Daniel Woods started climbing at the age of five in Dallas, Texas. Basically, he went outside for the first time, fell in love with the sport and developed a complete obsession. In 1997, his family moved to Colorado where he's been living for the last 10 years. In the Front Range he joined a junior climbing team and was fortunate enough to have amazing coaches, two of which are Justin Sjong and Jimmie Redo. As he grew older he began to compete in many competitions for both route climbing and bouldering. Bouldering is his forté, but hard sport routes are also a speciality of his. Daniel has recently relocated to Innsbruck, Austria where he has been training with world class athletes Kilian Fischuber and David Lama. "These guys have so much talent and something new to teach me everyday." Daniel said. "As for the future of my climbing, I just hope to push standards and climb my personal best. Climbing will always be an obsession and better yet my lifestyle.
Daniel on a one day repeat of New Base Line, Magic Wood, Switzerland. The problem was originally graded (V15/8C) by Bernd Zangerl in 2002.
Photo by Emanuel Moosburger.
BOULDERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Jade (V15/8C) FA Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado New Base Line (8B+/8C) Magic Wood, CH Dreamtime (8B+) Cresciano, CH Suspension of Disbelief (8B+) 2nd ascent Eldorado Canyon, Colorado Esperanza (8B+) Hueco Tanks, Texas Goldfish Trombone (8B+) Bishop, California Mandala Assis (8B+) 2nd ascent Bishop, California The Swarm (8B+) Bishop, California Shadowfax (8B) 2nd try Chironico, CH Vecchio Leone (8B) Chironico, CH Slashface (8B) Hueco Tanks, Texas Mask of God (8B) 2nd ascent Joes Valley, Utah Black Lung (8B) Joes Valeey, Utah Gentleman Jack (8A+) FLASH Joes Valley, Utah El Gauhara (8A+) FLASH Zillertal, Austria
SPORT ROUTE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Livin Astro (5.14c/8c+) first of the grade, Rumney, New Hampshire Necessary Evil (5.14c/8c+) Virgin River Gorge, Arizona Los Barrachos des Mascun (5.14d/9a) Rodellar, Spain Super Tweak (5.14b/8c) first of the grade, 3rd try, 1 day, Logan, Utah Pata Negra (5.14b/8c) Rodellar Spain The 7 p.m. Show (5.14a/8b+) Rifle, Colorado first of the grade at age 13 Total Brutal (5.14a/8b+) FLASH Zillertal, Austria
COMPETITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 3 time USAC ABS National Champion
3 time Teva Mountain Games Bouldering Champion
1st at 2004 North American Championships Bouldering
12th at my first world cup in Rovereto, Italy
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