Zero Gravity Climbing Team Members

Cicada Jenerik

Born: February 22, 1994
Started climbing December of 2000
Sponsored by: Mad Rock, PMI, Patagonia

Cicada Jenerik holds Eight world Records as the youngest climber to ever boulder V11, V10, V9, V8, V7, V6 and V5 and the youngest Female and youngest American to climb 5.13a/b. She is also the only climber to have ever bouldered their age, V11 at 11 years old and V10 at 10.

Cicada is a USA Climbing Team Member. She was the National Youth Champion for Difficulty in 06, 05, and 04, in Bouldering in 05 and 07 and in Speed in 04 . She is the reining North American Continental Champion in Bouldering and was the NACC Champion in Difficulty in 04. Against the Adults Cicada placed 4th at both the 06 Teva games and Sendfest competitions in the Female Open division.

Cicada has been nominated for Climbing Magazines Golden Piton Award for Bouldering, and was listed in Rock & Ice's list of 10 top American Women Climbers. She has been featured in multiple articles in Urban Climber, Rock and Ice and other publications.

Cicada's world record assent of Lowrider V10 at age 10 is featured in Peter Mortimer's film "Return2Sender". Her section won the best Kids film award at the Boulder Adventure Film Festival. Other awards include:

Winner Best Climbing Film at the 2005 Banff Mountain Film Festival

Winner Best Climbing Film at the 2005 Kendal Mountain Film Festival

Winner Special Jury Award at the 2005 Telluride Mountain Film Festival

Winner Best Climbing Film at the 2005 Taos Mountain Film Festival

Winner of three awards (including Best Adventure FIlm) at the 2005Boulder Adventure Film Festival

The film is available at http://www.senderfilms.com/films/r2s/index.htm

Highlights
Bouldering
Sport Climbing
Competitions
Press

Gaby Strandberg

Projects

Hueco Tanks, TX
- Mo'Mojo V11/12
- Sera (Sit) V11/12
- Eckstein V10
- Swiss Crisp Mix V10

Sponsored by:

Achievements

V11, Kind Traverse V11, Rocky Mountain national Park, August 8th, 2005 (at 11 years old)
V10, Low Rider, Happy Boulders, Bishop, CA (at 10 years 286 days)
8 World Records
North American Continental Champion, 2004, Youth D- (Difficulty and Bouldering)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2004-2006, Youth D- (Difficulty)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2005-2007, Youth D- (Bouldering)

Hightights Back to Top

WORLD RECORD as The Youngest Climber to send: V11, Kind Traverse V11, Rocky Mountain national Park, August 8th, 2005
WORLD RECORD as The Youngest Climber to send: V10, Low Rider, Happy Boulders, Bishop, CA (10 years 286 days)
11.13.04 V9 Cholos Happy Boulders, Bishop CA WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V9 (10 years, 265 days old)
12.03.04 V8 Gang Related Happy Boulders, Bishop CA WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V10 (10 years, 285 days old)
03.31.02 V7 Monkey Bar Traverse WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V7 (8 years, 37 days old)
06.13.02 V6 Baldy Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V6 (8 years, 111 days old)
12.08.01 V5 Beak Mantle Castle Rock, CA WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V5 (7 years, 259 days old)
07.20.04 5.13a/b Captain Bullet Maple Canyon, UT WORLD RECORD: Youngest Female (and Youngest American) to send 5.13a/b
North American Continental Champion, 2004, Youth D- (Difficulty and Bouldering)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2004, Youth D- (Difficulty)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2005, Youth D- (Difficulty)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2006, Youth C- (Difficulty)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2005, Youth D- (Bouldering)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2007, Youth D- (Bouldering)
USA Climbing National Champion, 2005, Youth D- (Speed)
Teva Games 2006: 4th Place Female Open
Sendfest 2006: 4th Place Female Open
USA Climbing 5 time Division 1 Champion 2003-2007 (Difficulty)
USA Climbing 5 time Northern California Regional Champion 2003-2007 (Difficulty)
USA Climbing 3 time Northern California Regional Champion 2005-2007 (Bouldering)

