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Katya Brockmann, of Rogue 61 Climbing Team from Chicago, begins to climb a route during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Brockmann placed second in her group, which advances her to the USA Climbing Youth National Championship in June. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Jonah Rapp, of Team Rock Mill from Akron, Ohio, reaches the top of a route as judges watch and another climber waits his turn during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Benjamin Edwards, of team Roca Climbing & Fitness, celebrates after making it to the top of a route during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Edwards placed second in his group, which advances him to the USA Climbing Youth National Championship in June. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Family, friends and spectators cheer as climbers compete during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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William Korsmo, of the Shaker Rocks Team from Cleveland, Ohio, hugs his mother, Adrienne, after learning he placed first in his group during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Korsmo’s first place finish in his group advances him to the USA Climbing Youth National Championship in June. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Marcus Lau, of Rogue 61 Climbing Team from Chicago, begins to climb a route during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Lau placed fifth in his group, which advances him to the USA Climbing Youth National Championship in June. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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A climber holds his chalk-covered hands while waiting his turn to climb during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Maxwell Duncan, of team Project Solo from Columbus, Ohio, swings from a hold during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Maxwell Duncan, of team Project Solo from Columbus, Ohio, celebrates after making it to the top of a route during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Mary Brunson, of team First Ascent Chicago, listens to music while waiting her turn to climb during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. After climbers leave the isolation zone and enter the competition area, they have to wait their turn facing the opposite direction from the wall in order to preserve the novelty of the route. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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A climber focuses on reaching the next hold during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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A climber wraps his bloodied finger in tape in-between routes during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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An employee cleans blood off a climbing hold during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Katie Kolz, of team First Ascent Chicago, Illinois, takes a moment to look at the route before attempting to reach the top during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Marco Wright visualizes his hand movements before attempting a climb during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Katya Brockmann, of Rogue 61 Climbing Team from Chicago, reaches for a crimp hold during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Brockmann placed second in her group, which advances her to the USA Climbing Youth National Championship in June. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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A climber stretches his hand across the wall during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Chalk fills the air during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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A climber wraps tape around her wrist in-between routes during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Sophia Babichenko, of The ASCEND A-Team from Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, reached for the top hold of a route during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Family, friends and spectators watch as climbers compete during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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Climbers warm up in the isolation area during the USA Climbing Division 6 Youth Boulder Divisional Championship Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at North Mass Boulder in Indianapolis. Prior to and during the competition, climbers aren’t allowed to see the routes or talk to anyone outside of the competition. Only the top six from each age group advance to the national championship after beginning the weekend with 216 climbers. USA Climbing Division 6 consists of climbers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
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