Jay has climbed across five continents, from the towering limestone walls of Todra Gorge in Morocco, to the unique sandstone splitters of Liming in China, to conglomerate formations of Montserrat in Spain. Their heart remains captivated by long walls of off-width and three-dimensional movement that Red Rock has to offer, alongside the granite spires of Patagonia. While traveling, they helped developed a sport route in Hong Kong and a multipitch trad route in Korea, and are looking forward to developing more. 

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Jay enjoys accessing the flow state where time dissolves and the world fades into perspective. They cherish the serenity found high and the pure autonomy of choosing their own path, responding to whatever the rock presents. Their highest onsight grade is 5.11d on trad multipitch. They were awarded grants by the American Alpine Club and Climbing4Change to support their climbing leadership.