A Place to Grow a New Generation of Climbers
When Stasia and I started dating, we often found ourselves at a local climbing gym in the evenings. It was an environment where we could truly disconnect from the stressors of home/work/school, and focus on connecting with each other (and a wall).
were no distractions of school, work, phones, etc. When we moved back to Sonora we realized there wasn't quite a similar place that offered this "third place" kind of experience.
We also started our family, and our kids starting doing what kids do - they grew! They suddenly needed more places to grow and learn and move! So we enrolled them in team sports, and gymnastics, and piano, and dance, and theater and... but there was still something missing. An activity where they could shut out the world and focus on their own goals, their own strength, their own mental fortitude.
That activity is climbing. There are few activities that can be done year round where you can enter a flow state without being dependent on anyone else.
Climb Sonora exists to change that.
What We're Building
We are planning to open a bouldering gym in Sonora. But not just any bouldering gym. Our vision is for an entire generation of Tuolumne kids to discover a love for climbing and to build this lifelong physical and mental skill.
Get Involved
Climb Sonora is a community project, and it will be better with your input. Please take the survey below and let us know if you see yourself or your kids enjoying a new opportunity for community in Sonora.
-- Tristan
