Mitch

Portland Head Setter

Setter Tag

MAN

about me

A member of the PG family since 2009, Mitch has taken on just about every role on the floor through the years, landing him in PDX in 2014 and eventually into Head Setter in 2017. He likes dumb puns and dance moves, and can mostly likely be found sharing both on the setting floor. With varying route setting roles beginning in 2010, he believes challenging the mind is equally important as challenging the body in climbing and likes to bring both elements to his commercial routes and boulders. Favorite areas include Red Rock Canyon and Leavenworth, and he prefers hard bouldering or mellow trad climbing. Or anything with knee bars.

skills

Sitting on climbing features, on-the-wall 360’s, knee-bars, and dynamic moves.

Height

5’11

My Favorite climb, problem or area

Area: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
Boulder: Lost Keys Traverse, Castle Rock State Park, CA
Route: Epinephrine, Red Rock Canyon, NV

My setting style in three words

Prolific, potent, peculiar

Travis

Assistant Head Setter

Setter Tag

T-RAW

About Me

I started climbing at Planet Granite Sunnyvale and Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz mountains back in 2011. I prefer slopey, pinchy, compression boulders and long trad routes, and I struggle on sharp, crimpy climbs. My other hobbies include beatboxing, fishing, and watching Masterchef.

Classes

Balance and Technique

Height

5 11’

My favorite:

Boulder: Disco Diva in Bishop, Ca
Areas: Bishop, Tuolumne Meadows, and Squamish
Sport route: Gulag Archipelago, Smith Rock
Trad route: West Face of DAFF Dome, Tuolumne Meadows

My setting style in 3 words:

Dancy, Delicate, Dreamy

Lily

Routesetter

Setter Tag

Lil’ K

about me

I started climbing when I was 14 on a climbing team in Portland and have been involved in climbing ever since then. When I’m not climbing I’m scuba diving, traveling, quoting youtube videos, and nerding out about biology and animals.

skills

Crimps! Technical movement. Frogging. Putting my foot by my head.

Height

5’5″

Ape Index

+2

My favorite climb, problem, or area

Minstrel in the Gallery in Red Rocks

my setting style in three words

Flowy, edges, high-steps

James

Routesetter

Setter Tag

JAMZ

About Me

I started climbing back in 2011 on a random sandstone crag by Mt Rainier. I’ve been hooked ever since and I love to pick apart climbing and learn every small detail I can. This led to beginning to routeset only a year later. Since then, I’ve held different hats in the climbing industry, but I always have enjoyed routesetting the most. If I spend a day not climbing, I can be found mountain biking, snowboarding, or hiking.

Skills

The ability to bear hug routes into submission.

Height

6’3″

Ape Index

+3

My Favorite Climb

The Great Controversy in Post Falls, Idaho

Favorite Problem

Either Pimpsqueak or the Hesitator in Leavenworth

Favorite Area

Leavenworth or Red Rocks

My Setting Style in 3 Words

Positioning, Gliding, and Educational

Devin

Routesetter

Setter Tag

D-BLOC

About Me

I moved to Portland in 2018 from Indianapolis, which is where I was born and raised; I found rock climbing through my alma mater (Ball State University), and have been climbing & setting since 2012 – when I took my first trip out to the Red River Gorge. Aside from climbing, my biggest passion is music. I have been playing musical instruments since I was a child, and rapping ever since I was a teenager. I also love Star Wars, food, beer, and really wide pinches.

Skills:

Rapping, instruction, photography, pinching

Height

5’7″

Ape Index

+5.5

My favorite…

Climb: Air Ride Equipped- Red River Gorge
Problem: Celestial Mechanics – Stonefort (AKA Little Rock City)
Area: Horse Pens 40 – Steele, Alabama

My setting style in 3 words

Flow, power, technique