Owner

Nickname/Preferred Name: Mike

Animal Mascot: Magua

Best Thing About Cirque: Community

Gym Director

Nickname/Preferred Name: Esteban

Animal Mascot: The Mighty Hippo

Climbing Jam: Overhanging jugs in a cave somewhere pretty 

Best Thing About Cirque: Our tight-knit community

Favorite Adventure: Climbing in Sardinia, summiting Cotopaxi in my home country of Ecuador and sea-kayaking down the coast of Georgia.

Fun Facts: Born in Ecuador, grew up in North Carolina where I started rock climbing and went to school down in Savannah, Georgia where I realized I never wanted a normal job while working as a guide for Sea Kayak Georgia. 

Head Setter

Nickname/Preferred Name: Shane

Animal Mascot: Bear

Climbing Jam: Large throws on small holds

Best Thing About Cirque: My coworkers

Favorite Adventure: Farming in Costa Rica

Fun Facts: Survived a fatal stab wound when I was in the 4th grade

Front Desk / Setter

Nickname/Preferred Name: Lauren      

Animal Mascot: Hedgehog

Climbing Jam: Tiny fingers and toes on slab, really high steps

Best Thing About Cirque: Gym dogs! And their people! 

Fun Facts: Celebrating the 10th anniversary with my cat in 2022, she enjoys traveling with me by air, land, and sea.

Front Desk / In-House Artist

Nickname/Preferred Name: Kristi    

Animal Mascot: I might have to fight Shane for bear. 😉

Climbing Jam: Crimps. As for place, I have many memories attached to Vedauwoo, our dogs running around in all of that space, the massive formations to climb and explore, great times with friends. 

Best Thing About Cirque: Community, for sure. Y’all are the best. 

Favorite Adventure: That time we sold our house, quit our jobs and moved to Wyoming for 5 years – we had never seen it, had no jobs, knew no one. This was before cell phones and internet ruined adventures. 

Fun Facts: One of my degrees is in Art and I have worked as an artist for many years – fun to use those skills at Cirque as well. My other job outside Cirque is as a mediator working primarily in special education. 

Front Desk

Nickname/Preferred Name: Sam

Animal Mascot: Any lab that’s slowing down will forever have my heart. If I have to pick one, it’d be my 2 year old lab, Wrigley!

Climbing Jam: Easy! A pink V4 set at Cirque in 2018! It led to meeting four incredible people that turned climbing into what it is for me today.

Best Thing About Cirque: Heading out to the back deck on a summer night with the crew!

Favorite Adventure: The next one.

Fun Facts: That’s for you to decide!

Front Desk / Setter

Nickname/Preferred Name: Zion

Animal Mascot: TBD

Climbing Jam: Crimps

Best Thing About Cirque: The grade-A pebble wrestling

Favorite Adventure: Climbing in Thailand

Fun Facts: Warehouse Rock Gym climbing team for 2 years

Front Desk

Nickname/Preferred Name: Tasha!

Climbing Jam: Anything crimpy and scary

Best Thing About Cirque: It introduced me to something that I never thought I’d be this obsessed and passionate about

Favorite Adventure: Moving to Washington after growing up in the Las Vegas desert and discovering the outdoors!

Fun Facts: I am a tattoo apprentice at Sorry Mom Ink in Olympia!

Front Desk

Nickname/Preferred Name: Chy          

Animal Mascot: Hayduke 

Climbing Jam: Crack climbing (trad)/Indian Creek

Best Thing About Cirque: The inclusive community!

Front Desk

Nickname/Preferred Name: Alix

Animal Mascot: One-horned Bull

Climbing Jam: Leavenworth

Best Thing About Cirque: The community is very positive and uplifting, making it a good home-away-from-home.

Fun Facts: I once worked as a Christmas elf.