Athletes

Kimmie Tu, Edelweiss Athlete, decided to temporarily rent a place in Las Vegas to climb in Red Rock Canyon. Her main goal for climbing in Red Rock Canyon was to improve her trad climbing skills and tackle as many multi-pitch climbs as she could. She was able to do quite a few but finding a willing partner to go on a suffer-fest with her was not easy. 

It has been 4 years since the accident. My passion for climbing is now at an all time high. It has been a year and a half since COVID upended my life (and the world in general). I actually have a better quality of life than before. It has been 6 months since a major ankle surgery and my longest hiatus from climbing in over 15 years. And I am climbing better than ever.

Running has always been part of my life. Back in elementary school my brother and I started running during the summer with the Indiana University summer track program and we really haven’t stopped since.

Spring of 2021 was my longest trip to Alaska and definitely the most productive of my 13 trips into the range.  The plans for it started to get hashed out in October of 2019.  I’ll give you all one guess why the trips did not happen in spring of 2020.  At least the silver lining was it allowed another year of structured training to prepare.

Angelika Rainer gives us a glimpse into her childhood and some of the moments that helped her grow into the person she is today. 

Aaron Mulkey talks about his experience as a professional ice climber and athlete. He discusses why he chooses to climb ice.