The Staff

After completing his bachelor’s in psychology, Chris moved onto his next project, accepting a managerial role at Dogpatch Boulders. Always a people person, Chris enjoys tackling the new challenges that comes with the job especially... during a pandemic. Chris spends his free time sending projects at local crags as well as Bishop and Tahoe, just to name a few. He’s also an avid gamer indulging in FPS games such as COD.

Meet Jamie. A cool, quiet dude, he’s pretty new to the climbing world but enjoys it to the max. He grew up playing multiple sports like basketball, track and field, and football. You might say... he’s a fitness enthusiast willing to try different things. He’s currently studying kinesiology at City College of San Francisco.

20 years ago, Savannah’s dad used to wait until 1pm on Saturdays to drive to Mission Cliffs when he knew she’d fall asleep on the way. Two hours later she’d wake up in her car... seat facing bouldering problems in the cave. After a long overdue reacquaintance with climbing in 2018, the two of them can be found pushing each other most weekends at Dogpatch. When she manages to limit her time off the ground, Savannah enjoys improving her coordination through roller skating and trying to keep up with Allan Frias’s choreo.

Niel recently moved back to SF from Oahu a few months ago. He traded in the warm Hawaiian sun, and beautiful beaches for the good ol’ fog and frigid waters of the Bay Area. When... he’s not bouldering, he enjoys riding his fixed gear bike around the city and hiking the beautiful trails of California. Laid back dude, who loves to get outside and enjoy all nature has to offer.

From dog walker to Dogpatch Boulders, Athena is. a Bay Area native who has been climbing for over 7 years. Her favorite places to climb are Yosemite Valley and Tuolomne Meadows, she is an avid... crack climber but practices all disciplines of climbing. When she’s not climbing cracks she’s sending the gnar on her mountain bike. From sea to mountain peaks, Athena is always outside finding adventure.

David, an avid climber and certified personal trainer, grew up in Florida and discovered climbing at a young age while participating in Cub Scouts. He spent his summers climbing in Northeast Tennessee on real rock... which was a nice break from the gym in Florida. As an adult, he travels all over the U.S. climbing at different crags and gyms. Compounding his love for climbing, David also loves physical fitness and sees value in doing one to supplement or complement the other. He frequently seeks additional education and has worked with some of the leading influencers in the climbing fitness niche such as Steve Bechtel, Tyler Nelson, and Natasha Barnes. He is currently a Climbing Coach at Dogpatch Boulders and continues down the path of achieving his own fitness and climbing goals with the knowledge he learns along the way.

Born and raised in sunny Manila, CJ moved to the Bay Area back in 2018. She started climbing in a small gym back home where a few seasoned climbers took their time to teach a... newbie like her how to climb. After a brief halt from climbing due to the pandemic, she’s back to pulling plastic or rocks with friends, and is more inclined to get stronger at the sport. You can find her at the front desk building a tower of towels taller than her, hiding in an empty part of the gym looking for the next crimpy project, bugging her partner with cat memes, or getting tacos with her friends post-climb in the Mission.

Long ago, Chris was a determined runner. Then everything changed when rock climbing attacked. Born and raised in San Francisco, Chris doesn’t even know how to drive. But he sure is learning how to climb.... You can find him at the kilter board setting reachy problems or vacuuming the top outs. He loves to make friends, so be sure to wave hi!

For Joe, climbing is about enjoying time with the homies. When it’s not wet or windy, he might be on a bike hitting them hills. If the weather is nice, he’s out slapping sandstone or... slipping on slab. A pier rat at heart, he mainly fishes the good tides here in the Bay hoping for the the next big catch. “I swear it was this big….”

Thom is a native Bay Area kid born and raised in Pacifica. He spent his childhood incredibly active, having participated in no less than ten sports by the time he graduated highschool. Once in college... at San Diego State he discovered rock climbing and hasn’t looked back since. Over the course of the last twelve years he has climbed many classic areas in Southern California, worked as a backpacking guide in the Sierra among countless random jobs, and bounced around the state exploring and tacking on what some might say are too many hobbies. A lover of art, truth, beauty, and justice he enjoys in equal parts stimulating company and well spent alone time. Always happy to have a stimulating conversation he’d love if you drop by and introduce yourself, just forgive him if it takes a try or two to get the name right!

Raised in SF, Brandon is an avid nerd and part-time rock climber. He spends his time building bikes, touching rocks, and turning cardboard sideways.