big thank you to everyone who helped out with the Bake Sale Fundraiser! We were able to raise $471 for the climbing team!

What is the current world-dyno-record and who is it held by? In October 2008, he almost tied his record. How long did it take for him to send this problem and how long was the dyno?

If you ever wanted to try your hands (and feet) at a climbing competition but didn't know where to start, there is a citizen's division during SCS Adult Nationals at Momentum, Sunday, January 25. So, even if you climb 5.9's on toprope, you can compete. It's a friendly atmosphere with lots of awards and prizes and only $25 for Momentum members.


For more information, contact Michelle Legg@801.259.6456 or Momentum@801.990.6890.

We are also having a bake sale during the competitions to help support the Momentum Youth Climbing Teams. We will need lots of help selling goodies as well as people to provide things for us to sell. Please contact Michelle for more information.

Just a reminder that Friday, January 16, the Ad Hoc Folk Rock Quiet Band, headed up by Richard Coleman, will be performing live in the cafe at Momentum from 9-10 pm. Bring the family down and enjoy a beverage in the cafe while you listen to some great music.

The winner of last week's challenge was Sarah L.!

Here's her answer:

~Randy Leavitt bolted the route 16 years ago.
(Hmmm, where have we heard that name before?)

~The route is being called Jumbo Love, which follows the naming convention of other routes at Clark Mt.’s 3rd Tier/Monastery area. The other routes are Randy Leavitt’s Jumbo Pumping Hate (5.13d/14a) and Ethan Pringle’s Jumbo Glass (5.14c).

Answer to Bonus Question:

Boone Speed took the picture of Chris Sharma

Now on to this week's challenge!

"Intensive Care" is a climbing route somewhere in Utah.

• Where is it? (which canyon is it in)

• How many pitches long is it?

• Which pitch is the crux?

• How did the route get it's name?

• Which of the route's first ascensionists has done work for both the Quarry and Momentum?