Joey Hannes

Growing up I was always a natural at the portable rock walls at carnivals and loved every second of it. I got more into climbing during my sophomore year here at UCF through a really good friend. I gained a lot of knowledge about the sport of climbing through working for Outdoor Adventure at the rock wall. I'm a fan of both bouldering and rope climbing, depending on what day you see me on. I love the community that the sport creates and enjoy meeting all sorts of people through it.

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Jesse Kelly - Vice President

I started climbing after I went to a birthday party at a local climbing gym in the sixth grade. My dad and I got memberships and went pretty often until the gym closed down about a year later due to lack of business. From then until college I was on a climbing hiatus, since the closest gym to my house was a few cities away. When I was checking out colleges during my senior year of high school, I came to UCF and felt the climbing tower calling out to me... Two years later, here I am; a junior in mechanical engineering, and still loving climbing. I'm a big-time roped climbing fan, although every now and then I can be spotted bouldering a few problems. Joining the climbing club was the best thing I could have done for my climbing. Since I've become a member I've gone on multiple outdoor trips, learned to lead climb at our neighboring climbing gym, Aigulle, and climbed with a lot of awesome people who are all at different levels in their climbing careers.

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Stu Knight - Treasurer

I began climbing my freshman year at the UCf tower with one of my best friends. Sadly I stopped for my sophmore year when my friend had to go back home for some family issues but I could only take so much before I went back. Now a junior Accounting/Communications major climbing has become one of the biggest parts of my life and joining the club has made it even better and helped me become a better climber. I have learned to boulder and top rope better than ever and am looking forward to lead climbing and all of the upcoming events, competitions, and trips. But better than all of this is the people I have met climbing. Whether it is at the Tower, Aigulle, outdoor trips, or the club everyone is willing to help you out and improve and almost nowhere else can you find such amazing people.

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Amanda Banacki - Secretary

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Steven Monetti - Webmaster

I'm currently an Alumni of UCF. I graduated with a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering in the Spring of 2008.I started climbing in the summer of 2006 and since I loved it and so far I have been on two outdoor trips. The club has offerd me much: my climbing skills have improved and I met a lot of friends who enjoy this sport as much as I do. Climbing, so far, is the best sport I've done and it affected me in many ways; It give me the opportunity to travel and view spectacular scenery and experience outdoor life.

"Climbing is art, sport, lifestyle and combat. Above all, it is the effort and achievement of the individual. No committee, country or chat room gets you to the top of a route. It is all about you."

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