Woods then began competing and was part of a junior climbing team coached by Justin Sjong and Jimmie Redo.

In early 2008, at the age of 18, Woods moved to Innsbruck, Austria, and spent part of his time training with Kilian Fischhuber and David Lama.

[5] In November 2011, Woods began filming a climbing movie called Welcome to the Hood with Paul Robinson, Guntram Jörg, and Anthony Gullsten.

The filming lasted five months, during which the group climbed at some of the most famous and difficult bouldering sites in the world.

[6] Despite primarily focusing on hard outdoor bouldering, Daniel Woods is one of the most accomplished American male competition climbers.