Jamie Chong
Vancouver , BC, Canada
When/where were you born?
12/29/79 in Vancouver
Started climbing when/where?
1994- Squamish
Favorite climbing area?
Squamish-Boulders
What was your scariest climbing moment?
A new alpine first ascent in BC. Run-out on a bad cam placement on bad rock. The belay (station) was not that great.
Who are your heroes/role models?
The climbers who do it for fun and for themselves, not for others.
Do you have any knicknames
Not really, I was chonger for a while.
Do you have any pre-climb rituals?
Just try to focus on the climb. Ignore the surrounding distractions.
What do you do when you're not climbing?
School, computer science.
What are your climbing goals?
To keep climbing till I'm old school.
Why do you choose La Sportiva?
Shoes design is phenominal and innovative. I know the Canadian Rep personally. Once I put a pair on, I fell in love!
What sets La Sportiva apart?
It seems like there's a shoe that fits every foot.
Parting thoughts?
I'm a proud team member. That way I'm stoked to talk about Sportiva. It's easy to talk about something you believe in!