Why the still-shunned ‘ugly stepchild’ of climbing is taking off in Salt Lake City
With its own medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, speed climbing is reaching new heights. Salt Lake City could play an important part in who wins it all.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Speed climbers with Olympic aspirations gather at Momentum Indoor Climbing in Millcreek for a speed training camp on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
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.