CHALK CARTEL UNITED
Andi Stull
Born in La Habra, CA
Lives in Orange County, CA
Aries
Climbing since 2016
@andistull
SPONSORS
La Sportiva, Flashed, PhysiVantage, Penguin Fingers
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering & sport climbing
Favorite rock type: granite
Favorite movement style: pulling crimps to my waist (lol)
Favorite climbing areas: Bishop, Squamish
Music: ahhh everything!
Food: sushi, sweet potatoes, pretty much any fruit or vegetable, red wine
Movies: The Graduate, Death Becomes Her, Wait Until Dark, and of course... National Treasure
Pets: My dog, 'Mishka'. She is an absolute legend.
Position: Defender... too lazy to play midfield. Too scared to play goalkeeper.
TRAVELS
Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Canada, Italy, Turkey, France, Greece
OTHER ACTIVITIES/TALENTS
Trying out new recipes, crocheting, flailing on skis, reading (thrillers, specifically). I’m a pretty good cook!
Austin Hoyt
Born in Walnut Creek, CA
Lives in his Subaru, home is Tappan, NY
Virgo
Climbing since 2015
@hoyt.austin
youtube.com/@veez8827
SPONSORS
Betalabs, VEEZ, Chalk Cartel, Butora, Brightstone Climbing, Decoy Climbing Holds, and Ranger Ready Repellents
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: Mostly an outdoor boulderer who loves developing. I am indeed a competition climber as well though, love me some good competition.
Rock type: Quartz Conglomerate and granite!
Movement style: Dynamic moves on crimps but also, I’m a huge fan of competition style moves!
Climbing areas: The Gunks in NY, Bradley in CT, and Bishop in CA
Music: I think my most listened to genre is alternative hip hop at this point, although I honestly like all music except country music.
Food: This is a loaded question, I used to be super picky with my food but now I enjoy trying new things and even messing around making my own food. I think a few of my favorite cuisines are Thai food, Mexican food, and Italian food.
Pets: I currently have one dog at home, her name is Beta! She is super tough, she had a rough year last year waking up one morning paralysed, now she’s back and better than ever!
Position: I don’t know much about soccer but after a quick google search it seems like I’d be a midfielder. They seem to do the most running.
TRAVELS
South Africa as of summer 2023 and Canada.
OTHER ACTIVITES / TALENTS
Film/Editing, and hiking. Pretty much just climbing I guess and trust me I’ve tried a lot of other things. I currently set and coach at High Exposure in Northvale NJ, in a few months I’ll be a full-time student though. At some point in my life, I’d love to be a professional climber as well!
Austin Purdy
Born in Houston, TX
Lives in Boulder, CO
Virgo
Climbing since 2008
INST @apurdy97
YouTube
TT @durdy_purdy
SPONSORS
Organic, Tension, Madrock
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: boulderer, occasional developer and competitor, one time sport climber
Favorite rock type: I like them all!
Favorite movement style: gymnastic powerful movement, and intricate technical roof climbing
Favorite climbing areas: Ticino, Hueco Tanks, Flagstaff AZ, Rocklands
Music: a little bit of everything
Food: I miss the tex-mex and barbeque that I grew up with back home!
Pets: I have two cats Gus and Mr. Magoo
Position: goalkeeper because I can’t run
TRAVELS
Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, Italy, UK, UAE
OTHER ACTIVITIES/TALENTS
Cooking. Software engineer by day.
Ben Hanna
aka Hanna Smash
Born in Santa Fe, NM
Lives in Salt Lake City, UT
Scorpio
Climbing since 2000
@hanna_smash
SPONSORS
Kinetik, Butora, Gramicci, Rhino Skin, Sublime, Maxim Ropes, Tension, Gnarly Nutrition, Chalk
Cartel
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, competitions
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: all
Climbing areas: Hueco Tanks, TX
Food: burritos all the way
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Huh? Excellent chef.
Benjamin Rueck
aka Ben
Born in Denver, CO
Lives in Grand Junction, CO
Taurus
Climbing since 17 years old
@benrueck
www.benjaminrueck.com
SPONSORS
Adidas, La Sportiva, CAMP-USA, Sterling Rope, Akaso, Osprey Packs, Wave Tools, Rhino skin
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bigwall developer
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: knee bars
Climbing areas: Yosemite, Moab, Greece, Australia
Music: Chill electronic / lo-ei
Food: Sushi
Movies: Scary Movies
Pets: 1 cat spawned from hell.
