Palisades Highlands resident Jenny Schumacher, a seventh-grader at Paul Revere Middle School, will be in Boulder, Colorado, next week to compete in the American Bouldering Series, a national rockclimbing competition. Bouldering is a sport that requires climbing without the use of a rope. Schumacher, 12, is the top-ranked climber in her age group in Southern California and will be facing 19 other competitors in her category nationwide. For the past four years, she has climbed with her team, the Rock Warriors, at Rockreation in West L.A. Schumacher is making her second trip to Nationals. On weekends, she often climbs outdoors in Malibu and other areas. Once a climber reaches the age of 14, if he or she makes the national team (by finishing in the Top Three), then the climber is invited to the world competition. USA Climbing is the national governing body of competition climbing in the United States and promotes three competition disciplines: bouldering, sport and speed climbing. The bouldering discipline, in which Schumacher competes, is represented by the American Bouldering Series.
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