Mike Foley

Age: 20, Years climbing: 10, Hometown: Squamish, BC, Favorite product: Solution

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

All of the above. Minus the ice. I hate ice.

How long have you been an athlete with La Sportiva?

About five years.

What are some of your lifetime climbing goals?

Just to be an all around good climber.

Do you have a claim to fame?

If I do, I don't know about it.

Do you have any vices?

Ice cream and designer clothing. I only buy Italian. Gucci and La Sportiva all day everyday.

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

For me, its all about the cool people you meet and the cool places.

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

GET. MONEY.

What is your favorite movie?

Anything with oversized killer animals. Jaws, Jurassic Park, Anacondas. You get the idea.

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Fichael, Young Buck, my brother calls me Chief. I wish I knew where they came from.

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

Probably only 24 hours while traveling. I need my beauty sleep.

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

Massachusetts. Cus Im a "Masshole." Just kidding.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

Leftovers.

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

Pictures for sure. Im a very visual person.

What really scares you about climbing?

Putting effort into something and failing.

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

They already made it. It's called the Notebook. Ryan Gosling does an amazing job portraying my actual character. He should have won an Oscar.

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

Spain.

Have no food or have no gasoline?

No gas. I eat like a horse.

Do you wish you had sexier feet?

Sure. Why not.