Archives: Biographies

Ryan Wichelns

Ryan Wichelns

Ryan is a freelance journalist and climber. His favorite climbs are the random, unaesthetic snow- and ice-covered heaps in the middle of nowhere that require a ...
JP Whitehead

JP Whitehead

JP is a Colorado-based freelance writer and avid boulderer. He has worked for Climbing magazine and Mountain Standard....
Nalle Hukktaival

Nalle Hukktaival

Nalle is a Finnish climber who travels around the world year-round to climb. He loves bouldering above all, but also trad and multi-pitch climbs. Learn more abo...
Andy Selters

Andy Selters

Andy Selters is a veteran climber and former guide with experience around the world, including new routes in the Himalaya and Andes. He is the author of many ou...
Kathleen Morton

Kathleen Morton

Kathleen, Greg, and their dogs, Blaize and Peaches, live in a 1969 camper trailer (140 sq. ft.). They are currently building out their 1987 Toyota van as their ...
Nick Wilder

Nick Wilder

Nick created Mountain Project. If he's not rock climbing, mountain biking, kiteboarding or just generally living the dream, he's hard at work writing code and m...
Andrew Burr

Andrew Burr

Andrew Burr is a senior contributing photographer at Climbing magazine and staff photographer for Patagonia. Follow his 'gramming at @andrew_burr....
Black Diamond

Black Diamond

At Black Diamond it's all about climbing. We share the same experiences on the rock that you do, and these experiences push us to make the best gear possible ....
TJ Sanford

TJ Sanford

TJ is a routesetter and Assistant Head Coach at the Boulder Rock Club in Boulder, CO. He's competed in the Setter Showdown, taking 1st in the "Function" categor...
Dave Sheldon

Dave Sheldon

Dave has been climbing for eighteen years and has climbed sport routes up to 5.13b. He enjoys writing about what makes top climbers tick and how the 99% can mor...
Owen Silitch

Owen Silitch

Owen is an all-around climber from Brunswick, Maine and a former staffer at Climbing magazine....
Dr. Lisa Erikson

Dr. Lisa Erikson

Lisa is owner of LifeSport Chiropractic in Boulder, CO. She was Head Medical for USAClimbing's American Bouldering Series and Sport Climbing National Championsh...