Paul Dusatko

Age: 36, Years climbing: 21, Hometown: Fort Collins, CO, Favorite shoe: Solution

blog: www.firetherig.com

Do you clip bolts, plug cams, stack pads, or crush ice?

Started as a tradie, morphed into a Sporto, and now I mainly wrestle pebbles!

How long have you been an athlete with La Sportiva?

2 years

What are some of your lifetime climbing goals?

Develop new crags and climb V14

Do you have a claim to fame?

Produced Inertia 1&2 and 5 other climbing DVDs... also I am 36 years old and still psyched!

Do you have any vices?

Climbing, Surfing, Whiskey, Electronic Music, and my insanely hot girlfriend.

What makes you tick as a climber and in the real world?

A strong desire to motivate others and create healthy environments for climbers to achieve their goals.

What drives you to climb? The money? The groupies? The fame? What?

Grades, 8a, free gear, and internet spray... Actually climbing is a true addiction for me I am happy i found it instead of other addictive paths. What truly drives me is the unique experience of being the first or part of very few to climb a specific line up a rock.

What is your favorite movie?

Dumb And Dumber

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

PDiddy = what started as a joke about my initials became my main nickname. Pablo = Chris Lindner has called me this for 13 years now. Apostle Paul = my DJ name

What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? Why?

24 hours on El Cap - hordes of people attempting The Nose in the middle of summer dropping everything from poop bags to fruit cocktail on our heads while we tried to sleep.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?

Colorado.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

A Pastrami sang-which at Back Country Provisions

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head, would you see pictures, hear words or would music be playing?

All of the above - I think way too much.

What really scares you about climbing?

Not being able to.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?

Simple Jack

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?

Colorado.

Have no food or have no gasoline?

No food. Gasoline = getting to the crag!

Do you wish you had sexier feet?

No - my feet are workin' son!