Josh Levin is Climbing Youth Olympic Role Model

Josh Levin is only 23 years old, but he’s already interned at NASA, dealt with the pressures of being a TV star, become the USA’s most decorated junior climber of all-time and faced up to some monumental life decisions of his own.

“I did another internship, doing manufacturing design; and I got an amazing offer from them which I turned down to train for the Olympics,” Levin revealed.

It’s been an incredible experience getting back into the World Cup circuit! ? Traveling the world for climbing is something I’ve always dreamed of doing since I was a little kid. I certainly learned a lot about training and competing in all 3 disciplines, can’t wait to come back stronger for next season! Cheers to all the amazing people and places I’ve encountered along the way, hope to see you all again soon! ? Next up, time to check out the legendary limestone karst of Yangshuo with @ansichtssache.photography, stay tuned! ? @thecircuitclimbing last weekend in Xiamen ??

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“It’s really cool, I have opportunities to do stuff beyond the scope of climbing, which is awesome; but now is the time to pursue climbing as much as I can. It was a tough call – do I want to take this amazing job offer or pursue my Olympic dream?”

Levin’s parents, having watched their son win a record 19 youth national championship titles, resisted the urge to push the youngster towards the security of a career at one of the world’s leading companies, and instead threw their support right behind his Olympic aspirations.

In among his busy schedule, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) have played an important role in the Californian’s journey to date.

The engineering graduate was part of the sport climbing team at the Nanjing 2014 YOG Sports Lab. His role was to show off the sport’s unique attributes and get as many visitors up on the wall as possible.

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Had an awesome time competing last weekend in my first World Cup Final in Edinburgh! Finished 12th in speed with some fellow #speedsters @janhojer & @firnenburgbrothers ? Plenty of room for improvement, can’t wait to test our skills again at the next two WC’s in China! ? @sytsevanslooten on Lead Q2

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