2025 was a year of consolidation in my sport climbing. While I didn’t break into a new grade bracket like last year, I continued to climb consistently near my limit and enjoyed climbing in NZ, USA and Europe.

I logged 236 sport climbing attempts this year, with 105 clean ascents across 102 unique routes at 21 different crags. My ascent style breakdown was nicely balanced: 42 onsights, 31 flashes, and 32 redpoints.

The standout send of the year was Man From Atlantis (27) at Ti Point - my fourth route at grade 27. This had been my dream route since I first saw a photo of it in Rock Deluxe North back in 2020. At the time, I thought I would never be able to climb such a hard grade. It was an epic day with huge swells and the best hype team with Lynn Yeh on belay braving the crashing waves and Shania on camera cheering me on :)

Another season in Colorado added a new record to my logbook: a second-go ascent of Golden Girl (5.12c) in Poudre Canyon - my quickest ascent of the grade. Being a second pitch climb on the Crystal Wall, high above the canyon, added to the experience and made the atmosphere unforgettable.

Both of these climbs were sent just after a passing rain shower :)

My goal for 2025 was to put in at least 40 tie-ins on grade 28 routes. I only managed 21 tie-ins on 28s and I adjusted my goal in the last half of the year to be a cumulative effort grade of >= 33.32 (which is equivalent to 40 tie-ins at 28).

I manage to achieve the adjusted goal with a week to go, but because I didn’t actually try 28s as much as I wanted to, I didn’t send any.

So in 2026 I am renewing my original goal for 2025: 40 tie-ins of grade 28. Hopefully it will serve the intended purpose this time around :)