Employment Opportunities at Rocks & Ropes:
Rocks and Ropes & the BLOC are always eager to connect with dynamic, outgoing, and experienced individuals. Even if we don't currently have specific positions open or advertised, please feel free to drop off or send your resume, CV, cover letter, etc. We value your interest and look forward to hearing from you!
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Are you an experienced climber who loves teaching others how to climb? Do you enjoy working with kids? Rocks and Ropes is looking for an assistant coach for our climbing team!
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We are not currently hiring for this position, but we are always taking applications.
Setters
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Dustin Payne "DP" | Head Setter
Favorites:
Climbing Disciplines: Techy boulders, Moderate trad, Sport face climbs, Slab!
Movement Styles: Complicated Ladders > Neo-Futuristic Vertical Parkour
Music: Anything. If there’s a drummer, they’d better be decent.
Food: Toasted PB+Js, black coffee, veggie burritos, cinnamon
Books: Travels With Charley, Blood Orchid
Movies: Sci-Fi. Anything Sci-Fi
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Luke Bertelsen "LB"
Favorites
Climbing Disciplines: Sport and more sport
Climbing Areas: Wyoming
Rock Type: Sweet Sweet Limestone
Movement Styles: Pinches, kneebars, endurance
Food: Peanut Butter
Other Activities: Bread Baking, and crashing mountain bikes
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Emma Nakpairat "ENak"
Favorites
Climbing disciplines: sport and bouldering
Rock type: Everything I have ever climbed on
Movement style: oddball static moves, high feet, steep overhangs
Climbing areas: Farmhouse, Mt. Lemmon, Red River Gorge, Maple Canyon
Music: anything involving a banjo
Other activities/talents: Washing holds
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Lola Wicks "LOLA"
Favorites:
Climbing Disciplines: Sport climbing
Movement Styles: Technical face climbing
Music: Soul, Motown, Funk, 80's new wave
Foods: Vegetables, chocolate
Books: Cosmicomics - Italo Calvino
Pets: Archie
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Jon Mavko "Jon"
Favorites:
Climbing Disciplines: Everything
Movement Styles: Comp blocs, coordination and dynamic movement, cryptic
Music: Techno, punk rock and K-Pop
Foods: Everything
Movies: Jim Jarmusch
Other Activities: certified hater and aspiring hipster
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Morgan "MOHO"
Favorites:
Climbing Disciplines: Everything but trad and ice
Movement Styles: outdoor moves indoors and indoor moves outdoors
Music: alt rock, punk rock, EDM
Foods: Sandwiches (but they have to follow the sandwich rules he has in place)
Media: fantasy fiction & Sci-fi
Other Activities: martial arts & parkour
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