Position: striker
TRAVELS
A lot
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Reading, self education, curiosity
Bobbi Gale Bensman
aka Bobbi B
Born in Houston, TX
Lives in Boulder, CO
Sagitarius
Climbing since 1980
@bobbibensman
SPONSORS
Darn Tough, Evolv, Life Straw, E-9 Clothing, Luhta, Flojos
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: sport & bouldering
Rock type: limestone & sandstone
Movement style: bouldery and enduro
Climbing areas: Hueco Tanks, Little Cottonwood Canyon
Music: Rock and Roll
Food: Gluten Free and mostly veggie
Movies: Social Dilemma on Netflix
Pets: Brody BlueEye Aussie
Position: goalkeeper first, striker second
TRAVELS
East Asia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Thailand
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Politics, yoga, mountain biking, hiking, public speaking
David Roetzel
aka Roetz
Born in Akron, OH
Lives in Gypsum, CO, "the 81637"
Capricorn
Climbing rock since September '88, winter climbing winter '97-98
@davidroetzel
www.verticalworldsales.com
SPONSORS
EDELRID, Red Chili, Cilogear, Rhinoskins, Physivantage, CU Belay Glasses, Chalk Cartel
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, comps, trad, developer, plus icce, mixed and alpine.
Rock type: limestone
Movement style: the one that gets it done
Climbing areas: Sport - Rifle, Trad - Eldorado (where I learned), Winter - East Vail
Music: All things reggae, Grateful Dead bootlegs. Open to trying anything.
Food: Mexican
Movies: The Hobbit. Anything will Will Ferrell.
Position: Goalie!!
COUNTRIES VISITED
Canada, Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, and Switzerland.
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Even as an old timer, I am still a pretty good rhymer.
Dylan Barks
aka Dyl, Dyl Pickle, DBarks
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lives in Evansville, Indiana
Aquarius
Climbing since 2012
@dylanbarks95
SPONSORS
Tension Climbing, Chalk Cartel
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: sport, and bouldering, indoors and out
Rock type: Southern Sandstone
Movement style: lock-offs / tension moves
Climbing areas: Red River Gorge, LRC, RMNP, Oliana
Music: Mostly rap, a little of everything else
Food: Pizza is undoubtedly my favorite food
Movies: I’ve seen Napoleon Dynamite more times than I can count
Pets: A Golden Doodle named Lola
Position: midfield – they get to run the most
COUNTRIES VISITED
10
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Golf, running, cross-wording
Favia Dubyk
aka Favs
Born in Durham, NC, USA
Lives in Albuquerque, NM
Leo
Climbing since 2010
traversegirl.com
drfavia.com
@felinefavia
SPONSORS
Sportiva, Physivantage, Deuter, and Organic
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: Bouldering
Rock type: no real preference
Movement style: toe-hooks
Climbing areas: Hueco, the Temple
Music: Pop music from 80s to current. Also, Macho Man Randy Savage’s album
Food: steak, chocolate, croissants
Movies: Clueless, Anything with Sylvester Stallone and arnold schwarzenegger
Pets: 5 cats and 1 dog
Position: never played a sport with a position
TRAVELS
Mexico, Canada, Peru, Jamaica, Cayman Islands (not an independent country really), Italy, Greece, Belgium, France, England, Czech republic, Turkey, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Bosnia, Austria, Netherlands
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Petting cats and dogs, photography. Physician/model
Hunter Damiani
more coming soon...
Joe Czerwinski
aka OG, Bossman, Mr. Joe
Born in Scottsdale, AZ
Lives in Chandler, AZ
Gemini
Climbing since 1992
@oldguysends
@focusclimbing
www.focusclimbingcenter.com
SPONSORS
Mad Rock, Chalk Cartel and my wife
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, competitions
Rock type: granite
Movement style: dynamic AF, 3 point sloper compression, not a fan of micro holds
Climbing areas: Flagstaff Hinterlands, Other Flagstaff areas, Hueco Tanks, Black Mtn, Bishop, Leavenworth
Music: Classic hip hop, classic rock, 90 alternative and rock
Food: sushi and beer, and sushi and beer
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, A Few Good Men, Any Given Sunday
Pets: Jinx is my dog- her brother (Hueco) passed away in March from Cancer. We have a Desert Tortoise named Rocket, but we haven’t seen him in a while, so he may not be alive.
