Amalia Wompa grew up in Sleepy Hollow, New York, competing in the USA Climbing youth, open and collegiate series. She is completing her degree in sport management and journalism at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where she is spreading her passion for climbing through her coaching, routesetting, and role as President of the UMass Climbing Team. She's an aspiring writer and filmmaker who has been published in the River Journal Online and the Massachusetts Daily Collegian.