{"id":230127,"date":"2022-10-12T10:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5.life\/?p=230127"},"modified":"2022-10-15T08:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T12:18:31","slug":"creating-more-diversity-in-our-climbing-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5.life\/blog\/2022\/10\/12\/creating-more-diversity-in-our-climbing-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating More Diversity in Our Climbing Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/5.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52325195804_473be69dde_o-scaled.jpg” alt=”Nicole Brandt” title_text=”5.Life Leadership” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Left to right: Vanessa Brias, Carrie Roccos, Mardi Roberts<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Creating More Diversity in Our Climbing Community<\/strong><\/p>\n Author: Steve Wartenberg steve.wartenberg@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n Mardi Roberts attended an event for the owners of multiple indoor rock-climbing gyms during the recent 2022 Climbing Wall Association (CWA) Summit in Salt Lake City. \u201cI walked in and said, \u2018wow, there aren\u2019t very many other women here,\u2019\u201d said Roberts, one of the owners of 5.Life, the family-run, parent company of Vertical Adventures, Bloc Garten, Chambers and Climb Nittany.<\/p>\n 5.Life is owned by Mardi and Matt Roberts, and Carrie and Alexis Roccos. In an anomaly in the fast-growing, male-dominated world of indoor rock climbing facilities, three women now lead 5.Life after a recent leadership reshuffling: Carrie Roccos was named Chairperson of the Board, Roberts is the new CEO and President, Vanessa Brias is now Chief Operating Officer. The three call themselves the Climbing Queens, a well-deserved title as all three women love to climb and introduce others to the sport they love.<\/p>\n \u201cI know of only a couple other indoor climbing gyms that are run by women at the top management level,\u201d said Roccos, who opened the first 5.Life indoor facility (the original Vertical Adventures location) in 1994 with her husband. The Roberts became co-owners and partners in 2013.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/5.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/51762608220_cf3cb9c1cf_6k-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Central Community House” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]