“They were telling us everything they were going to do to Ella. Your whole life is turned upside down. You know, and it’s your kid so it’s not like, ‘Oh she’s lived a good life,’ No it’s like, ‘Oh she needs to have a life.’” – Gene Wade, Ella’s father. Cancer is terrible. There’s something […]
In early February, The Studio hosted the Bay Area chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Twenty-two people, eleven Bigs and eleven Littles came to the San Jose gym to experience rock climbing for the first time. “The event at The Studio was great because staff members were on hand to help belay some of our […]
Before Dogpatch Boulders was even open, Manager Justin Alarcon had met Nilo Batle. Nilo and his brother lived close to the gym, and when Dogpatch Boulders hosted an open house for people to see how construction was coming along, they were the very first people through the door. Nilo has been a familiar face around the gym ever […]
January was National Mentoring Month, and Metalmark invited Bigs and Littles from the Big Brothers Big Sisters into the gym to honor the amazing mentors in their program. “We did many events during the month, but none were as exciting and unique as the climbing event at MetalMark Climbing Gym!” said a coordinator. More than 50 Bigs […]
Origionally Published in Sac City Sports. Do your kids climb the walls during the weekends in search of adventure? I know mine certainly do! And so when I discovered the Weekend Kids Belay at Sacramento Pipeworks, I was thrilled. During kids belay, your kids can rock climb under the guidance of a climbing professional. Weekend Kids Belay is […]
