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Granite Arch competes in Italy

GoJoeUSAC Youth Climber and Team Granite Arch member, Joe Diaz will travel to Arco, Italy on August 29th to compete for our gym and for Team U.S.A. in the Bouldering Youth Junior category of the IFSC World Championships. Joe finished 2nd in the United States last February and has been building his training schedule to be at peak performance by the competition.

Joe Diaz has been a member of Team Granite Arch since 2008 and has been trained by such greats there as Cami Cesaretti, Justin Leech, and Lance Cesaretti. With the elite coaching and superior facilities at Granite Arch, Joe has been in the top ten USAC climbers for the last 3 years and has qualified for USAC National Championships for the last 5 years.

In this, his last season as a youth competitor, Joe has been asked to join the U.S. Climbing Team and will attempt to bring back gold. He is Granite Arch’s dark horse favorite.

God’s speed and GO JOE!