Boulder Shack
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The team

Founded by climbers. Staffed by climbers.

Managers, coaches, setters and the people on the desk who will remember your name by the third visit.

A member of the Boulder Shack team by the mural

Front of house and coaching

The people you will actually meet.

Anybody here will happily stop what they are doing to answer a question, including the ones you think are silly.

  • Matt White, general manager at Boulder Shack

    Matt White

    General manager

  • Sam Emmett, who looks after the finances at Boulder Shack

    Sam Emmett

    Finance Bro

  • Marisa Lee, head of marketing at Boulder Shack

    Marisa Lee

    Head of marketing, and designated safeguarding lead

    @marisa.lee_

  • Ollie Wragg, head route setter at Boulder Shack

    Ollie Wragg

    Head route setter

    Lead setter since 2017. Techy, body-position-dependent climbing is his signature. Also officials for GB Climbing and judged the IFSC Lead World Cup in Edinburgh 2022.

    @ollie_wragg

  • Serenity Clover, duty manager at Boulder Shack

    Serenity Clover

    Duty manager

  • David Wolhunter, duty manager at Boulder Shack

    David Wolhunter

    Duty manager

  • Shun Peng Ng, duty manager at Boulder Shack

    Shun Peng Ng

    Duty manager

  • Jay, duty manager at Boulder Shack

    Jay

    Duty manager

  • Frank Clewlow, climbing instructor and coach at Boulder Shack

    Frank Clewlow

    Instructor and coach

  • Sylvain Sourdat, part of the Boulder Shack team

    Sylvain Sourdat

    Team member

  • Katherine Baker, part of the Boulder Shack team

    Katherine Baker

    Team member

  • Sarah, part of the Boulder Shack team

    Sarah

    Team member

  • Photo still to come. Ben Foskett, part of the Boulder Shack team

    Ben Foskett

    Team member

  • Photo still to come. Lucie, part of the Boulder Shack team

    Lucie

    Team member

Route setting

The ones who make you fall off.

A different wall is stripped and reset every Friday. These are the people who decide what goes on it.

  • Ollie Wragg, lead route setter at Boulder Shack

    Ollie Wragg

    Lead setter

    Lead setter since 2017. Techy, body-position-dependent climbing is his signature. Also officials for GB Climbing and judged the IFSC Lead World Cup in Edinburgh 2022.

  • Freddie Hostettler, route setter at Boulder Shack

    Freddie Hostettler

    Route setter

  • Joel, route setter at Boulder Shack

    Joel

    Route setter

  • Photo still to come. Lucie, route setter at Boulder Shack

    Lucie

    Route setter

Want to work here?

We are almost always after coaches, setters and desk staff who climb. Email team@bouldershack.co.uk and tell us what you are good at.