Position: striker
TRAVELS
South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico (only for drinking)
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Dad of 3 girls….I am a #girldad., and I love off roading my truck, her name is Shelia. High Speed Off-road desert driving is SO-MUCH-FUN. Even slow rock crawling can be exciting, especially when your rig feels like it’s going to roll. I am learning how to do “I-T” at my gym (which is the harder than onsighting V15 slab) and I am a yard work extraordinaire. I can change out electrical outlets without turning off power. I can lay tile and laminate, but my drywall patching needs work. I can mow lawns like a pro, the grass is always greener in my yard.
Joe Kinder
aka Joey, Kindkid
Born in Ann Arbor, MI
Lives in Las Vegas, NV
Aries
Climbing since 1996
@joekinder
SPONSORS
NADA ahahahahah cuz I GOT CANNED! Fuckem.
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: sport climbing, bouldering, trad, route developer
Rock type: limestone
Movement style: athletic
Climbing areas: Catalunya, Southern France
Music: rap
Food: Mexican, sweets, booze
Pets: Fynn and Ozzy our two cattle dogs
Position: striker and defense
TRAVELS
Spain, France, Italy, China, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Morocco, Germany, Austria, etc
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Partner of our small business, LOV.
Kevin Marquardt
Born in Bend, OR
Lives in Bend, OR
Cancer
Climbing since 2012
@kevmarq
www.dirtbagconversions.com
SPONSORS
Chalk Cartel, Metolius, Mad Rock, Rhinoskin, Physiavantage
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, developing
Rock type: all of em
Movement style: squeezin and slappin
Climbing areas: one I've never been to
Music: Dreader than Dread
Food: Pizza, beer, ice cream, and salad
Movies: anything with Sharma
Pets: pup named Cedar
Position: midfielder
TRAVELS
India, Thailand, New Zealand, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Canada
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
woodworking, cleaning bouldering, travelling
Lena Palmer
Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Lives in Colorado
Leo
Climbing since 2013
@lenapalms
SPONSORS
Marmot, CAMP
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: sport & bouldering
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: vertical techy crimps
Climbing areas: Ten Sleep, WY, Joe’s Valley, UT, Leonidio, Greece
Music: A wide variety!
Food: Japanese food
Movies: Documentaries!
Pets: 1 satan cat
Position: defender?
TRAVELS
USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Belize, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Italy
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Reading, writing, Googling things
Lindsey Tjian Kinder
aka linds, lu, lulu, tee-jan (but my name is actually pronounced like Chen)
Born in Oakland, CA
Lives in CA, NV, UT
Aquarius
Climbing since 2010
@ltjian
www.withlov.org
SPONSORS
Chalk Cartel
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: sport, bouldering, tiny trad, lil development
Rock type: Can't choose. Slightly overhung, on crimps with varied styles. No glassy shit.
Movement style: the kind that flows
Climbing areas: Southern Utah, Catalunya ES, Southern France, Bishop, Hueco
Music: rap, indie rock, r&b, old school everything
Food: Mexican, tapas, hearty salads
Movies: 80's, No Country For Old Men
Pets: Fynn & Ozzy
Position: defender & striker
TRAVELS
Spain, Australia, France, USA
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Sports/lifestyle/commercial print model, production, talent scout and prop style assistant. Detail oriented/aesthetics, curating, design, critique, crafting.
Lindsey Young
aka Linds
Born in Lancaster, PA
Lives in Longmont, CO
Virgo
Climbing since 2008
@xolindstaylor
SPONSORS
Gnarly Nutrition, Paka
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport climbing, routesetting
Rock type: granite, sandstone, gneiss
Movement style: crimps, balance, technical, flowy
Climbing areas: RNMP, Joe's Valley, Roy NM, Ten Sleep
Music: indie, folk, house, hip-hop
Food: Mexican, sushi, and Mediterranean
Movies: independent, indie-dramas/comedies
Pets: Owen an Australian Shepherd and Nala a Calico kitten
Position: Striker. I was always a forward in Field Hockey growing up.
