Crimpin Ain't Easy Comp 2026 Recap

September 26, 2026

Aloha rock Gym's First Citizens Comp!

Wow! From the bottom of ours hearts THANK YOU to everyone who made Crimpin Ain't Easy 2026 an incredible first comp! From our volunteers who help everything run smoothly, to our awesome sponsors who donated generous prizes for everyone, to all the climbers who stepped up to the mat and competed - without every single one of you we wouldn't have the community comp we did.

Thank you Sponsors!

A HUGE mahalo to all the other small local businesses on Maui that donated fun, BIG prizes to comp winners and as raffle prizes! Many spectators that just came to watch for free went home with goodies.


Let's show them some love, remember to shop local and support these businesses that support our community.

Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Photo by Maui Photo Hub
Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Photo by Joshua Martínez
Photo by Joshua Martínez
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Thank you to our photographers

We're so grateful to have not one, but TWO incredible businesses that were kind enough to capture this special day.

Rene Jacinto and Troy Lau made sure the finals lighting was on point and caught some beautiful shots! Click through Maui Photo Hub's gallery below to download any images. Thank you Rene and Troy!

Joshua Martinez with Viguie Studio and Hawaii Media Collective also lent his talent for the day to get some amazing shots of the finals! Please check out his gallery below to view and download images!

Rankings

A very fun, full day of climbing culminated in a battle of two gyms in the Mens and Womens Open category Finals! Women's finals was stacked with our Maui girls representing the home team. Men's finals began with 4 out of the 5 competitors from Volcanic Rock Gym representing Oahu. Congratulations to all finalists!

Scorecards can now be picked up at the front desk!

Beginner category 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the Crimpin Ain't Easy Aloha Rock Gym comptetition

Beginner Podiums

1st Place

Lee Klaus

2nd Place

Logan English

3rd Place

Cohen Vahn

Intermediate category 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the Crimpin Ain't Easy Aloha Rock Gym comptetition

Intermediate Podiums

1st Place

Kayden Pritchard

2nd Place

Marley Franco

3rd Place

Isaiah Auweloa

Beginner

1st – Lee Klaus
2nd – Logan English
3rd – Cohen Vahn
4th – Colette “Coco” Cunningham
5th – Oliver Vaas
6th – Akash Glickenhaus
7th – Keira Mendoza
8th – David Yoshida
9th – Spencer Johnson
10th – Bowen Pritchard
11th – Sean Harris
12th – Levi Bentley
13th – Story Foley
14th – Marcus Richter
15th – Jacob Savitt-Maitland
16th – Tsela Cutner
17th – Rowan Mendoza
18th – Abbi Knaut
19th – Monica Patterson
20th – Quinn Kawasaki
21st – Jasmyn Foley
22nd – Max Mora
23rd – Joshua Sutherland
24th – Edan Mendoza
Tie 25th – Bodi Ward
Tie 25th – Ryan Park
27th – Kash Kenyon
28th – Kaden Adkins
29th – Kasia Katherine Hayden
30th – Ashley Sloan
31st – Nancy Phommasak
32nd – Jonathan Hepp-Luborsky
33rd – Cooper Sloan
34th – Bodhi Williams
35th – Liane Kawasaki
36th – Caio De Oliveira
37th – Jordan Kawasaki
38th – Lauren Pruitt
39th – Sofie Hatfield
40th – Peirce Sherpa
41st – Genesis Scanlan
42nd – Darah Russell

Intermediate

1st – Kayden Prichard
2nd – Marley Franco
3rd – Isaiah Auweloa
4th – Zen deBecker
5th – Michael Meheen
6th – Nick Pease
7th – Jacob Genovia
8th – Kai Matsui
9th – Gavin Gillett
10th – Chris James
11th – Tyler Stern
12th – Kai Harris
13th – Ventura Lloveras
14th – Taiyo deBecker
15th – Ethan Luckau
16th – Ezra Bentley
17th – Bruce Chuto Nuevo
18th – Evan Sablan
19th – Cane Solano
20th – Jazz Glickenhaus
21st – Dylan Arai
22nd – Logan Richardson
23rd – Nainon Salvador
24th – John Bigornia
25th – Jake Kaslewicz
26th – Ryan Grether
27th – Preston Rodrigues
28th – Dylan Powers
29th – Kahlil Pineres Schooley
30th – Christophe Javon
31st – Carlos Cabrera Lopez
32nd – Crews Oliver
33rd – Riley Folsom
34th – Emmett Glaser
35th – Daniel Lu
36th – Anthony Fiori
37th – Ryan Powers
38th – Zac Downey
39th – Ann Brewer
40th – Deaven Deboer
41st – Max Scheidl
42nd – Erick Orozco
43rd – Quinn “Kamaka oli” Freidenburg

43rd – Quinn “Kamaka oli” Freidenburg
44th – Steven Uahinui
45th – Tyler Knaut
46th – Josh Sarkis McVeigh
47th – Nina Platt
48th – Tucker Jahmarkt
Tie 49th – Koa Knight
Tie 49th – Corey Pasman
51st – Vince Sirutis
52nd – Jared Hendrickson
53rd – Ben Bowden
54th – Matt Wicks
55th – Alba Perez
56th – Kyle Knight
57th – Izaak Tyrrell
58th – Christian Cabudol
59th – Riley Ward
60th – Miles Plauche
61st – Archer Oliver
62nd – Natalie Gomez
63rd – Nathen Nguyen
64th – Zev Spaner
Tie 65th – Joapuin Aguero
Tie 65th – Virginia Divecchio
67th – Kaib Knight
68th – Hunter Greer
69th – Chris Cambell
70th – Avery Dail
Tie 71st – Coda Cutner
Tie 71st – Cylan Quiles
73rd – Ikaika Hepp-Luborsky
74th – Molly Chambers
75th – Eric Stanley
76th – Tayton Perez
77th – Ian Payba

Women's Open category 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the Crimpin Ain't Easy Aloha Rock Gym comptetition

Women's Open Podiums

1st Place

Isabelle Scheidl

2nd Place

Sole Bupaliza

3rd Place

Remy Henderson

Men's Open category 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the Crimpin Ain't Easy Aloha Rock Gym comptetition

Men's Open Podiums

1st Place

Rex Huetter

2nd Place

Joshua Preston

3rd Place

Kurtis Loo

Women's Open

1st – Isabelle Scheidl
2nd – Sole Bupaliza
3rd – Remy Henderson
4th – Kristen Inglis
5th – Lauren Hattory
6th – Summer Allen

Men's Open

1st – Rex Huetter
2nd – Joshua Preston
3rd – Kurtis Loo
4th – Kei Yaguchi
5th – George Ponsonby
6th – Kaya Zotz
7th – Jonathan Watari
8th – Zachary Chock
9th – Ulises Bello
10th – McLean Worsham
11th – Duane Cobeen
12th – Spencer Archuleta
13th – Renan Oliveira

14th – Phillip Chiesa
15th – Gavin Frostic
16th – Keagan Ocampo
17th – Lachlan Carlsen
18th – Zach Pezzillo
19th – Teague Scanlon
20th – Bruno Vardiero
21st – Nathaniel Watkins
22nd – Shalev Sabag
23rd – Caedon McLaughlin
24th – Josh Hanks
25th – Sunny Swim
26th – Kameron Kimmel

See you next year!

Thank you for helping make Crimpin Ain't Easy 2026 a hit. We can't wait to see everyone climb next year!

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