Daniel Woods

Daniel Woods

Daniel Woods competing in Boulder, Colorado in 2010
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989
Richardson, Texas
Occupation Professional rock climber
Height 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
Weight 134 pounds (61 kg)
Website www.island.io/danielwoods
Climbing career
Type of climber Boulderer, sport climbing
Highest grade
Medal record
Climbing World Cup
2010 Vail Bouldering
Updated on 11 May 2013.

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.

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) and the Teva Mountain Games.

Biography

Woods began climbing at the age of 5 in Dallas, Texas and immediately became fascinated by the sport.[1] 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.[1]

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[2] 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.[3] 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).[4]

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).[5]

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,[6] the SCS National Championship,[7] and has competed in many IFSC World Cup events earning a Gold Medal in the Vail World Cup in 2010.[8] Woods also has the most open wins at the Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo including another first place in 2015.[9]

Notable Ascents

References

  1. 1 2 "About Daniel Woods". climbing.com. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Amanda Fox (22 February 2013). "Woods, Puccio Reigning Champions at ABS 14". climbing.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fine Jade: Woods Bags Rocky Mountain Super-Project". climbing.com. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "New 8C in Magicwood". b3bouldering.com. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Björn Pohl (14 November 2011). "Latest news from Swiss". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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  8. ↑ http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition#!comp=1247&cat=6
  9. ↑
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