Member Spotlight: Aug 2017
Laura Jones
Member since 2016
How did you start climbing?
Laura: I started climbing at the rec center gym while I was in college in Ohio. It was during that time that I started going on regular weekend missions to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.
Why do you climb at Edgeworks?
Laura: I really enjoy the variety of what I can do at Edgeworks from hanging out with great people bouldering or getting on the ropes, to tuning out for a solo workout involving the hangboard/fitness room. Regardless, I always like to catch up with the strong community Edgeworks has created. Thanks!
Where is your favorite place to climb outside?
Laura: Yosemite! Although that is a tough question as I have many more favorites than one. Granite cracks or overhanging limestone are my main haunts.
What do you do when you’re not climbing?
Laura: I also like to hit the ski touring scene, yoga, knitting, vegetable gardening…and I am an accountant, so I am most likely nose-deep in a spreadsheet during the day.
Which do you prefer: top rope, lead, or bouldering?
Laura: Leading 🙂
What are some interesting facts that you’d like to share with the Edgeworks community?
Laura: My husband and I are re-vamping a 1910 house on the East side of Tacoma at the moment, so right angles and level surfaces are a consistent crux. On the climbing side of things…in the alpine realm I have climbed the South and North peaks of Denali, with a ski descent of the Thunderbird Couloir from the North peak. Of rock interest, a gal pal and I did an ascent of the Nose on El Cap last summer in a single push (we were very thirsty at the end).
What’s your go-to route grade?
Laura: I like to throw myself at things that are a grade harder than what I can get up without too much trouble. I don’t mind logging some air time with a little try-hard.