If you’ve visited our centre, you know we’ve got the friendliest team in town. Scroll down to read more about the lovely people who work for us, and don’t forget to say hi if you see them in the centre!
Special thanks to the multi talented Tegan for her photography and interview skills!
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
Lastly Tom's favourite colour is purple and he has once fallen 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 pitchy 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 (not a slow worm)) 🐍
Andrew
Starting of course with the most important info...
Andrews favourite style of climb is anything pitchy 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 pitchy 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 🕴️)