Our Team

Ashley

Owner/Operator

Ashley moved to Squamish in 2003 and quickly discovered rock climbing. Trad climbing and multi-pitch adventures dominated much of the next 2 decades, and her desire to be immersed in the climbing community/outdoor community led her to open her specialty retail shop in 2010. She has since broadened her interests to include many of the Squamish outdoor pursuits like skiing, running, and mountain biking. Raising a family, working on the Climb On business, and participating in outdoor adventures pretty much sums up her idea of living the Squamish dream life!

Favourite quote: "It doesn't have to be fun to be fun!" —Barry Blanchard

Mike

Owner/Operator

Mike brings over 20 years in outdoor retail and deep expertise in sourcing unique and hard-to-find climbing gear to meet the diverse needs of the climbing community. Passionate about fostering connections within the climbing world, he believes that Climb On serves as a hub where climbers can find the right equipment, share knowledge, and feel supported in their adventures. Mike enjoys crack climbing and long moderate routes, especially when it is followed by a swim in the local lakes. You can find Mike training at Ground Up or planning an autumn climbing trip to the desert.

Favourite gear: CAMP Goblin

Karina

Store Manager

Karina moved to BC in 2010 after a climbing vacation to Squamish in the summer of 2009. She wanted to be closer to the coastal mountains and pursue her passions of rock climbing and adventure. Apart from Climb On, you'll find her running or biking in the lush, mossy forests, climbing and scrambling the beautiful crags and peaks and skiing above the trees.

Favourite thought: The Four C's. "I believe that the four "C's" will make any day a great day! Climbing! Coffee! Cats! Cookies!"

Yuki

Product Manager

Yuki was born and raised in Japan. She started climbing in Red Rocks, Las Vegas, where she attended the university. She moved to Squamish after university and it has been her home since then. She loves crack climbing and alpine missions in the summertime. During the winter, you can find her skiing in the backcountry or training in the gym.

Favourite gear: Black Totem Cam

Kris

Professional Sales Manager

Kris was drawn to Squamish in 1998 because of his love of traditional rock routes on granite. His family enjoys the Sea to Sky's outdoor adventures all year-round. He loves to learn, and share what he learns with others through teaching and instruction. Kris has been certified as an IRATA and SPRAT Level 3 Technician, a Rope Rescue Instructor for EMCR BC, and an ACMG Rock Guide. He also instructs lift evacuation locally for the Sea to Sky Gondola. Tricky rigging challenges are his speciality, and he loves an unusual problem!

Favourite gear: Rock Exotica Aztek, Petzl Grillon

Tyrone

Product Manager

If you spend any time reading the history of the boulders or cliffs around Squamish, you'll notice the name Tyrone Brett. His name might be associated with frustration as you struggle on one of the Squamish '7 Terrors of Bouldering,' or with joy when you conquer a suitably sandbagged top 100 sport climb. Tyrone began climbing in the early '90s, contributing to the sport by developing many boulder problems and sport routes. These days, you might find him at sunny sport cliffs with his equally talented wife or developing routes with his kids. Tyrone has worked in the outdoor industry for over 30 years. Always gracious and passionate about climbing, and a positive member of the Squamish community, Tyrone brings an incredible depth of knowledge and expertise to both the industry and the sport. His insight and understanding of the needs of climbers and what climbers need help to guide Climb On to stock the products you want.

Favourite climbs: Special Forces Club (Route FA), Missing in Action (Boulder FA)
Favourite gear: Boar Hair Brush

Soleil

E-commerce Manager

Soleil loves to use semantic markup, style, and scripting languages. For over 10 years Soleil worked for marketing agencies that took on big clients like Roots, Yum!, and Labatt, and built responsive frontend frameworks for their online campaigns. Wanting a better life pace and to spend time on alpine pursuits, she moved to Squamish in 2016 and joined the team at Climb On. Soleil has been instrumental in building and evolving Climb On's e-commerce store. When Soleil isn't working for Climb On, coding for personal enjoyment or in a volunteer capacity, she can be found with friends scrambling local peaks like Mamquam, Castle Towers, and Wedge.

