Fall 2025 Top Rope Competition

All photos by Lizzy Hahn, November 16, 2025

This years annual Outdoor Adventures bouldering competition took place on Sunday afternoon at the Student Recreation Center on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The top rope competition featured 40 new routes, with climbers competing for a spot on the podium.

2025 Top Rope Competition Results:

Women's Open:

1st place - Julianna Rupp - 5370

2nd place - Hannah Hausmann - 5320

3rd place - Allison Oestreich - 5213

Women's Sport:

1st place - Yin Hsieh - 4839

2nd place - Bailey VanderWilde - 4726

3rd place - Bailie Russell - 4688

4th place - Kintla Penn - 4599

5th place - Amaya Johnson - 4489

6th place - Lacey Demers - 4382

7th place - Anna Rozell - 4316

Women's Masters:

1st place - Megan Bennet - 4971

Men's Open:

1st place - Samuel Jones - 5694

2nd place - Elliot Lewandowski - 5550

3rd place - Sam Branand - 5477

4th place - Forrest Braband - 5403

5th place - Thomas MacDonald - 5324

6th place - Hyde Christenson - 5307

7th place - Gideon Hayes - 5213

8th place - Nathaniel Hardy - 5191

Men's Sport:

1st place - Oliver Katz - 5039

2nd place - Hugh Boyle - 4903

3rd place - Brady Moore - 4872

4th place - Dayton Nunley - 4802

5th place - Tyler Neumann - 4745

6th place - Bobby Borland - 4685

7th place - Luke Woodhouse - 4653

8th place - Matthias Eilertsen - 4638

9th place - Noah Choe - 4486

10th place - Chris Ledbetter - 4236

11th place - Elias Vargas - 2549