By Claire Meaney, Climbing Wall Staff Member and Climbing Club Member

This year, Temple Climbing Club branched out to compete in more local competitions, and even took on a new challenge of competing at a national level. This culminated in the club sending eight students to USA Climbing Collegiate Nationals in San Diego at the end of April. Despite having never competed in the national circuit before, Temple University Climbing Club managed to place 14th out of 59 collegiate teams.