Nate

Climbing Breakthroughs: Josh 5.10 weekend, Sun Ribbon Arete CTC, Cleavage Dreamer, Complete N. Ridge of LPP in Winter in a push
Deadlift: 450 (2.57x bodyweight)
Pullups: 24
Most stunning line: Definitely the Michael Strassman Memorial Route on LPP. Unreal.
Short Term Goals: Train finger strength and pull hard
Longer Term Goals: Get more ice experience; climb in the Alps, Alaska, Peru; Sierra exploration and FAs

 
Shay

Favorite climbing experiences: FA of Sweet Carillon, Nose, Dark Star, RNWFHD, Cloud Tower
Deadlift: 2.1x body weight
Bench: 1.5x body weight
Squat: 0.9x body weight (DUTT, Meine beine sind schmal!)
Future goals: Gunsmoke traverse (too much rope drag on previous attempts)

 
Robb

Favourite Climbs: The Choss, Moss and the Lichen (3rd Pillar Mt. Dana, FA?), The Orphan, Left Ski Track and Coarse and Buggy (JTree), Frogland (Red Rocks) or anything in the Alpine…
Weakness: Heat
Nicknames: Beast, Alaskan Granite, Hound-dog, Albatross
Ape Index: 6 1/4″
Lifting?: I am weak… this is too pitiful to mention…
Where next?: Hopefully somewhere back home in the Alaska Range, or out in the Wrangells.
Other: Alpine Touring, Private Pilot, SCUBA, Sailing – anything that get’s me cool places and is fun to do…

 
Kostas

Nationality: Greek
Favorite food: Olive oil and Gyros

 
Nathalie

Nationality: French Canadian
Number of Countries I’ve Climbed in: 12
Best Day of Climbing: Royal Arches to Crest Jewel Direct
Biggest Adventure: The Totem Pole
Favorite RP: Please Don’t Rush 7a+ (Laos)
My Motivation/Goal: “Leading for the girls”
When I’m Not Climbing: I’m sailing/racing on Maleficient

 
Ian

 
Charles

 
Scotty

Claim to fame: The Scotty Vacation
Best tick: FA of the Dragon’s Horns, Tioman Island, Malaysia
Favorite mountain: Lone Pine Peak
5 year plan: consolidate at the 5.11/5.12 level; alpine climbing in Alaska, Alps, Peru; Sierra FAs

 
Josh

Hardest Redpoint: Romantic Warrior
Most Wicked Onsight: Totem Pole, Tasmania
Number of Countries Climbed in: 13
Nickname: Rocket Man (70′ head first fall)
Craziest Days: NIAD and Freeing Original Route, Rainbow Wall surrounded by storms.
Favorite Aspect of a Scotty Vacation: Hallucination
What’s Next: High Sierra FAs with the Pullharder crew

 
Paul

 
Gil

 
Buster

 
Lin
“I climb to meet chicks.”
Best climbing moments: FA of Nelson/Pearson, sitting on top of Devil’s Tower, West Pillar – Norway.
Favorite place to climb: Indian Creek (happiness is a lotta crack and a huge rack)
Goals: OS Pente, Epinephrine, Sierra FA’s, Squamish, big walls, The Viper.
Working on: Bringing spandex back into fashion.

 
Frank

 
Yu-Min

 
Arnold

What is best in life: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women