No Place Too Far.


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Joe Kinder

1) What would you like people to know about you?
As a rock climber I am always looking forward and never backwards.

I'm like a concord jet cyphering through the good stuff in our existence and passing up the junk...that's word.

2) What do you think most people don't know about you?
Most people don't know that climbing gets really emotional for me.

Most people don't know that I get bored really fast when I get used to things...I constantly have to change up my atmosphere and goals.

3) What do you typically eat for breakfast?
For breakfast I usually down 2 cups of strong coffee and eat pie, cake, or ice cream.  WORD!!!

4) Provide us with some of your thoughts on climbing?
Climbing is that activity that offers an inevitable means of progression...that's what I strive for in everything I do...Progression.

When I get to the cliff or boulders its all business, its the most satisfying form of accomplishment. 

All of my projects are my babies, and I think of them as a relationship...its nuts when climbing gets that emotional...I just can't help it though.

5) What SCARPA Products are you actively using right now?
I am using the Mago and the Booster right now and they are my dream shoes....I'm not even kidding.