Ambassadors

There’s a photo of Quinn Mason when she was 9 years old, placing fourth at Youth Nationals, qualifying for the national team. It marks the moment she realized how much she really did care about competition and winning in climbing. Today that photo also symbolizes something else she’s grateful for—and proud of: “Out of all 10 finalists, I think I’m the only one still competing at a high level,” she says, now halfway through high school. 

She’s a five-time Youth National Climbing Team member and qualified for the 2020 world cups as an adult. But more than wins or sends, Quinn seems to be focused on the longevity aspect of her climbing life. “I’ve had ups and downs, and to have stuck with it to be where I am now—that is my proudest accomplishment.”

We caught up with Quinn—one of the

Hometown: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Sponsors: Outdoor Research, La Sportiva, Metolius, Julbo, Big Agnes
Current Transportation: Dodge Promaster and a DR 650
Favorite Places: Desert Southwest; New River Gorge; Anywhere in the alpine with big granite walls
Core Activities: Rock Climbing, Alpine Climbing
My Jam is: Orion by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Non-core Activities: Photography, Rafting, Woodwork
I Eat Lots of: Eggs and broccoli
Fun Fact: I like sewing

The biggest thing in the empty desert outside Farmington, N.M., where Pat Goodman grew up, was the rugged form of Ship Rock. “Everybody within a hundred miles can see the Ship Rock, which is really the ancient remains of a volcano that towers above the barren New Mexican landscape,” Pat remembers. By the age of 14, Pat knew he wanted to climb it. “Its crumbling fluted walls are shrouded with Navajoland mystique. It was only natural for us to want to want to do it.”

After a studying in Colorado, Goodman