Colin first tried climbing at age three and has been climbing outdoors and competitively since he was eight years old. He won 10 youth national championships (six in lead, three in bouldering and one in speed) and two youth world championships in lead climbing. As an adult, he has won four IFSC World Cup Medals, including two gold medals at the Innsbruck World Cup in 2022, where he became the first male athlete to win bouldering and lead in the same World Cup event. Colin finished in 7th place in the finals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he was the youngest athlete in sport climbing. He recently won the silver medal in the combined event at the IFSC World Championships to earn a spot at the 2023 Paris Olympics.

Colin currently attends the University of Colorado, Engineering School and intends to major in Applied Math. Outside of school and climbing, Colin has a myriad of interests, including but not limited to: Languages (German, French), Rubiks Cubes,and the Denver Broncos and Nuggets. Colin and his family’s charitable interests include Access Fund, American Alpine Fund, Colorado Mountain Club, World Kitchen, Children’s Hospital Foundation, Food Bank of the Rockies and the Denver Rescue Mission