Bouldering Back to Top

2.04.04 V10 Low Rider "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V10 (10 years, 286 days old)"
12.21.04 V9 Pumped Full Of Semen "Hueco Tanks, TX"
11.13.04 V9 Cholos "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V9(10 years, 265 days old)"
12.05.04 V8 Cindi Swank "Pollen Grains, Bishop, CA" 4th Try
12.03.04 V8 Gang Related "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V10 (10 years, 285 days old)"
12.23.04 V7 Better Beat Your Sweeties "Hueco Tanks, TX" 3rd Try
12.22.04 V7 Hector In A Blender "Hueco Tanks, TX"
12.04.04 V7 Vampyros Lesbos Extended "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
11.12.04 V7 Pitfall "Sads, Bishop CA"
11.11.04 V7 Eliminate Line "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.12.04 V7/8 Morning Dove White "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.14.04 V7 Little Country Girl "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
11.23.03 V7War Drum "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
03.31.02 V7 Monkey Bar Traverse - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V7 (8 years, 37 days old)"
01.23.05 V6 Slopey Traverse "Calico Basin, NV"
01.23.05 V6 Pearl Necklace "Calico Basin, NV"
12.22.04 V6 The Ides of March "Hueco Tanks, TX"
12.04.04 V6 Vampyros Lesbos "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
12.04.04 V6 Spin Doctor "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
11.13.04 V6 Work Is A Four Letter Word "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
10.24.04 V6 Rheinstor "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
10.24.04 V6 Hand To Hand Combat "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
10.23.04 V6 Powis Traverse "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.14.04 V6 Rio's Crack "Sads, Bishop CA"
04.12.04 V6 The Clapper "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.20.03 V6 Classic Monkey "Kraft Boulders, NV"
04.17.03 V6 Action Figure "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
01.10.03 V6 Chef's Arete "Sads, Bishop CA"
06.13.02 V6 Baldy "Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT" - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V6 (8 years, 111 days old)"
12.21.04 V5 Springtime For Hitler "Hueco Tanks, TX" 2nd Try
11.14.04 V5 Go Granny Go "Buttermilks, Bishop, CA"
11.12.04 V5 Chizam (Stand) "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
11.11.04 V5 Eliminate Line "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" Flash
10.23.04 V5 Mr. Happy "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.14.04 V5 Vulcan Traverse "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
01.24.04 V5 Rhinoplasty "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" Onsight
12.14.03 V5 Weekender "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
12.13.03 V5 Son of Claudius Rufus "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
12.13.03 V5 Groundwater "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
12.11.03 V5 Daughter of Claudius Rufus "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.17.03 V5 Serengetti "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
10.17.02 V5 Black Boulder Problem "Gunks, NY"
06.13.02 V5 Texas "Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT"
01.06.02 V5 Pop A Wheelie "Sads, Bishop, CA"
12.08.01 V5 Beak Mantle "Castle Rock, CA" - "WORLD RECORD: Youngest to send V5 (7 years, 259 days old)"
01.22.05 V4 The Pearl "Calico Basin, NV" Tika Send
12.20.04 V4 Dab "Hueco Tanks, TX"
12.19.04 V4 Sign OF The Simmons "Hueco Tanks, TX" Flash
11.14.04 V4 Small Cave "Buttermilks, Bishop, CA"
04.12.04 V4 Browning Variation "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA" Onsight
04.12.04 V4 Rave (Stand) "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
06.01.03 V4 Manaou Direct "Stinson Beach, CA"
04.17.03 V4 Big Chicken "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
04.14.03 V4 Iron Man Traverse "Buttermilks, Bishop, CA"
12.13.03 V4 Impulse Control "Happy Boulders, Bishop CA"
12.01.02 V4 Sitting Tut "Buttermilks, Bishop, CA" Onsight
10.20.02 V4 Lorax "Gunks, NY" 2nd Try
06.13.02 V4 Charlies Arete "Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT" Flash
06.01.02 V4 When Bombs Start Falling "Castle Rock, CA"

