Lisa Lage
Lisa Lage is an American rock climber who focused on competitive indoor rock climbing from 1997 to 2002. She is a five time Youth National Champion and a member of the US Youth Climbing Team for six consecutive years.
Lage joined the Junior Competition Climbing Association (JCCA) and won at the Youth Nationals becoming National Champion in the 12- to 13-year-old girl's division. That same year Lage attended the Youth Worlds and World Cup in Imst, Austria, but was unable to compete because she was too young. Her father's US Air Force career moved her family to Pope Air Force Base, NC. After another undefeated JCCA season, Lage took second place at the Youth Nationals for the 14- to 15-year-old girl's division.
Lage began assistant coaching, with Lesley Pearson, a youth climbing team at her local gym, The Climbing Place, NC She also had the opportunity to give a climbing demo to the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes at Pierce Middle School in Pennsylvania. She was also the head route setter for an ASCF competition at The Climbing Place.
In 1999, Lage had 11 wins in the JCCA season, including the National Championship. She ranked 26th place at the World Youth Championship in Courmayeur, Italy, after her foot slipped on the second preliminary climb. In 2000 after an undefeated JCCA season, Lage became National Champion for the third time. She placed 13th at the Youth Worlds in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2001, Lage completed another undefeated JCCA season, winning both the National Championship and the Continental Championship. Lage also claimed a third-place finish at the European Youth Cup in Trieste, Italy. She competed in Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Slovenia on the Difficulty World Cup Tour.
The 2002 season was Lage's final one. As an undefeated National Champion, she took 5th for difficulty and 14th for speed at the Youth World Championship in Canteleu, France. She completed a third Difficulty World Cup season, traveling to Russia, Singapore, Italy, and Austria. Lage's overall world ranking for 2002 was 28th. After the season finished, Lage decided to return to the United States to pursue her degree from Philadelphia Biblical University now Cairn University in Bible and Discipleship Counseling. Her last name changed to Luedtke when she married in 2005.
1997 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd |
Bouldering Women's Novice |
Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo |
El Paso, Tx |
February 22 |
1st |
Kid's Division |
Limestoner |
Austin, Tx |
March 1 |
1st |
Women's Division |
Winter Wall Climb II, Boerne Athletic Center |
Boerne, TX |
March 8 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional, AK Rock Gym |
Silverthorn, CO |
June 6 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional, Jugheads |
Birmingham, AL |
June 14 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional, Rok Haus |
Lafayette, LA |
June 21 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional, ClimbMax |
New Orleans, LA |
July 12 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional, Exposure Rock Gym |
Houston, TX |
July 19 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA Regional Championship, Texas Rock Gym |
Houston, TX |
July 26 |
1st |
12-13 Female |
JCCA National Championship, Planet Rock |
Pontiac, MI |
August 16–17 |
1st |
Women's Open |
Swamp Comp II, Texas Rock Gym |
Houston, TX |
August 30 |
1st |
Women's Expert |
ASCF Local, Vertical Extremes |
Downingtown, PA |
September 20 |
3rd |
Women's Open |
Fall Flash Fest, ClimbMax |
Asheville, NC |
December 13 |
- member of 1997 US Youth Climbing Team
1998 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd |
Women's Open |
Dixie Rock 9 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
February 27–28 |
3rd |
Women's Open |
Eastern Rock Ramble |
Roanoke, VA |
March 14 |
2nd |
Women's Open |
Eastern Rock Ramble |
Virginia Beach, VA |
March 28–29 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Charlotte Climbing Center |
Charlotte, NC |
April 4 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Vertical Extremes |
Downingtown, PA |
April 18 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, ROC Ltd. |
Winston-Salem, NC |
May 2 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, ClimbMax |
Asheville, NC |
May 16 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Stronghold Athletic Club |
Columbia, SC |
May 30 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Vertical Edge |
Durham, NC |
June 13 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, The Climbing Place |
Fayetteville, NC |
June 27 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional Championship, The Climbing Gym |
Greensboro, NC |
July 25 |
2nd |
14-15 Female |
JCCA National Championship, Rock'n & Jam'n |
Thornton, CO |
August 15–16 |
5th |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Junior International, Mission Cliffs |
San Francisco, CA |
October 17 |
14th |
Women's Open |
ASCF National Championship, Chelsea Piers |
New York City, NY |
November 21–22 |
1st |
Open |
The Climbing Place |
Fayetteville, NC |
December 3 |
1st |
Women's Open |
Bouldering, Peak Experiences |
Midlothian, VA |
December 5 |
- member of 1998 US Youth Climbing Team
1999 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd |
Women's Open |
ASCF Dixie Rock 10 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
February 19–20 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Eastern Rock Ramble |
Roanoke, VA |
March 5–6 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Inner Peaks |
Charlotte, NC |
March 20 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Get A Grip |
Selinsgrove, PA |
March 27 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Vertical Extreme |
Downingtown, PA |
April 3 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Vertical Edge |
Durham, NC |
April 24 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, The Climbing Place |
Fayetteville, NC |
May 1 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, ROC Ltd. |
Winston-Salem, NC |
May 8 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Rocks & Ropes |
Greenville, SC |
May 15 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, Stronghold Athletic Club |
