Our philosophy

IT IS our goal to providE a positive climbing experience for users of all skill levels / CAPABILITIES. We have combined our "Elite Routesetting Program" with the finest Climbing Shapes and features, designING a climbing experience that is Unparralled.

grading

​Our Grade scale is in place to assist you in THE tracking OF your climbing performance in relation to the overall sport of Bouldering. We offer Grades ranging from V0 to V12+. The "V" scale used during outdoor Bouldering can be subjective. While we DO appreciate this system, We feel the use of a Color Circuit system is a better primary guiding tool for a fun and successful climbing experience.
 
Our 8 Color Circuit System guides you throughout the gym during your VISIT.
This Circuit system allows you to tailor each SESSION to your specific climbing needs and capability. Every circuit will challenge your body and mind in multiple types of Movement, Body Positions and Technique. The colored START tag at the BEGINNING of every Boulder Indicates the climbing circuit that Boulder is a part of. 

ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM

WE HAVE TAKEN AN EXTRA STEP IN CREATING OUR OWN ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM UTILIZING AND LEVERAGING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY TO HAVE A CONSTANT AND CONSISTENT NEW FEEL OF CHALLENGES. This is achieved by HAVING HIGHLY TRAINED SETTERS TRAVEL THROUGH ON A REGULAR BASIS. tHESE SETTERS ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH various climbing ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOGNIZED AS SOME OF THE BEST OF THEIR CRAFT in the nation.     

Director of route setting

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Nohl Haeckel
  • ​​age: 39
  • years climbing: 11
  • years route setting: 10
  • stats:
    • ​Height: 5'11"
    • ape index: -1
    • weight: 165lbs
    • climbing style: oVERHANGING COMPRESSION
  • certification: level 5 "USA cLIMBING" NATIONAL CHIEF ROUTE SETTER
  • favorite music while climbing: blink 182 , CAROUSEL
  • Favorite post climb snack / food: BREAKFAST BURRITOs
Inspiration:
"As a Route setter,  I’m heavily inspired by Competitive Athletes. I enjoy analyzing athletes and building boulders that are challenging, yet achievable in a given time.. They never say “no” to a movement, and are always open to learning new body positions and technique.  I’m psyched daily to work in a Commercial environment, assisting athletes to accomplish both movement and overall climbing goals."

guest setters

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Enrico Baistrocchi
  • ​AGE: your guess is as good as ours
  • YEARS CLIMBING: 20
  • years route setting: 20
  • currently sets at: mesa rim climbing gym, san diego, ca
  • STATS:
    • ​HEIGHT:5' 6"
    • APE INDEX: +4
    • CLIMBING STYLE: equally bad in any style
  • CERTIFICATION: ifsc international route setter , fasi National Setter & Coach
  • favorite music while climbing: italian rap
  • favorite climbing area: Frankenjura, Germany
  • FAVORITE POST CLIMB SNACK / food: light Beer and chocolate ​
INSPIRATION: 
​"the moves i want to climb on"
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Luke Bertelsen
  • ​AGE: 38  
  • YEARS CLIMBING: lost track over the years
  • years route setting: 20
  • currently sets at: Rocks and Ropes of Tucson / the BLOC climbing + fitness
  • STATS:
    • ​HEIGHT: 6' 1"
    • APE INDEX: +3
    • weight: 16olbs
    • preferred CLIMBING STYLE: Power endurance based sport climbing,
      Compression bouldering
  • CERTIFICATION: "LEVEL 5" USA Climbing, NATIONAL chief route setter
  • favorite music while CLIMBING: A Tribe Called Quest, Metallica
  • favorite climbing area(s): Lander, WY, Maple Canyon, UT, Southern Arizona limestone crags
  • FAVORITE POST CLIMB SNACK: Perfect Bar, AVOCADO, Skratch Labs Recovery Mix
Inspiration:
"I get inspired by watching people learn to love climbing movement and learning to enjoy the problem solving aspect of indoor climbing.  I also love seeing people push each other to progress.  Awesome walls and new holds always help with motivation too - it was easy to be motivated at FLOWSTONE !!"
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Mark Mercer
  • ​AGE: 32
  • YEARS CLIMBING: 19
  • years route setting: 16
  • currently sets at: momentum seattle
  • STATS:
    • ​HEIGHT: 5' 11"
    • APE INDEX: +0
    • weight: 155lbs
    • PREFERRED climbing style: bouldering
  • CERTIFICATION: "LEVEL 5" USA Climbing, National chief route setter
  • favorite music while climbing: ??
  • favorite climbing area: New river gorge, wv
  • FAVORITE POST CLIMB SNACK / food: hobo dinners around a campfire
​Inspiration:
"I love getting schooled on slab by 60 year olds in EBs."
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Jeremy Ho
  • ​AGE: 35
  • YEARS CLIMBING: 15
  • YEARS ROUTE SETTING: 11
  • CURRENTLY SETS AT: All over
  • STATS:
    • ​HEIGHT: 5' 7"
    • APE INDEX: +4
    • WEIGHT: 140LBS
    • PREFERRED CLIMBING STYLE: My climbing style is for sure powerful/ thuggy but I love trying really technical climbs because it's my weakness. I'd say my setting style reflects my climbing but again, I love setting technical stuff too.
  • CERTIFICATION: "LEVEL 4" USA CLIMBING, NATIONAL ROUTE SETTER
  • FAVORITE MUSIC WHILE CLIMBING: I love me some Taylor Swift but also a lot of metal like August Burns Red, The Black Dahlia Murder, or Refused; hip hop and rap make regular appearances as well as a lot of hardcore from the late 90's- early 2000's
  • FAVORITE CLIMBING AREA: Yosemite is probably my favorite place on Earth, it's a magical place for me. Bishop is somewhere I'll always return to for the rest of my life even though the climbing is kinda choss, Tahoe is super underrated, has AMAZING climbing and is just beautiful
  • FAVORITE POST CLIMB SNACK / FOOD: I almost always have Gnarly Protein with me for right after climbing, then it's usually veggies and a protein for dinner and a glass of red wine or bourbon
​INSPIRATION:
I routeset because I love climbing and sharing it with other people. I find it extremely satisfying to watch people's emotional experience while climbing on something I set, even better if they learn something from one of my creations. 

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