Alex Honnold is a full time rock climber and adventurer whose generation defining free-solo ascents of North America’s largest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized climbing athletes in the world. Alex has been appeared on 60 Minutes and featured on the cover of National Geographic, appeared in international television commercials and starred in numerous adventure films including the Emmy-nominated “Alone on the Wall and Oscar winning “Free Solo.” He founded the Honnold Foundation, an environmental non-profit which aims to reduce environmental impact and address inequality by supporting solar energy initiatives worldwide. Photo credit: Jimmy Chin
Cameron Hörst is the oldest son of climber Eric Hörst, and an accomplished sport climber, and high school football quarterback. Climbing since he was three years old, Cameron was leading sport climbs before his seventh birthday, and climbed his first 5.13 before the age of ten. At age eleven, he climbed his first three 5.14a routes, and advanced to 5.14b with his ascent of Raubritter in Frankenjura, Germany when he was fourteen. In 2012, Cameron was awarded Climbing magazine’s Golden Piton for his achievements the previous year, and in 2013, along with his brother, Jonathan, received the “New Kids on the Block” OLGA award by the European climbing magazine CLIMAX.
Rob Pizem is an adventure athlete, hailing from the western slope of Colorado know for his infectious enthusiasm, and prolific Treadwall Youtube videos. Rob is a high school science teacher as well as a full time professional climber, a rare feat in the world of professional athletes. Rob is passionate about discovering new routes and sharing them with the community. He and his wife Jane have two beautiful sons.
Sasha first began climbing at 6 years old, in 1998. She has won the World Championships for Female Overall, and has placed Silver in the Bouldering World Championships. On stone, Sasha is the first North American woman to climb the grade 5.14d, has onsighted multiple 5.14a’s, ascended multipitch routes of up to 1000 feet of 5.14b climbing, and has accomplished multiple First Ascents, including a First Female Ascent on the North Face of the Eiger.
DiGiulian graduated from Columbia University in New York City, having studied Nonfiction Writing and Business. She serves as a Global Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, Up2Us Sports, and the American Alpine Club. She also has served as an Athlete Representative on the board of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. She has been the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, the Cutting Edge Athlete Award for 2014 performance, presented by the American Alpine Club, The Golden Piton Award, and the Arco Rock Legend Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Outdoors.
In addition to climbing, DiGiulian has a column with Outside Magazine and has been a published writer by other publications, including National Geographic, Rock and Ice, SELF, Seventeen, and CRAVE. She travels globally for Appearances and Events, including Public Speaking and Clinics.
Jonathan is the youngest of the “Send Bros”, as Cameron and Jonathan have become known. Like his older brother, Jonathan did his first sport lead climbs just before his seventh birthday and at age 10 years and 7 months he succeeded on his first 5.14a redpoint, perhaps the youngest person to ever climb this grade! At the crags, Jonathan has a keen eye for new routes—over the past three seasons he’s established more than a half-dozen first ascents, including Threat Level Midnight (5.13c/d) and Valkyrie (5.14a) at Ten Sleep Canyon, WY. Jonathan also enjoys playing football (WR & CB), as it provides an off-season from climbing and allows him to play a team sport with his friends from school. /p>
Majka Burhardt is a full time international climber, author, filmmaker, guide, and mother of twins. With first ascents on rock and ice from New Hampshire to Mozambique, Majka’s 20 years of exploring the world has introduced her to many amazing places and cultures. She is the founder of Legado, an international organization working to protect the world’s most threatened mountain ecosystems. Photo credit: Gabe Rogel
Ronnie has been at the forefront of the adaptive climbing movement for the past decade. This seasoned vet has climbed V10, 5.13b, is a three time national champion and silver medalist at international events. He loves spreading the stoke to get other people climbing with disabilities. Photo Credit: Adnrew Chao
Eric J. Hörst is an internationally renowned author, researcher, climbing coach, and accomplished climber of 40 years. A student and teacher of climbing performance, Eric has coached hundreds of climbers, and his training books and concepts have spread to climbers in more than 50 countries. He is widely recognized for his innovative training techniques and equipment, and he has been a training products design consultant and Training Center editor for Nicros, Inc. since 1994. Eric is the author of eight books with worldwide sales of over 300,000 copies. In addition to his best-selling Training For Climbing, Eric runs Trainingforclimbing.com, the foremost english language website on climbing performance.
