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[Giuseppina Worster]

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Megan Martin blew the fog horn. I made eye contact with Chris Sharma and edged toward the front of the rocking boat as more than 120 crew and nine other contestants watched. Muscles clenched, I breathed, focused myself, and teetered onto the jagged orange ledge at the base of Golden Shower (5.11d) at Cala Barques in Mallorca, Spain.

We were filming the first episode of season one of The Climb, and this was our first competition day. Golden Shower was 45 feet high, slightly overhung, and dotted with a confusing choice of pockets. The eight contestants who climbed highest would carry on to week two. The two lowest and slowest would go to the elimination climb. One would go home.

The choppy waters spewed droplets on my skin as I started to climb. My biceps twitched as I traversed into a wide-armed throw. The holds felt worse than I expected, a little wet, but I made it through the bottom. The camera crew hung off ladders fixed to the wall in my periphery, and I could hear the other nine contestants screaming from the boat.

Fifteen feet up, a giant rounded jug led to a cruxy bump between two shallow, sharp pockets. I felt confident, but then something went wrong, my foot slipped in the middle of the bump and I was suddenly falling through the air, heading straight toward the quaking Spanish sea.

Four of us fell on the bump, but I was the slowest climber. I came last with April Marr shortly behind; we were the first two contestants to go to the elimination round. I had deliberately climbed slowly, a strategy I used on hard repoints to calm my nerves, but in this environment where speed mattered, my old tricks fell short. In this competition, the stakes were $100,000. I imagined a climbing sponsorship, a hefty cash fund, and the freedom to finally quit my job and write. Winning, to me, felt like my ticket out of the life I was living, and now I felt like I was about to blow it all.

Months later, following the release of The Climb, strangers, desperate for their own chance at celebrity, slid into my inbox to ask how they could snag a spot on season two. But as I sat alone in my apartment replaying my performance, I was not thinking about how famous (or not famous) I was going to be thanks to my presence on The Climb; I was thinking, someone paid thousands of dollars and went through a painstaking selection process to bring me here, and now I might be the first to go home.

Between the main climb and the elimination climb, I separated myself from everyone. When your job is to be on camera and go with whatever the production schedule demands, I found comfort in controlling the moments that I could, organizing my space, and doodling to calm nerves.

We drove the dark winding roads to the crag in a white van. On the rocky shore, Megan and Chris announced that the elimination climb was Metrosexual (5.12a), a 40-foot climb that started up easy moves to a good rest before traversing right over the water through a mix of huge huecos, small pockets, and monos to the top of the cliff.

In the middle of the climb, I forgot about winning, the contest, the producers. It was just me and rock. I had managed to free myself from worrying about the outcome and getting buried in treacherous what-ifs.

But while I had won one competition, many were ahead. My win was just a passing moment. Even if I climbed well or was lucky, I would face this situation again, and again, until I was either eliminated or won.

I had forgotten why I said yes to being on The Climb in the first place: because I loved the physical exertion of climbing, the tattered skin, the breathless movements, and the feel of catching just one more hold.

Nothing can prepare you for the feeling of being the highest person in New York City. You climb with a group, but you lean out alone. With your adrenaline pumping and heart racing, you peer over the edge with the city below.

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I also got annoyed with the constant notifications of tiny climbs so turned mine to large climbs only, but I only ride local roads so turnedit off completely. Battery life is significantly better with it turned off.

More than 1,200 climbers have raised over $13 million for leading-edge research at Fred Hutch. Their support has fueled some of the most innovative cancer and infectious disease research in the world.

We are so grateful to the climbers and supporters who made our 2022 season a success. Please continue to check this page for updates on plans for 2024-2025. We also invite you to explore other opportunities to pursue your passion and inspire your community all while supporting our shared mission, including through Obliteride or by creating your own fundraiser

At Fred Hutch, we're driven by the urgency of our patients, the hope of our community, and our passion for discovery to pursue scientific breakthroughs and healthier lives for every person in every community. From our groundbreaking work in bone marrow transplantation for once-incurable blood cancers to research that paved the way for the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine, we are driving unprecedented advances that bring hope and healing to patients and their loved ones.

But turning innovative ideas into lifesaving therapies requires more than highly creative and committed scientists. It requires a community of supporters like you. The path from lab to clinic to patient impact is bolstered at every step by private funding. Your contributions are essential to speed scientific progress and bring innovative treatments to patients faster.

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Good climbing grip is very important. So POMOCA has developed a combination of materials and weaving techniques to combine glide and durability with gripping power. Proper alignment and the fiber attachment systems make POMOCA skins very stable under all conditions and for the entire life of the skin.

Perfect front connection between the skin and the splitboard thanks to the 10-angled Click Lock and the off-center buckle. Where needed, the buckle is easy to change. Easy adjustment positioning at the heel of the splitboard, thanks to the elastic Splitboard tail strap.

Climb Upton is a 90-element, adrenaline-pumping vertical adventure located in Upton Hill Regional Park in Arlington. This 3-level climbing course is perfect for guests of (almost) all ages! With varying levels of difficulty, climbers can choose their challenge with easy, medium, and hard features including zip lines, free fall, and more!

Book a group, party, or individual climb, or pair your climb with the many features at Upton Hill Regional Park. The park is home to Ocean Dunes Waterpark (Memorial Day-Labor Day), Climb UPton (March-November), an 18-Hole Deluxe Mini Golf Course (March-October), and Slow and Fast Pitch Batting Cages (March-October), walking trails and a great climbing-themed playground in the lower park.

Public Transportation Info:
To get to Upton Hill Regional Park by way of ART (Arlington Transit) bus, use bus 1A, B via Wilson Blvd from the Ballston Metro Station.
For more information visit the ART (Arlington Transit) webpage

Our grandchildren went from ages 20 down to 13 years old. We saw younger children there also. I would recommend it to any one, old or young. They also have a viewing level you can watch and take lots of photos. We loved watching them have fun and take on the challenges of Climb Upton.

The staff was helpful, responsive, and really professional. The course has tons to do in a small space and lots of different challenges for each member of the family. It was a fun way to spend the morning!

Any person entering the facility, regardless of intent to climb, must have an up-to-date Visitor Agreement on file at Climb Iowa. For those under the age of 18 this Visitor Agreement must be filled out by a parent or court appointed legal guardian.

First off, lest we take ourselves too seriously, I want to remind us all that climbing and television are both meaningless in the grand scheme of things. The outcomes of any given climb or reality TV show are really not that significant.

I want to make it clear that I have nothing bad to say about any of the individual participants in the competition. They all seemed like nice people who were trying their best, and surely just doing what they were told by the directors. I think they all actually climbed quite well for their skill levels, maintained positive attitudes, and stayed away from the typical interpersonal drama and backstabbing that is ubiquitous on most reality TV. For that, I commend all of the climbers.

There were other positive aspects of The Climb. One of the things I loved most was the racial and gender diversity of the recruited climbers; we also see a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. The videography and quality of the filmmaking was spectacular, with beautiful scenery and an obviously Herculean amount of rope work and drones to get the best angles.

Other people online claimed the route is the start of a 5.12c multipitch, but the first pitch they actually climbed is a 5.9. For a brief moment, someone created a Mountain Project listing for the route and gave it a 5.9+ rating, but it has since been removed from the website. Hopefully someone who has actually climbed in Wadi Rum (or has a guidebook) can weigh in. One thing we can all agree on: the contestants are definitely not capable of flashing a 5.12c trad route with no experience. Very sus.