Gearing for the Outdoors: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Outside

Words and Images by Brianne Schaer Instagram: @brianneschaer Taking the leap from indoor to outdoor climbing is no small feat. The gym offers a controlled environment to hone your skills and keep your body in shape. Brightly colored holds guide you to the top of...

Sender One SNA Walk Through

Take a look at Sender One's original location in Santa Ana, California. Sender One SNA offers a beautiful world-class climbing gym, Sender City, an interactive center for climbers of all ages, and our brand new Yoga and Fitness Center, offering fitness,...

LAX Spring 2018 Bouldering League Finals Video

The highlight reel from Sender One LAX's first Bouldering League Finals! Spring Bouldering League had a phenomenal turnout with amazing climbers, boulder routes, and vendors. Congratulations to our first ever champions of the LAX Bouldering League!...

USAC Collegiate National Championship: An Interview with Randy Casillan

Randy Casillan, possibly better known as RC, is Sender One SNA’s routesetting foreman. Recently, he was invited to set for the USAC Collegiate National Championship at Momentum Indoor Climbing in Houston.

Sender One SNA Yoga & Fitness Grand Opening

The Yoga & Fitness expansion at Sender One SNA had its grand opening weekend on April 21st and 22nd, 2018. We had specialty yoga and fitness classes, vendor village, aerial silk showcase, raffles and more! Come by and check out the new yoga & fitness center today!...

How to Clean Your Climbing Rope

Words & Photos by Melody Yuan I’ve had my trusted rope for two years. It’s dynamic, durable and my life depends on it. It only seems right then, to make sure the rope’s well taken care of. While I’ve taken precaution to keep my rope on the tarp and not step on it when...

Why You should NEVER Climb in the Morning

words by Iris Ma Note: This piece is meant to be humorous. Climbing in the morning is such a chore. You have to wake up before the sun rises and it makes you feel more productive than you should be. The drive is forgettable without the usual vexation of traffic. Then,...

Setter’s Favorite: Orange Arch 5.11d Video

New routes and boulders are up! Check out this nifty orange 5.11d set by Randy, and climbed by Corinne. The climb features some powerful movement on the arch. Filmed by: @kidbotic

3 Reasons to Hire a Rock Climber

Alex Honnold and Chris Sharma can climb for a living, but most of us have to do something else to put food on the table. And most of our employers would rather us spend more time in the office and less time rock climbing. Here are 3 reasons to hire a climber.

BS Combo: Baldy to Sender

There those who climb, and there are those who hike, but rarely do you find folks that love to combine these two activities together. The BS Combo was created, which involves a hike to the summit of Mount Baldy (B) and then climbing laps Sender One (S).

Earth Appreciation Headlamp Night Video

Headlamps, glow sticks, and rock climbing! For Earth Appreciation Day, Sender One turned off the lights for a night of climbing in the dark. Illuminated only by glowing accents and headlamps, climbers took to the walls for a special night of climbing. Check out the Headlamp Night video here!

“Mature” Climbers and Injuries

words by Jane Chin Those of us "mature" climbers between the ages of late 30's to mid 50's who fell in love with climbing are made aware of how our bodies respond to this sport -- often painfully aware. I'm not talking about people who climb well into their 50s and...

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