Eric has written hundreds of magazine articles, appeared on numerous TV broadcasts, and his techniques and photos have appeared in many publications including Rock & Ice, Climbing, Outside, DeadPoint, Men’s Health, Fortune, Men’s Journal, Muscle Media, Muscle & Fitness, Paddler, Urban Climber, Parents, Wall Street Journal, Experience Life, Outdoor 4X, and National Geographic Adventure, as well as European magazines such as Desnivel, Alpen, Climax, and Climber. He has co-authored one research paper (“Behavior Analysis and Sport Climbing”, Journal of Behavioral Health and Medicine, 2010, with Dr. Richard Fleming). Eric is a member of the International Rock Climbing Research Association (IRCRA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
A self-professed “climber for life”, Eric remains active at the cliffs, traveling widely with his wife, Lisa, and sons, Cameron and Jonathan (both of whom climbed 5.14a/8b+ at age 11). Driven by his passion for adventure and challenge, he has established over 400 first ascents, primarily on his home cliffs in the Eastern United States. Still pushing his personal climbing limits at age 53, Eric’s focus is now on R & D of new training techniques, traveling and sharing his knowledge with new climbers, and coaching the next generation of elite climbers.
Josh Wharton is an all around climber and Alpinist from Estes Park Colorado. Originally from New Hampshire, Josh found climbing young and has been singularly focused ever since. Josh has honed his skills all over the world from the mountains of Pakistan, and Patagoinia, to the devious rock routes of Colorado’s Black Canyon. Josh is a three time winner at the Ouray Ice Festival competition, and also enjoys the instant suffering of bouldering whenever possible. His greatest supporters are his wife Erin, and their daughter Hera.
Tommy is the most accomplished American rock climber of his generation, having established some of the hardest routes in the country and free climbed 12 routes on El Capitan in Yosemite. After learning to climb from his father at a young age, he believes difficult journeys, with little chance for success, teach him the most. This attitude is no better exemplified than by his by his first free ascent of Dawn Wall in January of 2015, and his first ascent of the Fitz Traverse in Patagonia in February of 2014. Tommy lives with his family in Estes Park Colorado. Photo credit: Jeff Johnson
Emily Harrington is one of the best all around climbers of her generation and has been a prominent and leading figure in the climbing community since she was a teenager. Her early years were defined by her successes on the USA Climbing Team on the national and world competition circuit, including 5 US National Sport Climbing Championships and 2 North American Championships. Emily’s true passion lies with outdoor climbing and exploring the mountains. Since shifting her focus from competition, Emily has completed numerous first female ascents of 5.14 sport routes, free climbed Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan, summited Everest, and has been on expeditions all over the world attempting big wall free climbs and high altitude peaks in Nepal, China, Myanmar, Crimea, and Morocco.
Emily currently resides in Squaw Valley, California where she focuses on training for climbing. She also strives to become a complete all-around mountain athlete through trail running and skiing.
Erik Weihenmayer is a blind adventure athlete who has climbed Mt. Everest and kayaked the Grand Canyon. After graduating with a double major from Boston College, Erik became a middle-school teacher and wrestling coach at Phoenix Country Day School with dreams of climbing Denali, North America’s tallest peak. In 2008 he climbed Carstensz Pyramid, completing the Seven Summits, the highest point on every continent. Erik co-founded the organization No Barriers, their mission is to help people with challenges to face life’s barriers head on, embracing a pioneering and innovative spirit and team up with great people to live rich in meaning and purpose. Erik is also one of the most inspiring, engaging, and sought after speakers in the world. Erik’s inspirational speaking career has taken him around the world from Hong Kong to Switzerland, from Thailand to the 2005 APEC Summit in Chile. Eric resides in Winter Park, Colorado.
Steve House is a world-class ice climber and alpinist. Steve’s most famous ascent may be the Central Pillar of the Rupal Face with Vince Anderson but he has compiled an impressive list of first ascents and new routes in Alaska, the Canadian Rockies, the Alps, and the Karakoram. Reinhold Messner has called him “The best high-altitude climber in the world.” Steve began climbing with his father as a child, and was introduced to alpine climbing in Slovenia after graduating high school in 1988. Steve has been a professional mountain guide since 1992 and in 1999 he became the ninth American to achieve IFMGA certification. He has guided trips across the globe from Alaska to the Karakoram. Steve lives in Ridgway, Colorado with his wife Eva and their sons Franz and Niklas.
