Salt Lake City climber Natalia Grossman’s rare World Cup win may be a sign USA Climbing is emerging as an international force
Climbing federations have been telling CEO Marc Norman, ‘We always wondered when the U.S. would wake up.’
(Alex Goodlett | Special to The Tribune) Natalia Grossman of the Unties States celebrates after completing her last boulder problem during the IFSC Boulder Climbing World Cup at Industry Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.