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Meet the Boulder Buds

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Ciao a tutti! As you can probably tell from my accent, I come from Italy, but I’ve lived in the UK for almost 10 years! I started climbing during my Erasmus (at first, ahem ahem, just to follow a guy I had a crush on haha), and then continued since then, quickly falling in love with both lead and bouldering! In Yonder, I truly found a new home thanks to the lovely community of running and climbing friends.

I struggle to sit still, so in my free time you will find me at Yonder, running in the wetlands (often with the Yonder Run Club!), doing yoga, or planning my next climbing trip! I love a good pizza, cooking and sour beers

Rossana (she/her)

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I've been climbing for 12 years, always bouldering because rope is waaay too much admin for my monkey brain. I love a climbing trip and I've been to Fontainebleau, Magic Wood, and Yosemite, as well as the UK's finest in Portland, Peak District, Hartland, and North Wales.

I work at ASOS where I'm also the Chair of the LGBTQ+ network, I'm one of the Queer Climbers London reps, a member of UK Para-climbing Collective, and you can always find me causing mischief and madness with The Beth Squad. Recently MHFA Certified (Mental Health First Aider) :)

NIX (they/them)

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I've been climbing for about 8 years now, started casually with friends and immediately became obsessed! Huge fan of outdoor climbing, especially Magic Wood, which is my favourite outdoor destination. I am massively passionate about brushing, and I come equipped with a variety of brushes to help you send your proj!

I work as a video editor in my day job, so always happy to film your sends! This community gave me so much, and I'm so glad I have the opportunity to give back myself!

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Jay (he/him)

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Started climbing back in 2017, was invited along by friends and was hooked. It became a big part of my life, and I love the community, spirit and atmosphere.

Outside of climbing, enjoy a variety of sports and can usually be found training for a run. When I am not training, can usually be found either planning a trip, with the cat or searching for beers to stock my home bar opened during lockdown dubbed “The Isolate Inn”.

Steve (he/him)

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I have been climbing for over three years, I'm all about the bouldering, I haven't got time for ropes and tying knots.

The thing I love about climbing and yonder is that you can be a climber who easily sends a V8 or be someone who doesn't even know what sending a V8 means!

All are welcome, and all have fun, so come and say hi :)

Matt (he/him)

Ellie (she/her)

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Hi! I’m Ellie. I’m from Colorado and grew up climbing outside with my dad. My favorite things to climb are the boards upstairs and anything with lots of crimps (and of course anything outdoors!)

I love climbing because of the community and how supportive everyone is of each other. I also love the problem solving, even if I don’t know the beta for a specific problem, I’m always excited to try and figure it out.

Climbing is such a fantastic way to build community. I run socials weekly but I’m at yonder a minimum of 5 days a week, so don’t hesitate to come say hi!