TRAVELS
Virgin Gorda and British Virgin Islands
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Future registered nurse, Certified nutrition therapist, snowboarding
Matt Fultz
Born in Ft Wayne, IN
Lives in Boise, ID
Taurus
Climbing since 2001
@matt_fultz
otgstrength.com
SPONSORS
Madrock, Tension, Physivantage, Chalk Cartel, OTG
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: Boulder and Sport
Rock type: Sandstone and Granite
Movement style: Crimps and tension
Climbing areas: Joe's Valley, Brione, Hueco Tanks
Music: T Swift Midnights album on repeat
Food: Anything deep fried
Movies: Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish, Pulp Fiction
Position: Goalkeeper
TRAVELS
Canada, Mexico, Cuba, South Africa, Australia, Italy, France, Switzerland
OTHER ACTIVITIES/TALENTS
Coach for OTG Strength. Juggling, comic books, Chess, Magic the Gathering, action figures, Legos, Sci-Fi
Maya Madere
Born in Austin, TX
Livest in Golden, CO (at the moment)
Aquarius
Climbing since 2012
@mayafm3
SPONSORS
Evolv, Tension, SToKed Climbing, and The North Face athlete development program
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, comps
Rock type: granite
Movement style: big pinches compression
Climbing areas: Hueco, Bishop, Ceuse, Magic Wood, Tahoe
Music: a little of everything
Food: yes
Movies: The Princess Bride
Pets: none :(
TRAVELS
So many
OTHER ACTIVITIES/TALENTS
Windsurfing, skiing, mountain biking, jumping in lakes, cooking, crafts
Mike Bockino
aka Mikey, Boomer Mike
Born in Moscow, ID
Lives in Salt Lake City, UT
Taurus
Climbing since 1998
SPONSORS
Organic
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, competition, developing boulders and sometimes routes
Rock type: Granite. The best type.
Movement style: squeezing
Climbing areas: Swizz, City of Rocks Idaho, Leavenworth WA, anywhere alpine with few people and lots of blocs
Food: Meat and veggies
Music: Britney Spears to Charli XCX to DMX to Die Antwoord and the Righteous Brothers. I like it all.
Movies: River Runs Through it, Shawshank Redemption, 007 (Daniel Craig years)
Pets: Panda. Shes a little pit/heeler mix and my alpine partner.
Position: I played midfield and sweeper for 15 years.
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Director of Routesetting at USA Climbing. V15 flyfisherman. I can build almost anything out of wood. Just give me a nail gun and skilsaw.
Mike Mills
aka Mills
Born in Dirty Jersey
Lives in Lander, WY
Aries
Climbing since 1995
@maybemills
SPONSORS
La Sportiva, Organic Climbing
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport, and trad
Rock type: limestone
Movement style: static moves on monos!
Climbing areas: Wild Iris, Font, Hueco, Yosemite, Gunks
Music: Jurassic 5, Wu Tang, Aesop Rock
Food: Redbull and Poptarts
Movies: Dosage, Pulp Fiction
Pets: Cat (aka the roommate)
Position: sweeper
TRAVELS
France, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
One trick pony as they say
Natasha Barnes
Born in Newport Beach, CA
Lives in Oakland, CA
Gemini
Climbing since 1999
@natashabarnes
www.natashabarnesrehab.com
SPONSORS
Chalk Cartel, Touchstone Climbing
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: Bouldering/Sport/Trad/Comp
Rock type: Granite
Climbing areas: Yosemite
Music: Classical
Food: Sushi
Pets: 2, Cats
TRAVELS
Canada, Mexico, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany
OTHER ACTIVITES / TALENTS
Competitive Powerlifting. Climbing & Strength Coach, Physiotherapist/Rehab.
Nathan Williams
aka Twig
Born in Lookout Mountain, TN
Lives in Salt Lake City, UT
Virgo
Climbing since 2013
@nate_williams01
SPONSORS
Scarpa, PhysiVantage, Asana
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: bouldering and sport climbing
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: static
Climbing areas: Red Rocks NV, Little Rock City TN, and Dayton Pocket TN
Music: rap, rock, electronic (I like all music except most country)
Food: Sushi
Movies: Avengers Endgame
Pets: dos
Position: Defender
COUNTRIES VISITED
South Africa
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Student. Pretty nasty at video games. Hiking.
Nate Pierce
Born in Columbus, OH
Pisces
Climbing since 2018
@noapproachnate
SPONSORS
LaSportiva, Hop WTR, KAYA, Allez Outdoors
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: trad, sport, boulder
Rock type: granite
Movement style: all of the above - feel the flow
Climbing areas: Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Bishop, Rifle, NRG
Position: Goalie
OTHER ACTIVITES / TALENTS
Snowboarder, abolitionist, writer, photographer
Nic Oklobzija
aka Shit Show Nic-O
Born and lives in White Bear Lake, MN
Cancer
Climbing since 2004
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: all of the above
Rock type: Water polished granite
Movement style: anything new
Climbing areas: Hueco, home wall, Crane Lake
Music: Not outside please
Food: Anything contained in a Wholefoods
Movies: Snatch
Position: The enforcer, soccer players are weak. I would go out there (like hockey) and take a few key players out. I’ve always preferred to be a villain.
