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
Meet our hosts!
Leigh Tran - VW North and Uplift
I grew up in Sydney, Australia, moved to LA in 2010, then WA in Oct 2020. I started climbing off-and-on in 2019 at age 40 but only got really consistent last year with training and coaching. I live 5 mins from VW North and I'm there a lot - always happy to meet new partners there but I also climb at Uplift, SBP and VW Seattle too - variety is key! This year I'm really psyched on sport climbing/sport multi pitch and bouldering outside equally, particularly in Index, Mt Erie, Leavenworth and Squamish.
Chelsey Corliss - VW North
[Bio coming!]
Annie Tipple - VW Seattle
I was born in the PNW yet hail from a long line of 'indoor people'. It wasn't until I discovered rock climbing a couple of years ago that I realized I could have fun and find my purpose in the outdoors. Who knew there was more to North Bend than just outlet malls!?
As one of your VW Seattle hosts, I love connecting with fellow climbers of all experience levels and sharing beta, stoke, and what it means to belong in these spaces. One of my favorite aspects of climbing is that there's always room for growth and discovery and getting to experience that together is so special.
While I've come to favor alpine climbing, I also love a good gym session or crag day (especially if there are tasty snacks). I look forward to climbing - and snacking - with you!
Becky Baron - VW Seattle
[Bio coming!]
Claire Harden - Momentum
[Bio coming!]
Tiff hou - Half moon bouldering
I first started climbing while in college at UW in 2013. While I don't consider myself an expert climber by any means, I love the challenge and the community around it. As the mom to a young toddler, I'm not climbing as much as I would like but can be regularly found at Half Moon Bouldering. Outside, I enjoy bouldering in Leavenworth and Squamish, as well as road tripping with my family to find more boulders.
Alexis Vergalla - Edgeworks Seattle
If you’ve been to a She Rocks night at Stone Gardens/Edgeworks in Ballard, there’s a good chance you already know me! I’ve been hosting since we started, back when the staff at SG passed us day passes under the table to help make our nights more affordable. I’m so honored by the community we have all built, and thankful for the support from all of our partner gyms, including discount passes and rentals.
Outside of She Rocks, you can find me walking around Ballard with my partner and our two dogs, climbing with friends or spinning down silks at New Moon Movement Arts. I through-hike, I’m part of Washington Alpine Club (Risk Management Team) and I’ve summited Baker and Rainier. My most important question: are you having fun? Are you with good people? Then you’re doing it (whatever it is) correctly.
Katie Renteria
[Bio coming!]
Brynne Accardi - Edgeworks Tacoma
[Bio coming!]
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!
