WELCOME TO CIRQUE CLIMBING!
STAFF

Mike Boyer
Owner
Nickname/Preferred Name: Mike
Animal Mascot: Magua
Best Thing About Cirque: Community
Esteban Pinto
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.


Shane
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
Lauren
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.


Kristi
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.
Sam
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!


Zion Riley
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
Natasha
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!


Cheyenne Salazar
Front Desk
Nickname/Preferred Name: Chy
Animal Mascot: Hayduke
Climbing Jam: Crack climbing (trad)/Indian Creek
Best Thing About Cirque: The inclusive community!
Alix Bliss
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.

Hayduke
Front Desk
Nickname/Preferred Name: HAYDUKE
Animal Mascot: MYSELF!
Climbing Jam: FREE-SOLO
Best Thing About Cirque: PUPPER FRIENDS
SETTING
Setting at Cirque occurs on Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 PM, with fill-ins on Monday and Wednesday mornings. If you have noise sensitivity to drills, you may want to avoid coming in at these times. Our setting rotation switches each week between Boulder Routes and Top-Rope/Lead Routes.
HOURS
LOCATION
8276 28th Ct. NE
Lacey, WA 98516
360-915-8614