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Climbing Facts Scott is 18 years old. He graduated high school in June, and began a year long climbing journey before he starts college. He started climbing when he was 7 years old. Scott has competed in the USA Climbing competition series for ten years. He has been a USA Climbing Team Member nine times. At 8 years old, Scott was the youngest member ever on the Team. He was competing in the 11 & under category at the time. He is one of the top ranked junior climbers in the world. He won his first International Climbing competition in October of 2000, competing against kids from across the United States, Canada and Venezuela. Scott started lead climbing outdoors when he was 7 years old. Many of his best climbing achievements have been in Red Rocks, Nevada and at Mt. Charleston, Nevada. One of his best climbs was an on-sight of “Yaak Crack” 11d, at 7 years old, where he is believed to be the youngest person to ever climb this route. Later that same day, he red-pointed “Fear and Loathing III, 12a, on his second attempt. He climbed “Guntower” 12a at 9 years old. He is especially proud of climbing “The Gift”, 12d, also when he was 9. Scott attempted this route over 30 times on multiple climbing trips. While Scott loves sport climbing, he enjoys multi-pitch climbs also. He started climbing in Yosemite Valley at 8 years old. His first climbs were “Commitment”, “Nutcracker” and “Goodrich Pinnacle”. The Nose - September & October 2001 To the delight of hundreds of spectators and well wishers in El Cap Meadow in Yosemite Valley, and thousands throughout the country, Scott Cory, Tommy Caldwell & Beth Rodden succeed in their quest of a one day ascent of the world's most famous big wall climb - "The Nose" of El Capitan. Scott wanted to raise money for the families of 9/11 victims and the climb was a fundraiser for AmeriCares. Many of the well wishers in the Valley waved American flags to spur the climbers on. On October 2, 2001, the threesome completed the climb in 13 hours and 40 minutes, and in doing so, Scott became the youngest person to summit 'The Nose' in one day. This wasn't Scott's first trip up "The Nose". In September of 2001, he summited the 3000 foot, 34 pitch, "Nose" of El Capitan. Scott's team included climbing greats - Hans Florine, Beth Rodden & Tori Allen. Tommy Caldwell & Steve Schneider were riggers on the climb. The climb was filmed for a documentary that will be available late 2004. The first day they set up ropes and came back to the ground, beginning again the next morning. The climb took four days and two nights, and Scott loved every minute of it! The first thing he said was that he wanted to do it again! Scott became the youngest person to summit "The Nose".
Half Dome - 2003 and 2004 Nearly two years after his record breaking one day ascent of “The Nose” of El Capitan, Scott set off for a new record, climbing Half Dome in just one day. Scott succeeded beautifully, spending nearly fifteen hours on the route. Scott is now the youngest person to ever have climbed Half Dome in one day. Amazingly, at just thirteen, Scott had one day ascents of two of the most famous big walls in the world. Scott climbed Half Dome with Hans Florine. Hans has been a mentor to Scott since the very beginning of his climbing career. Sixteen year old Chelsea Rude from Georgia and Scott Bovard from California accompanied Scott and Hans on the wall. The climb was filmed for National Geographic On Assignment. What makes this one day ascent really special is that according to the Yosemite guidebooks, this route usually takes three days. It includes a three hour approach to the base of the climb, and a four hour descent, after climbing the 2000 vertical feet of Half Dome. Scott went back to attempt Half Dome again in June of 2004. His second time up he climbed with Hans Florine and Tommy Caldwell. They topped out in 7 hours and 7 minutes. Big improvement in a year. Favorite Ticks Yaak Crack 5.11d (on-sight) - 7 years old July 13, 2008 June 15, 2008 May 17, 2008 July 6-8, 2007 June 9-10, 2007 May 12, 2007 February 18, 2007 January 20, 2007 July 7-9, 2006 May 13, 2006 March 4, 2006 - USA Climbing Adult Nationals - Boston, MA February 18-29, 2006 - ABS Youth National Championships -
Boulder, CO January 14, 2006 - ABS Youth Regional Championships -
Fremont, CA January 24, 2005 - Crankin' in the New Year - Davis, California. Scott competed in the Men's Advanced category and came in 1st place. He won a trip to go skydiving, but was told that the gift certificate would be expired by the time he was eighteen. He received a substitute prize instead. He won this competition last year too. November 2004 - North American Continental Championships -
Mexico City, Mexico July 2004 - USA Climbing National Championships - Sacramento, CA July 11-13,2003 - USA Climbing National Championships -
Midlothian, Virginia April 25-27, 2003 - Phoenix Bouldering Contest -
Phoenix, Arizona February 22, 2003 - ABS Bouldering Series Championships - Berkeley, California Scott competed in this event for the first time. He came in 1st place in the boys 13&under division, and is liking bouldering more and more. January 2003 - Crankin' in the New Year - Davis, California. Scott tried his hand at another adult competition, competing in the Men's Advanced category. He managed to surprise the crowd, and came home with a 1st place finish. November 2002 - Touchstone Junior International Invitational - Berkeley, California Climbing in the 12-13 boys division, Scott came in 2nd place. He put on a fabulous display of climbing effort, flashing all of his routes, and having to compete in a super-final, a super-super final, and finally, a super-super-super final. He came in 2nd place by only .25 of a point! July 2002 - USA Climbing National Championships -
Portland, Oregon Spring/Summer 2002 - Scott finished his fifth year of the USA Climbing competition series. He won all of his competitions during the regular season, and just pulled off his fifth USA Climbing Regional Championship title in a row. July 2001- USA Climbing National Championships –
Ann Arbor, Michigan April 2001 – Phoenix Bouldering Competition –
Phoenix, Arizona October 2000 - Touchstone International
Invitational – Berkeley, California July 2000 – USA Climbing National Championships –
Portland, Oregon Scott’s Press Scott has been featured in many television segments, including LIVE with Regis & Kelly, CNN Headline News, Inside Edition, National Geographic On Assignment, KAVA, ABC, KGO, KRON, KFSN, KPIX, BAY TV, KSEE, KCRA, MSNBC and High Country Climber. His story has appeared in numerous newspapers and radio interviews, including feature stories in USA Today and The London Observer in November 2003, NPR Radio in December of 2003 and KCBS Radio in May of 2004. He has been in many magazines as well; Climbing Magazine and National Geographic WORLD Magazine in 1999, Rock and Ice in 2000, Climbing Magazine and Barrabes (Spanish climbing) in February 2002, he was a “Rising Star” in Outside Magazine in October 2003, had a feature story in Sports Illustrated in April of 2004, is in the July 2004 issue of Climbing Magazine, and had a cover story in 110*in March 2006. Magazine. Scott has done Internet interviews with thenorthface.com, mountainzone.com and thedeadpoint.com. His story has been told in many school and children’s magazines, such as National Geographic WORLD Magazine, Purple Mountain Press, Weekly Reader, Science World, DynaMath, Time For Kids and Know Your World Extra.
Scott’s Sponsors The North Face outfits Scott with all of his clothes, footwear, jackets, backpacks, tents and sleeping bag needs. They also send him on fantastic expeditions like Thailand and Peru. Petzl supplies his harnesses, helmets and draws. Bolle’ furnishes his sunglasses. Boreal provides all of his climbing shoes. Sterling provides all of Scott's ropes. Cytosport provides for all of Scott's extra nutritional needs. Highgear provides Scott with tools for his adventures - meeting his timing, heart rate, altimeter and directional needs. Miscellaneous Facts Scott holds climbing demos at sporting
events and new climbing gyms.
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