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Ari Barak

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Hey mom I won a jacket 🤯 - 5th place

In case you don’t know my back story, I only started competing 4 years ago. I would have never guessed 4 years ago, crying over a false start in my first ever nationals and almost placing dead last in bouldering, that I’d end up here, having been on the national team twice and getting to compete at a youth world championship. Truly I am grateful for everything this sport has done for me. The physical benefits are real, but the thing most don’t realize is how amazing competing is to learn how to harness your mental abilities and become a better version of yourself.

Now, I didn’t get here alone. So so so many coaches along the way pushed me along. My @methodclimbingteam coaches being @jeremymeza86 @howiehain @coachrique and Charlie (who I can’t find) all were essential in helping me develop not just into the climber I am now, but the person I am. Every practice I traveled hours to yall pushed me to the limit while also creating a space I wanted to be in. Then for speed, @laurelclimbs and @yarhontaryk for years yall took me in, making me an honorary member for your teams. For someone who lacked the companionship needed in speed climbing, you created a space that I could grow in and gave me opportunities to create connections that will last outside of climbing. Every coach I have interacted with really made my journey through the youth circuit special and made me time and time again after frustration want me to return to this crazy sport.

Finally, I can’t help but be grateful for all the people I’ve met along the way. I’ve gotten to create bonds from every part of the country whether at reach, method, tufas, or even in Texas, Atlanta, and California (and beyond across borders). Community is what makes climbing special and keeps us all pushing ourselves to be better.

I’d like to thank @orrbarak and @betsybarak for giving so much shit about not tagging them in this post. Thank you for driving and flying and boating everywhere. No more shit please.

Thank you climbing 🫶
(Now everyone trade your jerseys with me and give me 10 billion sponsors 😊😊😊) taken in Salt Lake City, Utah by @abarak22

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3 months ago

small pr before nats very cool 5.515 - 0.163

Lowk dirty beta with smear slip and dry fire on Chinese but whatever we pr in round on Thursday.

#chud taken in Salt Lake City, Utah by @abarak22

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4 months ago

How it feels to react under .28 🫪🫪

I might’ve lost mock comp but I won the pr

#chud taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @abarak22

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4 months ago

Vail NACS

Was the placement good… uh…? Did I get pied… nope 😍😍

Lowk locked on slabs. Need to get more comfortable on the power stuff at this level. taken in Vail, Colorado by @abarak22

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4 months ago

Regionals 🥈🥈🥈

For setters reading this. I BEG YOU TO CHALK CRIMPS IN COMP 🥺🥺🥺

Feeling improvements, more to work on (slab 😒)
Only person in round to get past zone. Top in 2 after round.
Now 4 week strength cycle in Spain before divis.

Thank you @methodclimbingteam for help today!

#climbing #climb #icouldhavewon taken in Newark, New Jersey by @abarak22

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7 months ago

National Team Trials 2026
Wanted to beat pr, but instead tied it and ran a new comp pb. Also ended in 11th yippee!
Thank you everyone for not bullying me too much for 2 days 😍
Will get faster for youth nationals (and hopefully reach nacs if it isn’t on prom)

Can we stop saying sub 6 soon now 😭

#climb #speed #fyp #fall taken in Portland Oregon by @abarak22

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7 months ago

Safe to say I did NOT make finals 😭😭😭

Yeti Open Nationals 2026, ended with 2 lifted nails ouch. Maybe team trials better 🥺

Thanks @joshuajan5 @usaclimbing

#climbing #climb #speed #fyp taken in Orlando, Florida by @abarak22

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8 months ago

B-Pump level 4 coordination

Took a lot of skin but was a super cool climb. Lots of new things to work on now. Thank you @katsu_8611 for all the help during camp and for this super cool climb.

#climb #climbing taken in B-Pump Ogikubo by @abarak22

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a year ago

Youth Nationals 2025 | P6

I know i’m not the first to say this, but i’m a little disappointed in my performance this year. After training decently hard I ended up slipping 5/6 runs in this comp, leaving me one spot off the national team. Im excited to keep training hard and getting faster, but it stings a little to not be able to show off what I can do fully.

Thank you to everyone this season for cheering me on, in person and online, yall are amazing. Thanks everyone at prenats a ton for helping me drop .32 in literally like 6 days. Thank you method for keeping me sane this season and encouraging me to get so much stronger. Yall are the best

I no longer have to write sub 6 soon 😭😭

📸 : @usaclimbing
#climbing #climb #speed taken in Portland Oregon by @abarak22

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a year ago

“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM” - Gurren Lagann (so peak)

new pr and i missed foot after tomoa and had slip on chinese wtfrick. Sub 5.5 end of camp? Also ball foot on chinese is so clutch

#speed #climbing taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @abarak22

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a year ago

5.67 so tuff ong 😈😈😈

third day of camp for me and i’ve already dropped 0.27 seconds. sub 5.5 end of camp???

#speed #climbing taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @abarak22

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a year ago

5.86 - around .12 rxn.
Bit of a weird angle but prenats is going well.

#speed #climbing taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @abarak22

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a year ago