Nationality American Weight 134 pounds (61 kg) | Name Daniel Woods Spouse Courtney Sanders | |
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Occupation Professional rock climber Height 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) Website www.island.io/danielwoods Type of climber Boulderer, sport climbing Profiles | ||
Daniel woods gioia
Daniel Woods (born August 1, 1989 in Richardson, Texas) is an American professional climber who specializes in bouldering. He has also established many bouldering problems in areas such as Magic Wood in Switzerland, Rocklands in South Africa, and in Rocky Mountain National Park in the United States.
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- Daniel woods gioia
- Daniel woods on the first ascent of la force tranquille v15
- Biography
- Competition
- Notable Ascents
- References
Woods has climbed more than twenty bouldering problems graded 8C (V15). He also won many competitions such as the U.S. National Bouldering Championship (American Bouldering Series), the Teva Mountain Games, and some international competitions.
Daniel woods on the first ascent of la force tranquille v15
Biography
Woods began climbing at the age of 5 in Dallas, Texas and immediately became fascinated by the sport. In 1997, when he was 8 years old, his family moved to Longmont, Colorado. Woods then began competing and was part of a junior climbing team coached by Justin Sjong and Jimmie Redo.
In 2003, he climbed his first bouldering problem rated 8A (V11), Fuck You Finger. Then in 2004 he made the first ascent of Echale, grading it 8B+ (V14) when he was 15. He won the American Bouldering Series national championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 and the Teva Mountain Games in the bouldering category in 2006, 2007 and, 2010.
On 19 June 2007, when he was traveling in the Rocky Mountain National Park in the area of Chaos Canyon, he made the first ascent of Jade, formerly named Green Project 45, a project he worked for several years with Dave Graham. He graded it 8C (V15), making it his hardest problem until then. However, it was later reassessed, and its grade lowered to 8B+ (V14).
In early 2008 at the age of 18, Woods moved to Innsbruck, Austria and spent part of his time training with Kilian Fischhuber and David Lama. In May 2008, he made the first ascent of In Search of Lost Time at Magic Wood in Switzerland and evaluated it 8C (V15).
In November 2011, Woods began filming a climbing movie called Welcome to the Hood with Paul Robinson, Guntram Jörg, and Anthony Gullsten. The filming would last five months, during which they climbed at some of the most famous and difficult bouldering sites in the world. The first part of the film was the Magic Wood in Switzerland, where Woods climbed Somewhere in Between 8B+ (V14).
Competition
Despite primarily focusing on hard outdoor bouldering, Daniel Woods is the most accomplished American male competition climber. He has won the ABS National Championship 9 times, the SCS National Championship, and has competed in many IFSC World Cup events earning a Gold Medal in the Vail World Cup in 2010. Woods also has the most open wins at the Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo including another first place in 2017.
Notable Ascents
8C+/V16:
8C/V15: