The Staff

Soaring from the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula, Roger moved to Los Angeles back in 2004. They have now spent over half of their life living in California, and have spent the last 8+ years climbing and exploring the diverse state. When not climbing, Roger likes to spend time at the beach or anywhere where there’s a pool of water because it reminds him of his childhood. Aside from climbing and attempting to tan at a beach, Roger loves going to concerts and seeing all the pop girlies live! Some of his favorite live performances include Charlie XCX & Caroline Polachek. Side note: Make sure you give Roger restaurant recommendations. He loves to eat!

Nick hails from the distant future, having come back in time to prevent an apocalyptic reality. Turns out things are much better here, so he stuck around. He is a paragon of placidity, a champion of both nothing and everything, and a repository of unwarranted knowledge and ideas with dreams of becoming a world-renowned supervillain. And if the legends are to believed, he once flashed a 5.8 on top rope.

Katherine hails from Miami and was raised by rad hippie immigrants from South America. She was eating tofu and alfalfa sprout sandwiches before they were cool—those are cool now, right? She moved out to California five years ago to pursue acting and hasn’t looked back. She reluctantly went bouldering for the first time at her friend’s insistence and joined the gym the day after—trying new things can be scary AND transformative!

When she’s not convincing everyone she knows to try climbing…she’s most likely rewatching one of her favorite shows again for the fourth time or exploring Southern California on weekends—she likes that so much that she co-wrote/co-produced an indie feature about road tripping through California!

Filemón loves hiking and is always looking for a new trail, new adventures and new friends to walk the mountains with. He’s glad to be a family member of Touchstone, and LA Boulders is his home gym.

LAB’s resident jack of all trades, Patrick always brings positive energy with him. Between learning everyone’s name, playing the best music, baking treats, and sharing helpful yoga tips, he occasionally finds time to climb things and hang out.  Be sure to ask him what song was playing twenty minutes ago!

A wandering nomad who has lived and been to many far and wide corners of the world from New Zealand to China to South Africa to Peru, Lenard found his way to Los Angeles. He decided to set up camp and stay for a while. His search to find a place to call home has finally come to an end. When not at work at LAB, you can likely find him skiing and snowboarding up at Big Bear, lead climbing over at Malibu Creek, camping out at Joshua Tree, bouldering at Stoney Point, or at many of the Queer Crush events in the LA area. He loves baking delicious sweet treats, listening to all the pop queens, and taking lots of cute photos of his dogs. And if you’re ever going on a road trip, he’s always down to join.

Melo, short for Melody, is native to Los Angeles. When she isn’t at LAB you can find her catching some LA sun hiking or climbing outside. Her eclectic sense of fashion is cultivated from her impeccable thrift finds and jewelry that she makes herself. She loves her cat Molly and her pup, D.O.G. (pronounced like the letters.) While she loves to take risks, she knows when to stick with what works, and has her sushi order dialed in. She has a sweet tooth and really enjoys her sweetened matcha and loves a nice cheese and bean pupusa. Come say hello next time you’re at the desk and bask in her friendly energy!

Stumbling his way into Los Angeles from San Diego, Kobe is a cat fanatic and food lover who loves to share whatever he was cooking last. Ask him what he ate last or what his favorite food is, and the answer is sure to be something new every single time. Beyond cooking and eating, he loves to spend his time at cat cafes, various restaurants across the world, or in the photo pit at different shows. Kobe is always looking for an excuse to climb, so if you need a ropes partner or want to boulder for a while, he’s your guy! Just promise to get him food afterward.