Adam Ronchetti

(He/Him) | PRESIDENT
adam@wiclimbers.com | Year 3 of 3

Adam enjoys a number of outdoor activities but climbing is at the top of the list. He started climbing in the gym but was instantly hooked on climbing outdoors. It’s been great seeing climbing enter more main stream and the popularity of the sport grow. He started working with the Access Fund to learn the best ways to foster that growth while also protecting our outdoor climbing areas. Outside of climbing Adam enjoys woodworking, cooking, and spending time with his wife, Lisa.

Taylar Foster

(She/Her) | VICE PRESIDENT
taylar@wiclimbers.com | Year 1 of 3

Taylar is newer to climbing but already she's benefitted from a WCA JEDI scholarship and traveled around Wisconsin bouldering. She is grateful for the welcoming and inclusive climbing community she's found. During the day she works for the Wisconsin Dept of Tourism and on the weekends she trail runs and explores outdoor places. Taylar is also on the board of directors for the Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park.

Burt Lindquist

(He/Him) | TREASURER, STEWARDSHIP
burt@wiclimbers.com | Year 3 of 3

Burt is a Wisconsin native, who has been climbing here since the 1970s. Your secret spot? Burt probably climbed there 30+ years ago (but your secret is safe). Burt is also a photogrammetrist.

Taylor henderson

(He/Him) | MEMBERSHIP
taylor@wiclimbers.com | Year 1 of 1

Taylor was introduced to climbing by his university's outing club in 2014 in upstate NY. Since then, he's been climbing around the country, sharing his love for the sport with others.

His favorite Wisconsin route to climb is Roger’s Roof, a hand crack right through a roof!

Skills to contribute: software / web design, setup of software for managing members/campaigns, outreach/activism

Dream climbing destination: Patagonia, or maybe Chamonix, or maybe the cirque of unclimbables, anywhere there’s alpine granite.

Taylor recently became a father and it’s the been a rewarding experience.

Doug Hemken

ACCESS
doug@wiclimbers.com | Year 2 of 3

Doug has been climbing since 1975, and volunteering for about as long. In addition to the WCA, he is active in the Friends of Devil’s Lake and the Chicago Mountaineering Club. As a little kid, he aspired to be a garbage man … and now he is living his dream, picking up trash in parks! He gets a lot of satisfaction from graffiti removal, too.

Nic Van Zile

(He/Him) | JEDI
nic@wiclimbers.com | Year 2 of 3

I'm a Sokaogon Chippewa Tribal Member who was raised in Antigo and still calls the Northwoods home.  I grew up hiking at the Eau Claire Dells and scrambling up the boulders along the river. Rocky outcrops on Rib Mountain and summer trips to New Hampshire started my obsession with the outdoors. One of my favorite things to do is explore the obscure parts of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula for climbing opportunities. Some of my favorite areas/routes in Wisconsin include: Hillbilly Hollow (PWB Arete), Rib Mountain State Park, Chute Pond, Dave Falls County Park (Menhir), and Interstate Park.  

John Dobbe

(He/Him) | EVENTS & COMPS
dobbefocus@gmail.com | Year 2 of 3

John Dobbe is the originator of the WCA and the mind behind the original Boulder Bash. He’s an exceptionally motivated individual and has a love affair with good pastries. Somehow he manages to still crush at the boulders and we can confidently say he’s done Highly Executed more than anyone else! Saying he has it wired would be an understatement.

Jacob kron

(He/Him) | ACCESS, STEWARDSHIP
jacob@wiclimbers.com | Year 1 of 3

I have been climbing in Wisconsin for about 10 years, and have greatly appreciated the benefits it has had in my life. The passion, creativity, and challenge elicited by the sport has encouraged me to live a healthier, more fulfilling life than I could have hoped for. The support of the climbing community has provided many enriching relationships and adventures that have sustained my journey in climbing and the exploration of our great natural spaces. It is my goal to help the WCA support sustainable and inclusive climbing access for anyone interested. Through my professional work guiding at Devil's Lake State Park, and volunteer work through adaptive climbing it has been a great joy of mine to share the experience and enthusiasm that this wonderful sport has offered to me.

Peter Thuli

(He/Him) | OUTREACH
peter@wiclimbers.com | Year 1 of 3

Peter found climbing in 2020 and within a month found himself in Red Rocks getting pulled up his first multi-pitch (Cat in the Hat, anyone?). From that point, climbing instantly became a big part of his life. From the supportive members of the climbing community in Wisconsin to the mental and physical rewards of the sport, climbing has impacted his life in more ways than he ever imagined.

Peter’s excitement to be a part of the WCA stems from his desire to help keep climbing inclusive, sustainable, and adventurous in our beautiful state of Wisconsin. On weekends you’ll find him cragging at Devil’s Lake or practicing big wall systems in his backyard.