Sports Climbing Back to Top

07.20.04 5.13a/b Captain Bullet "Maple Canyon, UT" - "WORLD RECORD, Youngest Female (and Youngest American) to send 5.13a/b (10 years 149 days)"
07.21.04 5.13a Rucksack Wanderer "Maple Canyon, UT" - "WORLD RECORD, Youngest Female to send 5.13a (10 years 150 days)"
07.22.04 5.12d Predator "Maple Canyon, UT" 3rd Try
07.22.04 5.12b Chia Pet "Maple Canyon, UT" Flash
01.23.05 5.12a Sunny and Steep "Red Rocks, NV" Onsight
07.23.04 5.12a Grip Tease "Maple Canyon, UT" 2nd Try
07.22.04 5.12a Wipeout "Maple Canyon, UT" 2nd Try
07.20.04 5.12a Le Spunk "Maple Canyon, UT" Onsight
06.11.04 5.12a Raindance "Big Chief, CA"
07.23.04 5.11d Take it for the Team "Maple Canyon, UT" Onsight
07.20.04 5.11d Excavation "Maple Canyon, UT" Onsight
07.17.04 5.11d Pasties and a G-String "Maple Canyon, UT" 2nd Try
07.20.04 5.11c Solstice "Maple Canyon, UT" Onsight

Competitions Back to Top

USAC Difficulty Season 2005: 07.03.05 National Champion 2005 USAC Difficulty, "MetroRock, Boston, MA" F-Youth D; 06.04.05 - 06.05.05 Division 1 Champion 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Club Sport, Tigrad, OR" F-Youth D; 05.21.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty Regionals, "Touchstone Concord, CA" F-Youth D; 05.14.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Rocknasium Davis, CA" F-Youth D; 05.07.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Vertex Santa Rosa, CA" F-Youth D; 04.30.05 2nd 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Granite Arch Rancho Cordova, CA" F-Youth D; 04.23.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Rocksport Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 04.16.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Sacramento Pipeworks, CA" F-Youth D; 04.09.05 1st 2005 USAC Difficulty, "Fremont City Beach, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: ABS 6: 02.18.05 22nd ABS 6 Nationals "The Spot, Boulder, CO" Open F; 01.07.05 Third ABS 6 Pipeworks "Sacramento, CA" Open F; 12.10.04 First ABS 6 Mission Cliffs "Mission Cliffs, San Francisco, CA" Open F; 10.16.04 First ABS 6 Vertex "Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" Open F; 10.08.04 Fourth ABS 6 Concord "Touchstone Concord, CA" Open F
Competition: USAC Bouldering 2005: 02.20.05"National Champion, Bouldering" "Rock'n & Jam'n, Denver, CO" F-Youth D; 11.06.04 First USAC Bouldering "Touchstone San Jose, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: North American Continental Championships: 11.28.04 "Continental Champion, Difficulty" "Conade, Mexico City, Mexico" F-Youth D; 11.25.04 "Continental Champion, Bouldering" "Conade, Mexico City, Mexico" F-Youth D
Competition: USA Climbing 2004 National Championships: 07.11.04 "National Champion, Difficulty" "Pipeworks, Sacramento, CA" F-Youth D; 07.11.04 "National Champion, Speed" "Pipeworks, Sacramento, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: USA Climbing 2004 Division 1 Championships: 06.20.04 "Division 1 Champion, Speed" "Ironworks, Berkeley, CA" F-Youth D; 06.20.04 Division 1 Champion, USA Climbing, Female 11-, (speed), Berkeley, CA" "Division 1 Champion, Difficulty" "Ironworks, Berkeley, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: USA Climbing 2004 Northern California Region: 05.15.04 "Regional Champion, Undefeated Season" "Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 05.08.04 First USAC Rocknasium "Rocknasium, Davis, CA" All Females; 05.08.04 First USAC Rocknasium "Rocknasium, Davis, CA" F-Youth D; 05.01.04 First USAC Vertex "Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" F-Youth D; 04.17.04 First USAC Granite Arch "Granite Arch, Ranco Cordova, CA" F-Youth D; 04.03.04 First USAC Pacific Edge "Pacific Edge, Santa Cruz, CA" F-Youth D; 03.27.04 First Rocksport Onsight "Rocksport, Reno, NV" Women's Advanced; 03.27.04 First USAC Rocksport "Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 03.13.04 First USAC City Beach "City Beach, Freemont, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: ABS 5: 03.20.04 Third ABS 5 Nationals "Pipeworks, Sacramento, Ca" Woman's Advanced; 06.21.03 First ABS 5 San Jose Touchstone San Jose Woman's Intermediate
Competition: Phoenix BoulderBlast 2004: 04.25.04 First Phoenix BoulderBlast 2004 "Queens Creek, AZ" F 13- non local; 04.25.04 17th Phoenix BoulderBlast 2004 "Queens Creek, AZ" All Females; 11.16.03 Fourth USCCA Youth International "Ironworks, Berkeley, CA" F-Youth D; 07.13.03 Fourth USCCA 2003 National Championships "Richmond, VA" F-Youth D
Competition: USCCA 2003 Division 1 Championship: 05.14.03 "Division 1 Champion, Difficulty" "Bremerton, WA" F-Youth D
Competition: USCCA 2003 Northern California Region: 05.17.03 "Regional Champion, Undefeated Season" "Pipeworks, Sacramento, CA" F-Youth D; 07.07.02 Fifth USCCA 2002 National Championship "Club Sport, Portland, OR" F-Youth D; 06.08.02 Second USCCA Northern California Regional "Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 05.18.02 First USCCA Rocnasium "Rocnasium, Davis, CA" F-Youth D; 05.11.02 First USCCA City Beach "City Beach, Freemont, CA" F-Youth D; 04.20.02 Second USCCA Rocksport " Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 04.06.02 Second USCCA Pacific Edge " Pacific Edge, Santa Cruz, CA" F-Youth D; 03.23.02 Second USCCA Vertex "Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" F-Youth D; 03.16.02 Second USCCA Sanctuary "Sanctuary, Sand City, CA" F-Youth D; 03.09.02 Second USCCA Rocknasium "Rocknasium, Davis, CA" F-Youth D
Competition: Youth Climbing League: 03.02.02 First "Overall, Difficulty, Speed: Undefeated season" F 7-9
Competition: ABS 2: 11.03.01 First ABS Vertex "Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" F-Youth D; 07.29.01 26th JCCA 2002 National Championships " Planet Rock, Ann Arbor, MI" F-Youth D; 06.02.01 Third JCCA Northern California Region "Pipeworks, Sacramento, CA" F-Youth D; 05.26.01 Third JCCA Rocksport "Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 05.19.01 Fourth JCCA Sanctuary "Sanctuary, Sand City, CA" F-Youth D; 05.12.01 Third JCCA, Mission Cliffs, San Francisco, CA" Third JCCA Mission Cliffs "Mission Cliffs, San Francisco, CA" F-Youth D; 05.01.01 Third JCCA Granite Arch "Granite Arch, Rancho Cordova, CA" F-Youth D; 04.28.01 Fourth JCCA, Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" Fourth JCCA Vertex "Vertex, Santa Rosa, CA" F-Youth D; 04.07.01 Second JCCA, Rocksport, Reno, NV" Second "JCCA Rocksport, Reno, NV" "Rocksport, Reno, NV" F-Youth D; 03.17.01 Third JCCA, Class 5, San Rafael, CA" Third "JCCA Class 5, San Rafael, CA" "Class 5, San Rafael, CA" F-Youth D