Eric

Marketing Manager

Eric was born in the UK and chased winter seasons before discovering climbing in 2001. He was on a skiing road trip through Canada and Alaska and stopped in Squamish. At first, climbing was just a summer backdrop to skiing in the winter, but he got hooked, and it became his focus. Eric moved to Squamish in 2004. He already had a BA in Marketing and soon added ACMG rock guide, combining marketing and guiding work. When Eric works as a guide or creates gear guides for the “Learn” section of the Climb On website, it is apparent that Eric both has an incredible depth of knowledge and enjoys teaching. His breadth of knowledge spans all types of climbing, "I enjoy all technical climbs, both physically and mentally, no matter the style — ice, bouldering, trad, or alpine. I love the experience and the process of solving the problems."

Favourite quote: "The past is kind enough to give you lessons. The present is kind enough to give you opportunities. The future is kind enough to give you both."

Happy place: Walking his dog, having coffee while playing chess, or on the sharp end when onsighting and giving it 100%.

Alex

Media Producer

Alex first started climbing in the early 90's at the age of 5, with the enthusiastic support of his father. Throughout his youth, he was able to develop as a climber with strong mentorship from local climbers and guides. Not wanting to turn the pure act of climbing into a career, Alex avoided the natural path of becoming a guide and instead opted to combine a formal education in Cinematography, with his climbing skill, where he has now shaped a successful career creating award-winning photos and videos of mountain adventures.

Favourite gear: Petzl Nomic

Ethan

E-commerce Associate

Ethan moved to Squamish in 2022 with his eyes set on the boulders. After climbing most of his projects, he started to learn his way around the ropes. He currently hopes to continue his journey of becoming a well rounded rock climber. When he is not working or climbing, he is most likely eating sushi.

Favourite gear: La Sportiva Women's Miura Lace

Amy

Product Manager

Amy was raised on the lakes of eastern Canada. In 2012, while living and working in Australia, she was introduced to Trad climbing and life as she knew took a bit of a turn. Two years later, Amy moved to Squamish, sold her kayak and bought a rack. Amy is an ACMG Top Rope Instructor and loves to find ways to be a mentor and advocate in the climbing community. She loves to explore and is always scheming the next climbing trip.

Favourite quote: "It is not the Mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

Favourite gear: Black Diamond Classic #8 Gold Stopper (aka “Goldilocks”...because giant whippers happen)

Keiko

Shipping Operations

Keiko started climbing in her 40's when the gym, Ground Up Climbing, opened in Squamish. She wants to share her passion for climbing and show people it's never too late to start!

Favourite gear: Kong Panic

Tabatha

Events and Operations

Tabatha grew up in Shuswap Lake and moved to Squamish in 2018 after attending the Mountain Adventures Skills Training program in Fernie, BC. Tabatha enjoys all of the climbing opportunities that Squamish has to offer and is excited to continue exploring new routes in the alpine and swinging ice tools, when conditions allow for it. She has gotten to climb in New Zealand, Iceland, Turkey, and throughout the USA and loves chatting to people about their upcoming trips. When time, and water flows allow, you can also find Tabatha exploring some local canyons. She loves bringing her crag cat, Lumi, along for adventures when doing single pitch climbs around town.

David

Sales Associate

David left the green pastures of Ireland for the far more interesting and rugged landscape of western BC in 2023. He announced his arrival with the sound of jangling cow bells and is still recognised around town for climbing with his double rack of hexes. He has slowly adapted to the local way of doing things and will now grudgingly admit that cams are a pretty useful piece of kit.

Favourite quote: "A man doesn't go to drink coffee after climbing, coffee is an integral part of the climbing" - Wolfgang Güllich

Ryan

Sales Associate

Ryan was born and raised in BC, growing up in the Metro Vancouver area. His first introduction to climbing was at age 9 in Smith Rock, Oregon, but it wasn't until after a few climbing birthday parties that he decided to pursue the sport at age 13. Ryan has primarily been a boulderer and continued to climb all throughout his time at UBC in the Okanagan. He spent a lot of his time in the Kelowna Boulderfields and Cougar Canyon while completing his Bachelor's of Health and Exercise Sciences. Once graduated in 2023 and missing the Coast, Ryan decided to move to Squamish to be closer to the granite, and has expanded his scope to the three different rock disciplines.

Favourite gear: Tindeq Progressor