ARCT Select Team Members
Coach Brian - Bri-Bri, BDubster, Climbing Narc - 3rd year coaching ARCT, 8th year climbing
Other activities: photography and climbingnarc.com
Favorite climbing destination: RMNP, CO
Favorite climb(s): High Plains Drifter (Bishop), Hugs & Kisses (HP40)
Favorite ARCT memory: Leading Curving Crack (5.8) while the kids sang "Little Red Riding Hood"
Coach Amy - Amels, Coach Ruggles - 2nd year coaching ARCT, 2nd year climbing
Other activities: hiking, reading, teaching and saving small animals
Favorite climbing destination(s): RRG, KY and HP40
Favorite climb: Pulling Pockets (5.10d)
Favorite ARCT memory: Hoedown dancin' with the crew
Bill Blong - 1st year on ARCT, 1st year climbing
Other activities: baseball
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Tony Brengosz - TBoz- 3rd year on ARCT, 4th year climbing
Other activities: tennis, slacklining and keepin' it real
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: Face Up to the Crack (5.8-)
Favorite ARCT memory: Wild Iowa where all the zucchini madness started
Sarah Brengosz - 3rd year on ARCT, 4th year climbing
Other activities: horeseback riding, slacklining, old people card games and procrastinating
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: Roadside Attraction (5.7)
Favorite ARCT memory: first Team trip to the Red - the Hoedown, Reservoir and "Eat Poop You Cat"...oh and the awesome climbing
Nate Derus - Nate Dawg
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Annaleah Fields -
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Alex Hanlon - The White Shaq - 2nd year on ARCT, 3rd year climbing
Other activities: skateboarding, basketball and paintballing
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: To Defy the Laws of Tradition (5.10a)
Favorite ARCT memory: Jumping off the rocks at the Reservoir
Alex Nimmer - The Elder Nimmer - 7th year on ARCT, 10th+ year climbing
Other activities: photography
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: The Force (5.13a)
Favorite ARCT memory: discussing literature with Coach Runnells
Andrew Nimmer - Harry Potter -
Other activities: basketball, football trivia
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Kevin Rafferty - Kevlar, Dave Graham - 2nd year on ARCT, 2nd year climbing
Other activities: snowbarding, slacklining and hiking
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: Ro Shampo (5.12a)
Favorite ARCT memory: Workin' POW at Devil's Lake
Nick Svoboda - 2nd year on ARCT, 5th year climbing
Other activities: marching band
Favorite climbing destination: RRG, KY
Favorite climb: Just about anything at The Red
Favorite ARCT memory: Team trip to the Red ('07) and Ale8 at Miguel's
** all information on this page was contributed directly by team members - The Coaches Runnells take no personal responsibility for the abnormailities portrayed in above responses **