Columbia, SC |
May 29 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional, ClimbMax |
Asheville, NC |
June 5 |
2nd |
14-15 Female |
JCCA Regional Championship, Pyramid's Climbing Gym |
Greensboro, NC |
July 10 |
1st |
14-15 Female |
JCCA National Championship, Peak Experiences |
Richmond, VA |
July 30 - August 1 |
26th |
Youth B |
Youth World Championship |
Cournayeur, Italy |
September 3–5 |
4th |
14-15 Female |
Touchstone, Berkeley Ironworks |
Berkeley, CA |
October 16 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty, Oklahoma City Rocks |
Oklahoma City, OK |
November 6–7 |
1st |
Women's Division |
Youth Practice Comp, Inner Peaks |
Charlotte, NC |
November 13 |
1st |
Women's Open |
Fall Flash Fest, ClimbMax |
Asheville, NC |
December 4 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty, Rutgers University |
Rutgers, NJ |
December 12 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty, Xtreme Climbing |
Miami, FL |
December 18 |
- member of the 1999 US Youth Climbing Team
2000 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Women's Open |
Eastern Bouldering Series, Inner Peaks |
Charlotte, NC |
January 22 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty, YMCA |
Atlanta, GA |
February 12 |
1st |
Women's Open |
ASCF Bouldering Championship, X-treme |
Miami, FL |
February 19 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Texas Rock Gym II |
League City, TX |
March 18 |
6th |
Women's Open |
ASCF Bouldering Nationals, Boulder Rock Club |
Boulder, CO |
March 25 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Stronghold Athletic Club |
Columbia, SC |
April 1 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Vertical Edge |
Durham, NC |
April 8 |
3rd |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty Regional Championship, Atlanta Rocks |
Atlanta, GA |
April 15 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, The Climbing Place |
Fayetteville, NC |
May 6 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Rocks & Ropes |
Greenville, SC |
May 13 |
4th |
Women's Open |
ASCF Difficulty Nationals, Planet Rock |
Ann Arbor, MI |
June 3–4 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional Championship, Sportrock |
Alexandria, VI |
June 17 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA National Championship, Club Sport |
Portland, OR |
July 7–9 |
10th |
Women's Open |
Sabaru Gorge Games Invitational |
Columbia River Gorge, OR |
July 13–14 |
20th |
Women's Open |
ICC Bouldering World Cup |
Munich, Germany |
August 5–6 |
13th |
Youth A |
Youth World Championship |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
September 1–3 |
35th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Lecco, Italy |
September 22–24 |
37th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Courmayeur, Italy |
September 28–30 |
25th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Nantes, France |
November 2–4 |
- Member of 2000 US Youth Climbing Team, US Difficulty Climbing A Team, US Bouldering B Team
2001 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
16-17 Female |
North American Continental Championship, Berkeley Ironworks |
Berkeley, CA |
February 3 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, EarthTreks |
Columbia, MD |
March 10 |
3rd |
Youth A |
European Youth Cup |
Trieste, Italy |
April 7 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional |
Virginia Beach, VA |
May 5 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Sportrock II |
Alexandria, VA |
May 12 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA Regional, Philadelphia Rocks |
Philadelphia, PA |
May 19 |
9th |
Youth A |
European Youth Cup |
Imst, Austria |
June 15–17 |
21st |
Youth A |
Youth World Championship |
Imst, Austria |
June 21–24 |
10th |
Youth A |
European Youth Cup |
Arco, Italy |
June 30 - July 1 |
31st |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Chamonix, France |
July 11–14 |
1st |
16-17 Female |
JCCA National Championship, Planet Rock |
Ann Arbor, MI |
July 27–29 |
36th |
Women's Open |
UIAA World Championship |
Winterthur, Switzerland |
September 5–8 |
1st |
Women's Open |
local comp |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
September 15 |
40th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Lecco, Italy |
September 21–23 |
6th |
Youth A |
European Youth Cup |
Aprica, Italy |
October 13–14 |
29th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Aprica, Italy |
October 18–20 |
31st |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Kranj, Slovenia |
November 16–18 |
7th |
Youth A |
European Youth Cup |
Birmingham, England |
December 7–9 |
- member of 2001 US Youth Climbing Team
2002 competition results
Rank |
Category |
Type, Venue |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Regional, Rocks & Ropes |
Greenville, SC |
March 2 |
1st |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Regional, The Climbing Place |
Fayetteville, NC |
March 9 |
1st |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Regional, Stronghold |
Columbia, SC |
March 16 |
1st |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Regional |
Charleston, SC |
March 17 |
32nd |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Bolzano, Italy |
April 26–28 |
27th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Yekaterinburg, Russia |
May 17–19 |
27th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Imst, Austria |
June 7–8 |
19th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Lecco, Italy |
June 28–29 |
1st |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Junior Difficulty National Championship, Club Sport |
Portland, OR |
July 5–7 |
5th |
18-19 Female |
USCCA Junior Speed National Championship, Club Sport |
Portland, OR |
July 5–7 |
22nd |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Singapore, Singapore |
August 23–25 |
5th |
Juniors |
ICC Difficulty Youth World Championship |
Canteleu, France |
September 26–29 |
14th |
Juniors |
ICC Speed Youth World Championship |
Canteleu, France |
September 26–29 |
2nd |
Women's Invitational |
Touchstone Cup Combined Disciplines |
Concord, CA |
October 5–6 |
26th |
Women's Open |
ICC Difficulty World Cup |
Aprica, Italy |
October 18–19 |
- member of the 2002 US Youth Climbing Team