1614 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-360-3999
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About Us

Tufas Boulder Lounge is a 12,700 sq/ft indoor rock climbing gym, created by Philly climbers, located in South Kensington.

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#Philly-based #bouldering gym providing the best indoor climbing & training experience for our diverse city.

We are thrilled to be able to provide Philadelphia with an indoor rock climbing gym. Tufas incorporates everything that we love about the sport and lifestyle of climbing. We have designed over 5,500 sq/ft of climbing terrain with beginner and advanced climbers in mind. In addition, there is 1,500 sq/ft of climbing-specific training and general fitness to keep you strong, motivated, and healthy.

Not Just an Indoor Rock Climbing Gym

We understand the importance of community, which is why we created multiple lounge areas to provide an environment where trips can be planned and memories can be shared over coffee. We also have a Ping Pong table for when you are too pumped to continue climbing. Now that the approach is over it’s time to start climbing!

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Our Staff

Kadambari Pottasseril

  Kadambari (she/her) started climbing in 2015: one week in the Adirondacks filled with cold nights, no showers and flooded tents had her hooked. After that, she went to the New and the Red, thoroughly enjoying the sandstone and granite routes despite being chased up the wall by gnats, horseflies…

DJ Ladignon

  DJ (he/him) was first introduced to the sport of rock climbing in college while studying for his BS in Kinesiology at Temple University. “I just love how one can utilize their whole body in such an intricate way to solve a boulder problem or sport route.” Aside from climbing,…

Caleb Robinson

Co-Head Routesetter
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Rory Coughlin

Co-Head Routesetter, Co-Founder
  Rory (he/his) began climbing in 2002, shortly after moving to Philadelphia, where the existing community there took him under their wing and started him on the climbing path. His passion for climbing has taken him across the world, climbing in Thailand, Sardinia, Sicily, Northern Italy, South Africa and Mexico.…

Rachel Fifer

General Manager
  Rachel (she/hers), a lifelong dancer, first tried rock climbing in 2008, when four friends invited her out to sport climb in the Andes mountains, where she discovered her irrational fear of heights and swore she would never rock climb again. Years later, when friends invited her to climb with…

Eli Studer

  Eli (she/her) grew up in a little town near Hershey, Pa where the street lights are actually shaped like kisses. She is a visual artist and a devoted cat lover. She started climbing when she was 19 at Temple’s rock gym and at a few crags near the 717…

Eli Prosper

Eli (he/his) implements his passion for youth development while building sustainable change in the Philadelphia community as a Site Coordinator with Playworks Philadelphia. He began his career with City Year, working in under-resourced Philadelphia communities for two years: both as an Americorps member and then becoming a Team Leader. Eli…

Alan Adams

Before coaching at Tufas, Alan (he/his) worked for a year and a half as a Climbing Instructor, teaching climbing safety and skills to new climbers. He also worked at a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower young adults through staying active.

Phil Luu

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Austin Zeller

Having always been abundantly energetic, sport and play have had a vital role in creating a healthy lifestyle for Austin (he/his). He comes from a youth development background, as a part of the country’s leading non-profit in leveraging the power of play to enhance the lives of children both emotionally…

Idaho Ketcham

Idaho (he/his) grew up for the most part around Hockessin, Delaware but also New Hampshire and Maine as a teenager. He first got into climbing when I was 13, frequenting climbing crags in the White Mountains. In 2016, he moved to a small island in the gulf of Thailand, where…

Andrew Izzo

Routesetter
  Izzo (he/his) grew up just outside Phoenixville, in the Northeast suburbs of Philly. In 2015, at the tender age of 18, he was introduced to climbing at his local gym. Despite an un-athletic background, he was hooked and has spent his time doing little else since then— even at the expense…

Andrew Deming

Member Services Manager, Co-Founder, Owner
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Our Affiliations: American Alpine Club, Access Fund, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Association, National Outdoor Leadership School, American Red Cross, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and Drexel University

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