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Aug 14-16, 2026 A wonderful weekend in the Outer Banks celebrating @sarah.popelka 30th!

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Old Town Throw Down 🏅

I had an absolute blast watching the competitors both seasoned and new tear it up on Saturday 🔥 climbing comps always bring out a special kind of stoke. Can’t wait to attend the next one 💫

#bouldering #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #competitionclimbing

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I want to thank you for letting me see myself. I want to thank you for letting me be myself.

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Some successful and unsuccessful attempts over the course of an hour working a single sequence in a whole assortment of ways: cross through, shuffle pop, jump, uncross, gazelle, double shuffle pop, and static to name a few. Clips are from the end of the session with a nice cameo by @falllikeasuperhero

#sportrock #sportrockperformanceinstitute #TeamBedrockers #unparallelup

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Black Sun Rises ✅ (Camera ran out of storage for the last 2 moves 🥲)
This one came to my surprise yesterday. After dropping the move after the crux, I was able to stick it again and get the top. Special thanks to @vladthe1mpaler, @hi5buddy, @aidan.shipperley, and @grace.hales2 (to name a few) for the unending support of my growth as a climber and a person. Sending a double digit boulder in one session has been a goal of mine for a couple years now, but it’s been difficult for me to even tick more than one in a given year. I always chalked it up to not being strong enough or good enough at climbing, but there were so many more factors involved. My freshman year of college was a breeze, but then COVID hit and I tried to use the opportunity to pick up more hours at work and take more classes.
In Fall of 2020, I took 17 credits, worked around 25-30 hours a week, and studied an additional 40-60 hours a week. Last semester, I took 18 credits and worked 30-40 hours a week. This past summer, I worked full-time in a lab at UMD while continuing to work 15 hours a week at Earth Treks. Even this semester is still busy for me, so I haven’t been training or climbing nearly as much as I’ve wanted until recently. This is not the move haha. I always measured my self-worth by how productive I could be, by my grades in school, and by the difficulty of the climbs I could do. Even as I spoke to the athletes I coach about basing your self-worth on the effort you give and how you can be a positive influence to those around you, I struggled with this myself.
Fortunately, I’ve always had an amazing support system to get me through the rough times; however, it’s always been difficult to not define my value by numbers. I’ll keep growing as a climber and a person and work on keeping what matters in mind. Even if I never reach my climbing goals, I’ll work on enjoying the process and having fun with the people I get to share those experiences with :) those memories with last beyond a lifetime. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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#climbing #rockclimbing #bouldering #outdoorclimbing #outdoorbouldering #mdbouldering #vabouldering #frictionlabs @frictionlabs #needmoretrain

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legends only in DC 🍅 #bleachersontour #bleachers #jackantonoff #washingtondc

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The hill must be supah high if this is downhill from the last show.

Thank you @bleachersmusic

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Out past my bedtime, Clarendon chillin'.

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#GQ #Halo #WelcomeHome

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Pregame @ Crackr Burrel

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More like cherry AWESOME

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