ARC’TERYX • BOULDERING CLINIC

Alannah Yip is a Canadian climber and Arc'teryx athlete who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She is a member of the IFSC Athletes Commission and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Growing up in the mountains in North Vancouver influenced her life greatly and she enjoys being in the forest hiking, trail running, and mountain biking when she is not climbing. Her favourite rest day activities include jigsaw puzzles and eating snacks.

SCARPA • ROPE CLIMBING CLINIC

Lor fell in love with climbing at a gym in Detroit, Michigan when they were twelve years old. As a young climber, they split their time between competitive climbing and exploring sandstone crags in the southeast. Lor has a diverse background in the climbing industry as a guide, route setter, and coach. They now work as a mental training coach and therapist, exploring the relationship between mental health, mental performance, and community resilience in adventure sports. Lor loves all types of climbing, but they are especially drawn to steep splitter cracks and desert towers.

LA SPORTIVA • BOULDERING CLINIC

Ady is a returning Bronx native who started climbing 13 years ago indoors. In that time she’s competed, coached youth teams, written training plans for adults, route set commercially and for competitions, taught route setting clinics, and taught at outdoor festivals. She’s gained sponsorship from La Sportiva, Tension Climbing, The North Face, Gunks Apps, and Beta Labs. She’s a board member of New York City Climbing Collective and focuses her community work on diversifying the climbing industry. Her favorite styles of climbing are bouldering, slab, body positioning, and technique based.

ARC’TERYX • BOULDERING CLINIC

Ashima Shiraishi is an Arc'teryx athlete and professional climber from New York City, born to Japanese artist immigrants — a Butoh dancer and a fashion designer. She discovered climbing at age six at Central Park’s Rat Rock, and became the youngest person to climb a V10 in Hueco Tanks at age eight, at age 9 was the youngest to climb a V12, at 14 the youngest female to climb a V14, and was the first female to climb a V15. As a co-founder of All Rise, an experimental DEI program, Ashima seeks to make the outdoors more inclusive. She is also an artist who explores the intersections of climbing, ecology, geology, and indigenous landscapes. 

SCARPA • BOULDERING CLINIC

Nina Williams is a professional climber currently based in Bishop, California. She started climbing in 2002, splitting time between competitions and the outdoor crags of New England.  After moving West, she competed in National and World Cup events while developing her outdoor skillset in South Africa, Switzerland, Brazil, Peru, Australia, and across the U.S. 

Though her hardest bouldering grade clocks in at V13, Nina is best known for her highball ascents. She has climbed the 40ft-50ft Bishop test pieces Flight of the Bumblebee (V8), Footprints (V9), Evilution Direct (V11), Ambrosia (V11), and Too Big To Flail (V10) as well as Earn Your Stripes (V11) and Sundial (V11 FA) in Roy, NM and Speed of Life (V10) in Farley, MA. She is considered an all-around climber with sport ascents of China Beach (5.14b) in Rumney, NH and Papadarius (5.14a) in Boulder, CO as well as multi-pitch trad ascents of The Final Frontier (5.13 IV) on Fifi Buttress and Father Time (5.13 VI) on Middle Cathedral in Yosemite, CA. In 2023, Nina became the first woman to complete the Longs Peak Triathlon, a Colorado bike/run/climb endurance challenge, solo & unsupported.

TOUCHSTONE • BOULDERING CLINIC

Zoey enjoys the classics: Long walks on the beach, watching the sunset, and heinous 40 meter rope stretching crimp lines. Usually referred to as 'Oh so you're the Zoey who set that climb' by Touchstone members, she loves setting in the style of 'I put my foot... where?!', revolving around flexibly intensive movement or simple, hard crimping. Also, Zoey and her girlfriend enjoy sliding down mountains, and then complaining that climbing doesn't get you in shape for skiing. She's easily found at the local Los Angeles sport crags, or setting for any of the gyms she works for, hosting her monthly Queer Crush meet-up / advocating for the queer climbing community, or most commonly, sitting at her computer, playing video games, and eating fried chicken.

DMM • ROPE CLIMBING CLINIC

Genevive Walker has been climbing for about ten years and with the Shawangunks as her original home crag, trad climbing always had a special place in her heart. Over the years, she combined her love of travel with climbing and experienced different varieties of rock, amazing people, and interesting cultures along the way. Her favorite part of traveling is meeting people from all walks of life and sharing the common passion for travel and climbing. She is a single pitch instructor and rock guide apprentice who has been guiding for six years. As much as she loves guiding, teaching is her passion. Any chance Genevive has to share the skills she learned with others in the community, she will with enthusiasm.

