This post is about a new partnership I’ve entered with Mammut. Climbing in Europe, I’ve always known about the Mammut brand and the skill of their pro team. I’ve been given the chance to join that pro team and I’ve accepted. A write up can be found HERE through the Mammut website.

Mammut is a company based out of Switzerland making outdoor gear for all kinds of different activities. I’m sure you’ve seen their products as their logo is a giant red Mammoth.

As I plan on heading to Europe for the World Cup circuit in 2011, I’m sure I will get the opportunity to climb with their European athletes as well.

I’m looking forward to this new partnership and the privilege to represent the company. Check back in for exciting Mammut trips as well as events that I’ll be attending.

Currently on the plate is a TDB at The Edge Climbing Centre this weekend.

On Feb 4th, I’ll be going to Canmore, AB for another TDB and the following Valentines Day weekend, I’ll be heading on down to Denver to take part in my 4th ABS Nationals. Although I missed ABS Nationals in 2010, I was there from 2007-2009 finishing 3rd in all three years.

I know my posts have been back logged for a long time, and to be honest, I just have more time to blog during the summer when I don’t have 8 hours of school everyday.

That being said, I love to blog and I like feedback as well as to how to make my blogs even better.

I usually get good feedback, but I encourage positive criticism as well. I would not appreciate just “you suck a blogging”, maybe “I would suggest this…” as an alternative.

Well that being said, the header is “Presenting at the VIMFF”, and this is true. The VIMFF (Vancouver International Moutain Film Festival) is going to be in Vancouver from February 11th – 19th I believe. I will be presenting on the last day (19th).

My presentation will be based on my last summer in Europe. I got to compete in a bunch of competitions and I’ll be showing mostly pictures from competitions. Because I’m living out of my awesome car in Europe, I don’t get a lot of chance to take pictures. So that pretty much means that I don’t have a lot of pictures of me climbing outdoors. I’m trying to work on that, and this summer I guarantee I will have more pictures of me climbing outside.

Also presenting at the VIMFF, I believe is my good friend Will Stanhope and Sonnie Trotter? I’m unsure on whether or not Sonnie is presenting.

At the end of my slideshow will be I guess my “feature”. It’s a video of my on PuntX(5.14d) which I redpointed this past summer in France. This route is amazing, and back in 20008, when I went to Europe with JJ Mah and Marshal German, I actually tweaked out my finger on the hard mono crux move at the top. I came back with redemption and took this beast down.

So that’s all for now, I’m presenting at the VIMFF and a link can be found HERE.

So come on out and watch all the fantastic videos, hopefully see you there.

I just wanted to tell everyone that comes to my website that everything I post here is completely my own opinion. If you don’t agree with what I have to say, you can post a comment but if it’s blatantly rude, I will not approve it.

I started this website so I could share my experiences with my friends and family. I obviously made it live to the world, and so people that are interested in where I am, what I’m doing and how I’m feeling can also look in. Just a reminder, it was YOUR decision to come look at my website, no one is forcing you to read my rants and raves. At the same time, I hope that some people like reading my posts.

Although I was very disappointed with the last world cup, I’m still glad I went, it’s a learning experience to do poorly at a competition. As a junior, I was often challenged as a competitor and I think it’s healthy to be disappointed sometimes.

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Innsbruck training with Mathilde in the gym there. It’s probably the best gym in the world to train routes in. They have 10+ routes in the high 8a – 9a range. I’m currently in Vienna at the European Youth cup with finals starting tomorrow!