Sam Stroh
ABOUT:
I started climbing when I was 16 when I, luckily, moved from Houston, Texas to Taos, New Mexico. I cut my teeth on the local sport cliffs around Taos before moving to Bend, OR for university. After 6 months in Bend, I put my education on hold and hit the road. Bouncing between Indian Creek, Joshua Tree, Bishop, and Yosemite, I found my love for big-wall free climbing and made great friendships with other traveling climbers. After flailing my way up the walls in the valley, I feel inspired to go try hard free climbs in out-there places on the most beautiful cliffs.
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
May 2022 | Wet Lycra Nightmare; 5.13D, Leaning Tower, Yosemite, CA
Oct 2021 | Freerider in a Day on El Capitan
Jan 2022 | Ground Up Ascent of Golden Gate on El Capitan
Dec 2021 | Flashing Learning to Fly; 5.13b, Indian Creek, UT
Jan 2022 | Stingray; 5.13d, Joshua Tree, CA
Q+A:
Who is your favorite climbing partner and why?
Adrian Vanoni is my main climbing boo. We have had so many epics together from our first goes at El Cap to getting heinously lost on descents in Red Rock. It's a privilege to have such a stoked partner that is also my best friend.
What is your go-to hype song?
What was the first La Sportiva product you tried?
My second pair of climbing shoes ever was a pair of Solutions! I sized them wayyy to big, but I remember my first pair of Pros like it was yesterday... also way too big.
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