Meet THe Rogue rock gym Staff
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Carsen Dowding
Owner
Climbing Experience: Started climbing at Rogue Rock Gym more than 14 years ago, quickly transitioned into outdoor climbing, fell in love with trad climbing.
Favorite Climbing Style: High-key obsessed with off-width cracks.
Fun Fact: Chalk doesn't reduce sweat, it increases friction.
Credentials: Dubious at best, but she seems nice enough.
Alex Golden
Owner
Climbing Experience: Started climbing at Rogue Rock Gym and fully intends to finish his climbing at Rogue Rock Gym.
Favorite Climbing Style: Anything that requires a sense of balance, climbing is advanced standing up.
Fun Fact: Terry Pratchett loved Doom
Credentials: Dubious at best, but he seems nice enough.
Gaur Groover
Manager /
Head Routesetter /
Man of Mystery
Climbing Experience: I've been climbing for around a hundred and nine years. After the first day of climbing I knew I wouldn't be able to stop, Since then I have climbed in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and a crag or two in the ol' USA. The plan is to keep climbing as much as possible!
Favorite Climbing Style: I have always enjoyed the raw power and intensity of bouldering. So I am going to have to say that is my favorite. But the mental focus and drive of a long rope climb will come in as a close second.
Fun fact: I love sloths.
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Credentials: Biceps.
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Keera Peterson
Coach /
Designer/
Youth Program Developer
Climbing Experience: I have been climbing for four or five years? I am mostly a gym rat but have climbed outside some :)
Favorite Climbing Style: I am mainly a boulderer because of my fear of heights but after a climbing injury I am trying to become a rope person. ( boulders still rule )
Fun Fact: Zenas is my chess rival
Credentials: AHA First Aid/CPR certified, lead and top rope climbing certification from the Rogue Rock Gym
Emma perreault
Consultant
Climbing Experience: I have been climbing since 2016, both indoor and outdoor climbing experience. I've climbed in Nevada, Utah, California, Greece and of course Oregon. Excited to visit some international crags next!
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Favorite Climbing Style: My favorite style of climbing is sport climbing. I love long routes, clipping bolts and getting high. Although I've learned to love bouldering as well I'll always try harder on lead.
Fun Fact: I always listen to ABBA on the way to the crag.
Credentials: Certified Personal Trainer, First aid certified, WFR and Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Technician
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Gabriel Luksich
Youth Instructor / Front Desk
Climbing Experience: I've been climbing for around 3 years, mostly here at the gym but some outdoor bouldering and sport as well.
Favorite Climbing Style: Anything... but... slab...
Fun Fact: I'm also a mountain biker and you'll probably see me shredding down the local trails some time!
Credentials: Very attentive spotter and belay certified.
Lincoln Potochnick
Front Desk
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Riley Anderson
Youth Instructor
Climbing Experience: indeed!
Favorite Climbing Style: yes.
Fun Fact: There are no fun facts, only Zuul.
Credentials: Who's asking?
Maddox
New Guy
Climbing Experience: yes
Favorite Climbing Style: one of them
Fun Fact: Did you know that sloths have cube-shaped poop?
Credentials: Not if we can help it.
Matt Lambert
Founder / Consultant
Climbing Experience: I began climbing in the early 90's with the Boy Scouts. Climbing has taken me around the world from Thailand to the Himilayas. I've enjoyed all aspects of climbing from bouldering and multi-pitch rope climbing to mountaineering and ice climbing.
Favorite Climbing Style: I'd say that I enjoy Big Wall climbing the most because I love messing with gear and being thousands of feet off the ground.
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Fun Fact: I have a sailboat obsession.
Credentials: AHA First Aid/CPR certified, I've worked and taught climbing skills in indoor gyms for over 15 years. I have also worked as an outdoor rock climbing mountaineering guide in several states and internationally. I've also summited El Capitan 25 times, twice on my own climbing roped-solo.
Dash Fraser Moyers
Head Routesetter / Coach
Climbing Experience: Started climbing around 12 years old at the old SOU racquetball/climbing gym and then moved over to RRG when it opened. After a bit of a hiatus, I found myself back in the gym and was totally hooked all over again.
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Favorite Climbing Style: Bouldering for sure. I've learned to love sport climbing as well, but I'll always be most stoked when out developing new spots and bouldering with the crew.
Fun Fact: I'm a 35mm film nerd.
Credentials: Watched entirely too many Mellow videos.
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Keera Petersen
Coach / Front Desk / Designer
Climbing Experience: I have been climbing for four or five years? I am mostly a gym rat but have climbed outside some :)
Favorite Climbing Style: I am mainly a boulderer because of my fear of heights but after a climbing injury I am trying to become a rope person. ( boulders still rule )
Fun Fact: Zenas is my chess rival
Credentials: AHA First Aid/CPR certified, lead and top rope climbing certification from the Rogue Rock Gym
Gabriel Luksich
Youth Instructor / Front Desk
Climbing Experience: I've been climbing for around 3 years, mostly here at the gym but some outdoor bouldering and sport as well.
Favorite Climbing Style: Anything... but... slab...
Fun Fact: I'm also a mountain biker and you'll probably see me shredding down the local trails some time!
Credentials: Very attentive spotter and belay certified.
Lincoln Potochnick
Youth Instructor / Front Desk
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Credentials: CPR & AED
rILEY ANderson
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FOUNDED IN 2005
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Rogue Rock Gym was founded in September of 2005 as The Rogue Valleys first full service indoor climbing facility. Our vision was to create a meeting place for the local climbing community, as well as provide safe qualified instruction to newcomers to the sport. In our 11 years of operations we have served over 30,000 climbers. Our youth programs have helped build strength and inspire confidence for hundreds of kids in our area and our Climbing Team has helped produce competitors at the National level.
Our mission is to continue to provide a safe and fun climbing environment accessible to climbers of any ability level, from beginner to professional. We take pride in our years of experience instructing fundamental to advanced climbing skills, as well as our ability to create fun, unique and challenging climbing routes on our walls.