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I was introduced to rock climbing at a very young age by my father. I went to a small climbing gym on occasion called Hidden Peak. In August, 2015, a new gym opened called First Ascent. My family got memberships there and we began to go ever so often. In 2016, my sister, Sydney Bock, joined First Ascent's climbing team. I soon followed in step, joining in 2017. We both began competitively rock climbing for fun and training to get better.

 

 

I loved rock climbing and had some sort of naive passion to get on walls. I went to dozens of climbing competitions, slowly improving and getting better placements. In 2019, I got first place for the first time at one of my competitions and I qualified for the Youth National Championships that was based in Portland, Oregon that year.

 

 

At the 2019 Youth National Championships, I placed 44th... It was my first national level competition experience of many more to come. 44th out of 50 or so competitors wasn't a good performance in the eyes of 9-year-old me, but it was the best performance because I tried my best against oother kids that were also older than me.tuth National Championships, I placed 44th...

Every year up until 2023, I qualified for the Youth National Championships. In 2023, I coompeted in speed climbing for the first time at the national level. I exceeded all of my expectations, and placed 2nd, despite not having a single clean run. From then on, I began training speed climbing... uth National Championships, I placed 44th...