Give us the quick and dirty on Nick Sherman… (how old are you, how long have you been climbing, when did you start…)
I just turned 19 last week. I started climbing six years ago when I still lived in Colombia, and then moved to the U.S. in 2002. I first lived in Florida but recently moved to Boulder, CO. 

How's college life?  Is it hard to get away from the school work for climbing?
It is really hard. I sometimes wish it were possible to be a full time climber and get compensated well enough to not have to worry about school, at least in the short term. I love college life and actually am glad I attend school because I believe there are more things in life than just climbing, and it is important for me to do what I enjoy as part of them, so college keeps me from having a closed mind. However, having time to climb right now is definitely not as easy as when I was in high school. I actually regret not traveling a lot when I attended high school because now I cannot afford to miss school. I still do my best to climb as much as possible, but it is always with the thoughts of getting home and having to study every night.

Looks like you have been going to Joe's Valley pretty often, why there?
Actually, it seems like it, but in fact that is nowhere close to being a reality. This year Joe’s was pretty popular among the group of climbers I climb with, so plans to go there were made almost every week in the spring. I always wanted to go, but I could never go for more than a weekend because I could never miss school. Ultimately, this basically means that I never really got to go more than once, but it seemed like I was often going because somehow I was always involved in the talks about Joe’s at the gym. I do love that area though, and if I had time I would be there every week for a whole season.