Allie comes from midwestern roots; born in Indianapolis then moved to Wisconsin for high
school. Shemoved to Arizona for nursing school and that’s when her identity started to shift from
eclectic hobbyist to climber. Her college roommates used to make fun of her for the random
array of things she would become involved in (women’s rugby, volunteering locally and abroad,
sorority life, campus tour guide, etc) so when she brought home a harness and shoes after her
first time rock climbing they pointed out it’d be fleeting like everything else. But, as it turns out,
climbing stuck! Climbing grounds Allie and grows her in a way she hasn’t found reproducible
through anything else. The pristine beauty of the places she finds herself, feelings of
accomplishment when pushing past physical limitations, and the deep connections built through
climbing partnerships keep her coming back.
