Lily Kral (she/her)
Born and raised in Portland, Lily began her climbing career as a kid at Smith, so it only makes sense that she would build her first climbing gym in Central Oregon. She has been a climber for over 20 years and a professional routesetter and gym manager for the past 10. Lily has spent most of her climbing career as a techy, vertical Smith climber, but has long aspired to be a more powerful climber. After her first go on a Kilter, she fell in love with board climbing, realized their potential as training tools and never turned back.
In 2020, Lily visualized creating a distilled, training-focused climbing gym featuring boards. More than just a training facility, she also hoped to foster a tight-knit community where members could meet other climbers easily and develop genuine friendships. After three years of planning, hard work, and ultimately a lot of help from friends and family, in 2023 Lily opened Boardworks, the first all-board climbing gym in the world. Boardworks is located in Bend, Oregon, where Lily resides with her cat, Sherman.
Trevor Roosen (he/him)
Trevor Roosen, a young “Lifer,” is an avid climber and a top professional route setter. Trevor has over two decades of climbing experience and has traveled across the country over the past ten years, setting routes at numerous gyms and immersing himself in the broader climbing community. Route-setting for professional climbers and past Olympians, as well as his own experience as a recreational and competitive climber, has given him a wealth of knowledge of the industry today. Climbing is more than just a sport for Trevor; it's a way of life that teaches resilience, problem-solving, and self-discovery. Through his coaching and program development at Boardworks, Trevor is eager to share this passion with others, inspiring them to excel in their own climbing pursuits. Trevor lives in Bend, Oregon.
Shep (they/them)
Shep is a climbing coach with 20 years of climbing experience including youth coaching, route setting, and product design for climbing. Passionate about fostering more diversity in climbing, they co-lead our Women’s and Queer Folk Training Night. Shep is a boulderer at heart with a special love for smith rock and long cruiser trad routes. Having developed powerful climbing over years of training, Siena loves researching training science and helping folks learn to love training their weaknesses. When they’re not at Boardworks they run a sustainability consulting business.