Jenna Tseng

ABOUT:

I started climbing at 7 years. old in Redmond, WA, and was immediately hooked. I love the feeling of unlocking a movement with micro-adjustments just as much as the satisfaction of pulling hard on burly boulders. While my passion for climbing started with competing, it’s grown to another level ever since getting the opportunity to be a coach - the team kids keep me psyched, humbled, and always ready to learn something new.

PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

Aug 2021 | Found the confidence to return to the local competition scene after being sidelined by injuries for years
Mar 2022 | Got my one-arm burl (albeit with a lil too much kip), a goal I’d had since I was 9 yrs. old
Jun 2022 | Sent my nemesis project, Busted, at Leavenworth, WA; felt like proof that I didn’t peak at 13 yrs. old
Sep 2022 | Winning Iron Maiden!
Dec 2022 | First v9 outdoors, Last Dance in Bishop, CA

Q+A: 

Who is your favorite climbing/running/skiing partner and why?

There are way too many people that I love to climb with, but the biggest would be Ady Wright and Jim Hardy who always keep me psyched to try harder, and Alisa Tvorun Dunn, who’s one of the kindest and most hyped climbers I know.

What is your go-to hype song?

Bank by Earthgang gets me through tough times

What was the first La Sportiva product you tried?

First pair of La Sportiva’s were the Skwamas, but the Theorys are my fav now

Which charity/advocacy organizations do you support or belong to?

Huge amount of respect for Access Fund, Climbing For Change, and Brown Girls Climb

APE INDEX:

I'm 5'2" (barely) with a +3"

Bio photo: © Katie Heaton (@obilicity)  | Banner photo: © Christina Fleming (@artcavebychristina)