News Back to Top

03.01.05 She Sends: Cover Photo, Photo and info, pg 4 & 27, Issue #7
03.01.05 She Sends: Cover Photo, Photo and info, pg 4 & 27, Issue #7
03.01.05 She Sends: Full page Madrock advert, pg 7, Issue #7
03.01.05 Urban Climber: Photo and article, pg 24, Issue #3
03.01.05 Climbing Magazine: Hot Seat interview, Issue # 237, pg
03.01.05 Rock And Ice: Breaking News photo and article, pg 22, photo, pg 10, Issue #140
09.01.04 Climbing Magazine: Hot Flashes, Girl Power, Issue #234, pg 29
09.01.04 Rock and Ice: Breaking News, Wonderkids Powers Activate. Issue 137, pg 28
04.10.04 KNBR Extreme Scene, interview
03.27.04 KOLO TV News, Reno, NV. Feature.
09.01.02 Cover of the Boldr Catalog.
04.26.02 Desnivel.com. Article on young climbers
04.22.02 Climb X Media: Feature article, interview, video and images.
04.16.02 camp4.com: Feature Story, "8 Year Old Bouldering Phenom Chats with Camp4"
01.01.02 Vbouldering Magazine: Interview with Cicada Jenerik, page 37
Premiere Issue, January/February 2002