OCUN • ROPE CLIMBING CLINIC

Sam MacIlwaine is a professional climber and adventure journalist from the Bay Area. She gravitates toward dramatic, all-consuming projects and enjoys pushing her limits in multiple styles. Sam is best known for her offwidth roof ascents, including Belly Full of Bad Berries (5.13), Supreme Manliness (5.13-), The Angry Pirate (5.13), Bruce Lee as FUCK (5.12-), and Earle Struggs (5.13). She also loves big wall climbing, and she has completed several multi-day El Capitan routes, including the Nose (5.9 C2, 3000'), Zodiac (5.7 A2, 1800'), and Mescalito (5.8 A3, 2800'). Outside of climbing, Sam enjoys writing, teaching, and connecting with other women and LGBTQ+ climbers. She lives on the road and is sponsored by OCÚN, Midnight Lightning Chalk, Lattice Training, and Arizona Mountaineering Gear.

FLASH FOXY EDUCATION • TRAD SKILLS CLINICS

ean Taft-Morales was born and raised in Washington, DC and has been climbing since age 12. They are the Director of Sportrock Climbing Guides, and have over 15 years of professional climbing instruction and guiding under their belt. They’re also an American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Rock Guide and an SPI Provider. Sean has been a key part of the AMGA Affinity programs and has taught or assessed all of the LGBTQIA+ Affinity SPI Programs. They also have also volunteered to travel to Afghanistan to teach Ascend: Leadership Through Athletics, a women's climbing group, an SPI instructor course. Together they set some of the first routes in the Panjshir Province.

FLASH FOXY EDUCATION • ROPE CLIMBING CLINIC

Marian May Perez has spent their career in the outdoor industry finding purpose in community and advocacy. Spending 15 years primarily working in the retail and education space, they are now the co-founder and Executive Director of Rise Outside, a non profit guide service outside of New Paltz, NY working towards normalizing diversity in the outdoors. They are an Arc’teryx New York ambassador and Flash Foxy alumni, holding space for other foxy folks to get stoked on climbing and community.

May loves traditional climbing and spending time in different climbing areas, working on breaking norms taking up space at the crag. Catch them throwing down on the dance floor, climbing topless on your favorite moderates, and having deep conversations about life and mental health.

YOGA INSTRUCTOR

Jen Fitzwater was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and found her way to yoga during college. She completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2012 and has been teaching ever since. She’s taken a few breaks for big adventures like a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, a year living in Peru, and a few years traveling the Southwest Desert in her camper van. After nearly 3 years of life on the road she’s found a new home base in Bishop, CA, where she hikes, runs, climbs, and teaches yoga in the beautiful Eastern Sierra Mountains. She’s so honored to be sharing yoga with the Flash Foxy family!

DIY GEAR & GARMENT REPAIR STATION

Colton grew up in the Sierra and fell in love with climbing in early adulthood. They have continuously returned to these granite peaks to climb, hike, and bask in their splendor. Following their heart, Colton relocated to the Eastern Sierra and now spends every free moment exploring and day dreaming about the next flower to smell and the next lake to swim in. 

PRE-FEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR

Jean “Tucky” has been a dedicated yoga practitioner, rock climber, and alpinist for over 20 years. She teaches an engaging and dynamic Yoga for Climbers class, blending traditional yoga with vinyasa to support movement and recovery. Originally from Kentucky but shaped by the mountains of Colorado, Jean’s passion for crack climbing led her to Yosemite, where she worked with Yosemite Search and Rescue, the Yosemite Mountaineering School, and as a Tuolumne Meadows Interpretive Park Ranger. She has climbed 12 different routes on El Capitan and thrives in the world of multi-pitch trad climbing. Now based in Bishop for the past 15 years, Jean works seasonally as a yoga instructor and a Friends of the Inyo Trail Ambassador. She enjoys all forms of climbing—trad, alpine, sport, and bouldering—continuing to find adventure in the Eastern Sierra and beyond.

BISHOP PAIUTE TRIBE • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Meryl Picard was the Tribal Chairwoman for the Bishop Paiute Tribe from 2023-2024. She is excited to welcome you all to Payahuunüdü. Her passion has always been to help better the lives of the disenfranchised and disempowered, especially the youth in our communities. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work from the University of Montana and has over ten years of professional experience working in education. Meryl was the past Language Manager as well as the past Education Director for the Bishop Paiute Tribe. Her husband and three boys are an active family who love to play sports and explore their beautiful backyard in Owens Valley.

