Mike Cronin

Age: 40, Years climbing: 20, Hometown: Black Hills South Dakota, Favorite product: Miura VS

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

Clipping bolts is #1 but I dabble with pads and cams.

How long have you been an athlete with La Sportiva?

2 years

What are some of your lifetime climbing goals?

Always have fun and comtinue developing new routes.

Do you have a claim to fame?

No

Do you have any vices?

Not anymore.

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

Making everyday as productive as possible. I do that by drinking lots of coffee.

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

Hanging out with friends.

What is your favorite movie?

Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Big Cron. I would like to think I know what it means.

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

48 hours. I work at a fire dept with an ambulance that can be pretty busy.

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

Alabama, then you could call me Al.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

Kashi frozen meal.

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

Pictures

What really scares you about climbing?

Bad gear.

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

Where are my keys?

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

Spain

Have no food or have no gasoline?

No gas, I can ride my bike to the crag.

Do you wish you had sexier feet?

My feet define sexy.