TRAVELS
Alot
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Father, routesetter, model. House flips, publisher, small business investor.
Nicholas Coutu
aka Nick
Born in Hartford, CT
Lives in Boulder, CO
Scorpio
Climbing since April 2017
@dog_man_van
SPONSORS
Chalk Cartel, Evolv, & Crush Climbing
FAVORITE
Climbing disciplines: Bouldering
Rock type: Gneiss (sandstone is a close 2nd)
Movement style: Heel hooks
Climbing areas: RMNP, Joe’s Valley & Moe’s Valley
Music: Rap & dub step
Food: Anything with carbs & cheese
Movies: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Pets: 3 y/o female husky named Aspen
Position: Playmaker
TRAVELS
USA, Spain, Germany & Italy
OTHER ACTIVITES / TALENTS
Snowboarding, mountain biking & skateboarding. I’m left handed.
Noah Bigwood
Lives in Salt Lake City, UT
Leo
Climbing since 1976
@noahbigwood
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: all of them
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: overhanging power
Climbing areas: If I told you I would have to kill you
Music: Punk
Food: Ethnic-all types
Movies: No romantic comedies, pretty much all else
Pets: one naughty puppy
Position: played them all, but goalie if I have to pick one
TRAVELS
USA, Canada, Mexico, France, Italy, Peru
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Work-Family-Skiing-Exploring, I can make things
Ravioli Biceps
Place of birth redacted
Last known location Las Vegas unconfirmed
Cosmically aligned with the endless void
Climbing since 2007
@raviolibiceps
SPONSORS
Moon, Chalk Cartel
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: exploration of fixed angles and natural formations
Rock type: historically compressed and hardened grains of sand
Movement style: transcendental suffering
Climbing areas: coordinates inscrutable / undetected
Music: Black Metal / Dungeon Synth / Underground Hip Hop / Steely Dan / 70’s Funk
Food: seafood
Movies: a deep appreciation for cinematography
Pets: sightings have included a canine companion
Position: Coach
TRAVELS
Ancient Lunar Realms of Stone, Wood, and Plastic
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Motorcycles, coffee, vinyl
Scott Stuk
Born in Milwaukee, WI
Lives in Phoenix, AZ
Taurus
Climbing since 2014
@scottstuk
www.scotstuk.com
SPONSORS
Orbital Climbing
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: Sport, bouldering, comp climbing, developer for over 2 years
Rock type: sandstone
Movement style: technical footwork on vert or slight overhang
Climbing areas: Been spending a ton of time at a local spot (South Mountain) in PHX, I really enjoy climbing in Sedona
Music: Podcast or silence
Food: Peanut butter, a good blueberry muffin, strawberries, chocolate
Movies: All time favorite movie is Oceans 11
Position: Center Midfielder (also what I played in high school)
TRAVELS
Mexico, Belize, Honduras
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
I enjoy Snowboarding and skiing, hiking, running and home improvement projects. I play the drums, piano and guitar and I'm a pretty savvy mechanic and handy man.
Steve Gaspar
Born in Bridgeport, CT
Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Taurus
Climbing since 1998
@stevegaspar
SPONSORS
Rockreation LA, Trusii, Adidas Outdoor, Five Ten
FAVORITES
Climbing disciplines: indoor routesetter + everything else
Rock type: Hueco granite - porphyritic syenite
Movement style: flow based technical crimps
Climbing areas: Hueco Tanks, Red Rocks, Bishop
Music: Cliche to say, but everything from hip hop to country. There is good and bad in all genres.
Food: Hahahaha - depends on my mood. I eat a well balanced diet of lean meats and veggies, with
donuts.
Movies: Forest Gump, Fight Club, The Beach
Position: Left Wing-Back. Fast and technical enough to
assist and score goals, but experienced and strong enough to defend.
TRAVELS
USA, Mexico, Carribean, Jamaica, Virgin Islands
OTHER ACTIVITIES / TALENTS
Nutrition & bodybuilding, cooking, traveling, guitar
