Okay, Today's blog is an athlete profile for Kaelen Williams, Rocky Mountain Team Evolv grass-roots team member and all around cool kid.
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-Kaelen
Age: 19
Sex: male
Location: Boulder
Height: 5’10”-ish
Weight: 140-145
Ape Index: +3
Favorite Evolv Shoes: Predators!!! Rawr!
Favorite Crag: Ceuse or the Red. Hard to decide…
Current Projects: a most-likely undone variation to Ken T’ank in Clear Creek which will probably go at .13d or .14a.
And now for the fun stuff, the serious stuff, and the ugly stuff:
Describe the first time you ever took a really big whipper:
I think I was about fifteen years old. I was visiting my grandparents in California for Christmas and went to J-Tree for a day. I was aboce the last bolt on a route that was .12b or so and there was this flared hand crack. I was frantically shoving my hands into it, totally ripping my skin up, and suddenly they just shot out. I probably fell about 25 feet, which is pretty routine for me now, but at the time it was a huge adrenalin rush.
Does your mom know about that fall?
She was belaying me, as a matter of fact.
Is it more satisfying to climb something uber-classic or get the FA on a 3-star route?
Hmm… I think it’s more satisfying to contribute something to the climbing community, even if it isn’t amazing. Plus, three stars isn’t really that bad.
I used to keep a collection of worn out shoes in various sizes just for this reason. How many girls have you taken "climbing" on a date? Tell me about one where you got lucky. Tell me about one that didn't go so well. Was it worth it?
Hah. It never goes well…
Last time you were in the gym, what color did you project? Did you get the send?
I did a neon-orange-camoflauge boulder problem that I had been trying for weeks.
Has EZ ever invited you over to his house? If not, how do you know he doesn't live in a van down by the river?
No. I guess that must mean he does live in a van down by the river, right?
Scenario: You're at the crag and you look over to see the party next to you doing something incredibly stupid/dangerous. What would you do? Not looking for you to advise other climbers just wondering what you would do.
That depends on the situation. If they are still at a point where it is possible to fix the situation then I would try to give them advice and explain the danger to them. Sometimes, though, it’s too late to really do anything and you’ve got to just sort of hope they survive, then try to talk to them afterwards.
What shoes did you climb in before evolvs? Did you know at the time those were made of babies? Aren't you glad that Evolv is such an eco-friendly company?
The most recent shoe I used prior to Evolvs was La Sportiva. Those poor babies… I still hear their screams at night.
I hear you work at a pet store. Do you have to clean up the poop? Learn anything from the geckos? I used to have ferrets. Don't you love those little bastards?
Yes, yes I do clean up poop. Obviously I can’t divulge my secret gecko-beta. I need some kind of advantage. Ferrets are so cool, but we don’t have any of those right now.
Have you tried the GriGri 2? What do you think? Yeah, I know this blog isn't about Petzl, but they are one of your sponsors right?
I haven’t tried the GriGri 2. I climb on a 9.4, which works fine in a normal GriGri.
Got any jokes? People love jokes. :)
My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said “No, but I would like a regular banana later, so yeah.”
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