“Hi! My name is Eli and I’ve been climbing for a little over two years now. I grew up in Dayton Ohio and fell in love with the sport while climbing with my three younger brothers at Urban Krag. Before I got into climbing, I always tried to spend as much time outdoors as possible. I love fishing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding as well as rock climbing. Unfortunately however I have not had many opportunities to climb real rock which is something I’d like to change in the near future. 

This year I’ve had the pleasure of joining the ICC and working with the organization to further develop the sport in Indiana where we have such an amazing community of avid climbers. 

Despite my relative inexperience with climbing, I absolutely adore the sport and can’t imagine where my life would be without it. Being a part of such an amazing community has been an incredible experience and I’m so excited to work with the ICC to grow our climbing family through Indiana.”