CLIMBER ETHICS PRESENTATION

Kara Flowers is one of the Bishop Climbing Rangers. She is returning to talk LNT, ethics, and overall good crag vibes for the Bishop area. Kara began climbing in western North Carolina, where she worked in outdoor education leading adventure trips through the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. For the past five years, she has traveled up and down the West Coast climbing as much as possible on beautiful granite, exploring the mysteries of the desert, and meeting inspiring climbers and adventurers. She is passionate about creating a positive and inclusive space within the climbing community, raising and milking dairy animals, foraging for mushrooms and wild medicinal plants, and regenerative farming. She’ll be around all weekend to answer questions about the beautiful land, Payahuunadü, to chat about how to dismantle toxic ideas of self-worth and grade-based climbing. 

SUNDAY MORNING PRESENTATION

SUNDAY COMMUNITY SLIDESHOW

Lyndon Cudlitz is an independent educator & consultant with over 20 years of experience in social justice facilitation and LGBTQIA services. Raised in Maine, Lyndon began climbing in 1996 and later served as a children’s instructor and gym co-manager. He is part of the leadership team of Crux, an NYC-based LGBTQ+ climbing org, and now coordinates its chapter in Albany, NY on unceded Mohican and Haudenosaunee land. Lyndon is a community weaver and organizer with projects that include co-founding Trans Climber Belong.

PANELIST

Marian May Perez has spent their career in the outdoor industry finding purpose in community and advocacy. Spending 15 years primarily working in the retail and education space, they are now the co-founder and Executive Director of Rise Outside, a non profit guide service outside of New Paltz, NY working towards normalizing diversity in the outdoors. They are an Arc’teryx New York ambassador and Flash Foxy alumni, holding space for other foxy folks to get stoked on climbing and community.

May loves traditional climbing and spending time in different climbing areas, working on breaking norms taking up space at the crag. Catch them throwing down on the dance floor, climbing topless on your favorite moderates, and having deep conversations about life and mental health.

PANELIST

Zoey enjoys the classics: Long walks on the beach, watching the sunset, and heinous 40 meter rope stretching crimp lines. Usually referred to as 'Oh so you're the Zoey who set that climb' by Touchstone members, she loves setting in the style of 'I put my foot... where?!', revolving around flexibly intensive movement or simple, hard crimping. Also, Zoey and her girlfriend enjoy sliding down mountains, and then complaining that climbing doesn't get you in shape for skiing. She's easily found at the local Los Angeles sport crags, or setting for any of the gyms she works for, hosting her monthly Queer Crush meet-up / advocating for the queer climbing community, or most commonly, sitting at her computer, playing video games, and eating fried chicken.

ARC’TERYX • PANELIST

Ashima Shiraishi is an Arc'teryx athlete and professional climber from New York City, born to Japanese artist immigrants — a Butoh dancer and a fashion designer. She discovered climbing at age six at Central Park’s Rat Rock, and became the youngest person to climb a V10 in Hueco Tanks at age eight, at age 9 was the youngest to climb a V12, at 14 the youngest female to climb a V14, and was the first female to climb a V15. As a co-founder of All Rise, an experimental DEI program, Ashima seeks to make the outdoors more inclusive. She is also an artist who explores the intersections of climbing, ecology, geology, and indigenous landscapes. 

PANELIST

Born and raised in Canada, Erika moved to Bishop in 2018 after discovering the small town with a big backyard while here on a climbing trip. She is a former professional hockey player, the current President of Inyo County Search & Rescue and the co-chair and creative director for Eastern Sierra Pride. She loves rock climbing and adventuring in the mountains and riding her favorite horse Dragoon and mule Max.

SUNDAY COMMUNITY SLIDESHOW

Standing at a staggering 5ft, Cat took up rock climbing to see the world from a higher vantage point. When he's not dangling from a rope, Cat spends his time taking pretty pictures, cuddling with his pup, and working to make the climbing community a safer and more inclusive environment. In 2022, he founded the Queer Climber's Network which focuses on helping queer climbers connect with each other, instructors, educational programs, and professionals within the climbing industry. He currently resides on Cherokee and Shawnee land.

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder

AMGA Assistant Rock Guide, Wilderness FIrst Responder

AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide, Wilderness First Responder

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder

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