Andrew Deming

Co-Founder

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Rory Coughlin

Director of Routesetting, Instructor, Co-Founder

I began climbing in 2002, shortly after moving to Philadelphia, where the existing community there took me under their wing and started me on the climbing path. My passion for climbing has taken me across the world, climbing in Thailand, Sardinia, Sicily, Northern Italy, South Africa, and Mexico. I hope to give back to the […]

Alexi Windler

Assistant Manager, Climbing Coach

I was first introduced to climbing at Tufas Boulder Lounge in August 2019. Having never been involved in sports in my adult life, I was surprised by how suddenly I began to fall in love with the sport. What started out as a hobby eventually became a passion, then a lifestyle and integral part of […]

Idaho Ketcham

Retail Manager, Front Desk Attendant

I grew up for the most part around Hockessin, Delaware but also New Hampshire and Maine as a teenager. I first got into climbing when I was 13, frequenting climbing crags in the White Mountains. In 2016, I moved to a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, where I worked as a climbing and […]

Roxy Taginya

Community Programming Director

I started climbing 3 years ago when my sister purchased us an intro to belay class down in Maryland. Being terrified of heights made me reluctant to go but I was quickly bit by the climbing bug and have been climbing ever since (sans pandemia lockdown). I love cheering my fellow climbers on when I […]

Tim Carr

Front Desk Attendant

I grew up wrestling and playing rugby. Weight training was always an integral part of those sports, however when I stopped competing I felt weight listing became a bit monotonous. Once I was introduced to climbing by a friend, I have been climbing ever since. I think the aspect I enjoy most about bouldering is […]

Satya Simpson

Assistant Director of Youth Programs

I first learned what bouldering was in 2019 while I was at Florida State University and simply trying something new with friends. Climbing quickly became a passion of mine, and I found myself meeting new people, getting stronger, and improving my skills. I moved up to Philly in August 2022 and I’m thrilled to be […]

Ben Berger

Youth Coach, Front Desk Attendant

I got back into climbing in the summer of 2019 with my friends in the Appalachian Mountains. It provided a great outlet during the pandemic that I’ve stuck with to this day. I believe that Tufas provides that relaxed, friendly, and inclusive environment that draws so many to the sport. Catch me at the front […]

Lili Chranko

Front Desk Attendant

I first started climbing Summer 2022 in my hometown of Baltimore. Climbing quickly became a passion of mine and has connected me with an amazing community. I wa obsessed, climbing every day for weeks and quickly learned the importance of taking rest days the hard way when I had to take a month’s rest from […]

Amanda Waller

Front Desk Attendant

I started climbing in 2022. I have a group of friends that are pretty active climbers and had been trying to get me to join them for years. Finally, I came to Tufas on a guest pass with one of them, and I was hooked! Climbing for me is a supplement to my main focuses […]

Pat Puzio

Routesetter

Andrew Izzo

Routsetter

I grew up just outside Phoenixville, in the Northeast suburbs of Philly. In 2015, at the tender age of 18, I was introduced to climbing at my local gym. Despite an un-athletic background, I was hooked and have spent my time doing little else since then— even at the expense of my grades and social life. […]

Rich Joerger

Climbing Coach

I grew up in the Poconos with no idea what climbing was. The first time I ever had the chance to experience climbing was at Frost Valley YMCA in upstate New York when I couldn’t have been older than 11. I was so scared of falling that I cried on top-rope and couldn’t get more […]

Diana Chica

Youth Programs Director

Hello, my name is Diana! I am the Youth Program Director and afterschool coach for your kiddos! I am so excited to see old faces and teach new ones how to climb. As a coach I am passionate about: teaching, getting kids to face their fears on the wall and achieving their climbing projects. A […]