Submitted by Teton Rock Gym (written by Heidi Hochstrasser) - Mar 2, 2016
Teton Rock Gym’s Climbing Team made a strong showing in Pocatello this past Saturday at the 2nd annual Nine Lives Sport Climbing Competition, hosted by the ISU Climbing Club. Teton Valley youth climbers Roy Temple (12), Weston Barnes (12), and Nicholas Elliot (10) all made the podium in their respective age groups, while Sofia Carlson (11), Tucker Warden (11), Ansel Visser (12), and Ezra Visser (9) also scored well and climbed with determination and style. The TRG youth team trains twice a week in Driggs and is open to anyone ages 8-18. This was their first competition of the spring sport climbing season. Brady Johnston, avid local climber and one of the founders of Teton Rock Gym, took gold in the Adult Open/Advanced Class after a fiercely competitive finals round.
The event was the first round in the Idaho Climbing Series, a budding organization that has been busy coordinating competitions across the state. Proceeds from the event benefitted the East Idaho Climber’s Coalition in their efforts to improve and restore climbing areas at Massacre Rocks State Park. Local climbers have their eyes on future competitions in Boise on March 12, and Bozeman April 8-9.