Kynan Waggoner

Age: 34, Years climbing: 12, Hometown: Boulder, Colorado, Favorite product: Miura VS

Do you clip bolts, plug cams, stack pads, or crush ice?

i clip the boltz and stack padz

How long have you been an athlete with La Sportiva?

6 years

What are some of your lifetime climbing goals?

I'd like to be able to flash 5.13 - but only in the climbing gym, never outside where I'd have to deal with nasty things like dirt and trees and such. Gross.

Do you have a claim to fame?

I'm gonna live forever.

Do you have any vices?

at the moment, it's watching college football on espn360.com. and celebrity gossip websites.

What makes you tick as a climber and in the real world?

As a climber, I live for those moments when I can spray about how rad I am. Actually, I guess it's the same in the real world for me too.

What drives you to climb? The money? The groupies? The fame? What?

I wish I could explain it, but I really can't. I've tried bullfighting and cage fighting and nascar, but I always end up coming back to rock climbing.

What is your favorite movie?

Cliffhanger, Duh!

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Grumpy - I'm pretty sure it's self-explanatory.

What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? Why?

I really don't know.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?

Mexico.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

turkey sandwich with cheddar on wheat. Mayo and hummus and lettuce. Pretzels.

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head, would you see pictures, hear words or would music be playing?

Music

What really scares you about climbing?

paparazzi. sometimes they just step over the line.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?

X-treme!! (two exclamation points is NOT a typo)

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?

Spain

Have no food or have no gasoline?

No food. There's no way I could survive without vaseline.

Do you wish you had sexier feet?

not at all, I've already had work done on them.