Matt Grossman

 

Bio:

Age: 14

Primary Gym: Sacramento Pipeworks 

Number of Years Climbing: 4 Years

Number of Years on Zero Gravity: 3 Years

 

Memorable Achievements:

• 2nd place at the 2013 ABS Nationals

• 3rd place at the 2013 SCS Nationals for Speed

• Sending V9 outside

• Competing at the Pan American Games in 2012

 

Why you love to climb and what Zero Gravity means to you:

• I love to climb because I like the challenge of each route and trying to figure out what you need to do to finish it. As well, I like hanging out with my friends and working a project together and pushing each other to sending. Zero Gravity is a great team and community to be a part of. It is way better training with friends because if you aren't feeling motivated on a certain day then your friend probably is and they can motivate you and vice versa. As well, it is really fun working a route or boulder problem together because we can push each other and make much more progress than we would on our own. 

 

Favorite place to climb/travel:

• My favorite place to climb is Bishop. It is such a great place with thousands of boulder problems. There are all different types of climbing and there is always more to find. 

 

Anything else about you:

• I enjoy film making in my spare time and love to make climbing videos.

 

Competition Results:

 

Nationals

• 9th Place Sport - 2014 SCS Nationals (Atlanta, GA)

• 19th Place Speed - 2014 SCS Nationals (Atlanta, GA)

• 11th Place Bouldering - 2014 ABS Nationals (Colorado Springs, CO)

• 3rd Place Speed - 2013 SCS Nationals (Atlanta, GA) (US Team Member)

• 11th Place Sport - 2013 SCS Nationals (Atlanta, GA)

• 2nd Place Bouldering - 2013 ABS Nationals (Colorado Springs, CO) (US Team Member)

• 12th Place Sport - 2012 SCS Nationals (Atlanta, GA)

• 7th Place Bouldering - 2012 ABS Nationals (Colorado Springs, CO)

• 4th Place Bouldering - 2011 ABS Nationals (Boulder, CO) (US Team Member)

 

Divisionals

• 2nd Place Sport - 2014 SCS Divisionals (San Francisco, CA)

• 4th Place Speed - 2014 SCS Divisionals (San Francisco, CA)

• 6th Place Bouldering - 2014 ABS Divisionals (Seattle, WA)

• 9th Place Speed - 2013 SCS Divisionals (Seattle, WA)

• 1st Place Sport - 2013 SCS Divisionals (Seattle, WA)

• 4th Place Bouldering - 2013 ABS Divisionals (Portland, OR)

• 3rd Place Sport - 2012 SCS Divisionals (Portland, OR)

• 5th Place Bouldering  - 2012 ABS Divisionals (Seattle, WA)

 

Regionals

• 2nd Place Sport - 2014 SCS Regionals (Berkeley, CA)

• 2nd Place Speed - 2014 SCS Regionals (Berkeley, CA)

• 1st Place Bouldering  - 2013 ABS Regionals (Fremont, CA)

• 4th Place Sport - 2013 SCS Regionals (Fremont, CA)

• 1st Place Bouldering  - 2012 ABS Regionals (Reno, NV)

• 5th Place Sport - 2012 SCS Regionals (Fremont, CA)

• 2nd Place Bouldering  - 2011 ABS Regionals (Reno, NV)

• 4th Place Bouldering  - 2010 ABS Regionals (Fremont, CA)

• 3rd Place Sport  - 2010 SCS Regionals (Fremont, CA)