What is She Rocks?
We are a community of climbers.
Our mission is to make climbing accessible to all women and non-binary folx and cultivate connections between climbers by:
Hosting social and informational events
Facilitating indoor and outdoor climbs
Providing an environment that fosters communication
We host monthly gym nights, and our current gyms are Edgeworks (Seattle), Edgeworks (Tacoma), Half Moon Bouldering, Vertical World (North), Vertical World (Seattle), Uplift Climbing and Momentum Bouldering.
We encourage our group to connect in our Slack Community (send us a DM on instagram for more information!) and self-organize to get out there, whether it's to a gym or a crag, to a boulder field or a mountain. We climb ice, plastic, rock, and scree. We lead like champions and fall off of V0's. We rock.
Join us and climb with us!
Co-founder and current Mamma Bear to the She Rocks group Alexis Vergalla (photo credit: Daniel Silverberg). Alexis has been with She Rocks since the start and she has the purple swag to prove it. Originally from NJ, she moved to Seattle in 2008 and started climbing in 2010. In addition to She Rocks she's actively involved in the Washington Alpine Club. Her first love is alpine but is happy climbing anything from ice to boulders.
Carrisa Pawell is our social media guru and the power behind our smart commentary and engagement. Originally from California (but don't hold that against her), she moved to Seattle in 2014 and started climbing in 2013. Her love of sport climbing is fast being challenged by bouldering. Can't we all just be friends?
Founding Members:
Esther Dubrovsky
Rachel Randall
Julia Dubinina
Sarah Ward
Alexis Vergalla
Chelsea Ayers
Climb with us
Routine gym nights are held at gyms throughout the Seattle and greater Seattle area. Nights usually run from around 5:30 - 7ish PM and dates can be flexible. You can always find the most up-to-date information on our Instagram and we’re working to include a calendar on our site. We currently host nights at the following gyms:
Edgeworks Seattle (Formerly Stone Gardens)
(This is our original home and we’ll always host the 3rd Thursday of each month!)
Vertical World - North
Vertical World - Seattle
Half Moon Bouldering
Uplift Bouldering
Momentum Bouldering
Discounts depend on the gym, but all gyms support us with discounted passes, just be sure to let the front desk know. Look for women in purple and/or with name tags on!
Interested in more nights? Different gyms? All of our nights are volunteer run and we focus on making sure that any night works with the host’s life and schedule. If you want to host at your local gym, let us know!
Contact us at info@sherocks-pnw.org, but often a direct message on Instagram @sherockspnw is WAY faster than email!