Meet Our Cheltenham Team

Ali + Evie - Centre Manager + Dog

First and foremost Ali's favourite climbing style is anything with slopers.

The top three tunes blasting out in Ali's van are ...
1. 'Friends of mine', Sundara Karma
2.'Moon', Kid Fransescilo
3. 'Jeannie becomes a mum', Caroline Rose

His favourite colour is black.

And last (but definitely not least) a fun fact about Ali is that due to a (quote) "traumatic experience" as a child he is now scared of raisins and won't eat them... Best not to ask...

Tegan - Duty Manager

Starting off with my favourite type of climb, I love anything that gets shoved on a slab, especially if it's crimpy!

My top three songs atm
1. I'm scum, IDLES.
2. Danger High voltage, Electric Six.
3. Divorce a L'italienne, Mungo Hifi

My favourite colour is orange 🧡

And lastly a fun little fact about me is that I have been an avid horse rider since the age of 4. (Just not as avid anymore… sad)

Thomas - Duty Manager

A favourite style of climbing for Thomas is "crimpy compressions with heel hooks" ... Rather you than me Tom!

Thomas eclectic music taste consists of...
1. Husavik, My Home
2. Miley Cyrus, Malibu
3. Country Roads

Tom's favourite colour is purple

His fun fact is that he has once tripped over a wombat! 🇦🇺

Ewan

First and foremost Ewan's favourite style of climb is a nasty, crimpy, overhangs! 🫠

Ewan's top 3 songs at the moment are...
1- House of cards. Radio Head
2- Over the Hills and Far Away. Led Zeppelin
3- Gagarin. Public Service Broadcasting🤘

His favourite colour is dark blue 🔵

A fun fact (provided by none other than ‘Kevin’, Ewan's dad) is that Ewan was born to the song, Barry White's my first my last my everything! 🤰

Emma

Getting right into it, Emma is our unofficial traverse queen!

The top three songs gracing Emma's ears are;
1- 'I look to you', Miami Horror
2- 'Crest of the wave', Foals
3-'Dummy', Portugal. The man

Her favourite colour is navy 🌑

Interesting fact about Emma?
Well she was once featured on the front of an album 💃

Chee

Chee's favourite style of climb is something a lil pinchy and a lil crimpy!

The top three songs for Chee currently are...
1. 'Tear gas', Architects
2. 'You make me sick', Ashnikko
3, 'Genius, Pitchshifter

His favourite colour is purple 🟣

And a quick lil fun fact about our Chee is that he can eat chicken wings and ramen all day, EVERY DAY! 🍜

Resh

Resh's favourite style of climb to climb is a powerful climb although he does have a soft spot for nifty foot swaps and heel hooks!

Songs that are on constant play for our Resh ATM are...
1. 'Fold'- Bonobo, Jacques Greene
2. 'Summer dreams'- Skream
3. 'Sea gets hotter'- Durand Jones and the Indications

Purple is Resh's favourite colour 🟣

And a fun fact about our man Resh is that his gran once stumbled upon him playing with a snake when he was only 2 (this was in India, for snake context 🐍)

Andrew

Starting of course with the most important info...
Andrews favourite style of climb is anything with pinches and anything dyno-y! 🦖

Andrews top three songs ATM are:
1. 'Rules', Khruangbin
2. 'American rust', ERNEST
3. 'Murder in the city', The Avett Brothers

His favourite colour is blue 🔵

And a fun fact about our dude Andrew is that he is essentially a Skyrim NPC (but "one of the cool ones, not like Belethor or heaven forbid Nazeem") with his list of niche skills such as but not limited to: whip cracking, lock picking, archery, lassoing, blacksmithing, woodwork, and leatherwork.

Dan - Deputy Centre Manager

We have the brilliant Dan to introduce you to!

First and foremost... Dan's favourite style of climb is anything with a pinch OR anything with big moves 🦞

The top three songs for ol' Danny boy are!
1. 'Cold', James Carter
2. 'Heretic', Gable Price & Friends
3. 'Never say die', CHVRCHES

His favourite colour is red 🔴

And one fun fact is that Dan took a member of royalty on a climbing session! (Accompanied by the men in black suits 🕴️)