Kevin has more competition experience than the entire routesetting committee combined! As a youngster Kevin dominated the US and international competition scene. He took first place in 5 consecutive Junior National Championships and the Junior Continental Championships. Kevin also competed against some of the world’s top climbers at the ESPN X-Games in 1995, 1997, and 1998.In 1994 Kevin began his professional setting career by studying under legendary setter Tony Yaniro. Since that time he has set for SCS Nationals and countless other events across the US. Kevin has completed this international certification and has become one of only three active IFSC Internationally certified routesetters in the USA.

Kevin is also a climbing wall consultant servicing various passenger cruise lines. Kevin has dedicated more than half of his life to the sport of rock climbing and he looks forward to passing on his knowledge to the future of aspiring route setters.

Contact Kevin by email.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• USA Climbing
  Route Setting Committee Member
• Hold Spinners L.L.C.
  President
  Assistant Program Consultant for Cruise Line program
• X-treme Rock Climbing, FL
  Route Setter
• The Sport Climbing Center, CO
  Route Setter
• Rock’n and Jam’n, CO
  Route Setter

COMPETITIONS

• Chief Setter:
  North American Continental Championships 2006
  North American Continental Championships 2004 (Assistant Chief)
  ABS Youth National Championships 2005, 2006
  SCS Adult National Championships 2006, 2007, 2008
  SCS Youth National Championships 2004
  Various SCS Local, Regional, Regional Championship, and Divisional Championship level competitions 1999 - Present
  Various ABS Local, Regional and Regional Championship level competitions 2005, 2006, 2007
• Routesetter:
  Various USA Climbing SCS and ABS events: Local, Regional, Regional Championships & Divisional Championships: 1996-Present
  SCS Youth National Championships 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000

CLIMBING RESUME

• Notable climbs:
  Sport: Lung Fish – Rifle, CO – 5.14a
  Sport: The 7 p.m. T.V. Show – 5.14a
  Bouldering: Erectator – Hueco Tanks, TX – V11
  Eckstein – Hueco Tanks, TX – V10 Onsight
  The Glass Roof, Better Eat Your Wheaties, Sex After Death – Hueco Tanks, TX –V9 Onsight
  40+ Routes – 5.13a-5.13d
• Major competition finish
  North American Junior Continental Champion 1994
  Junior National Champion: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  ESPN X-Games: 1995, 1996, 1998
  4th Place - Junior World Championships – Laval, France – 1995
  11th Place – Junior World Championships – Imst, Austria - 1997