Jesse Grupper
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“Just remember to have fun!”
Age/Birth Year: 22 (1997)
Nationality: American
Hometown: Montclair
Sponsors: Mad Rock, HippyTree, Sterling Ropes, Metolius, and Honey Stinger
Ape Index: +1 (on a good day)
How and when did you start climbing?
When I was 6, my sister started taking lessons at our local climbing gym. My mom would drive me to my sister’s lessons. I couldn’t just sit on the couch! So I picked up the sport and started taking lessons myself.
Favorite Climbing Destination: The New!
Best Outdoor Sends: Jaws II (5.15a), The Vice (v13), bear Toss (v13), Southern Smoke (5.14c)
Best Comp Result: 1st place Sport Open Nationals 2019, 2nd Place World Youth Championships 2015, 2nd Place Sport Open Nationals 2015, 2017
Favorite Gear: Mad Rock Shark 2.0, Sterling Evolution Aero, Metolius All-Around Harness
Pre-send Breakfast: Avocado toast with eggs!
Post-send Treat: Honey Stinger Waffles!
Hobbies: Recreational banjo player, mechanical engineering
Other: I’m just graduating this year from college and am excited to pursue climbing full time! We’ll see what I can do when that’s my main focus![/vc_tta_section]Fill in respective results from IFSC then delete this line.
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Result |
Comp | Location |
Date |
| 56 | IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L) | Briançon (FRA) | 7/18/2019 |
| 67 | IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L, S) | Chamonix (FRA) | 7/10/2019 |
| 22 | IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L, S) | Villars (SUI) | 7/3/2019 |
| 29 | IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L) | Briançon (FRA) | 7/27/2017 |
| 2 | Male Juniors Lead: IFSC World Youth Championships | Arco (ITA) | 8/27/2015 |
Results are from IFSC.
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