05/05/2026
Meet our lovely logistics coordinator, Annie!! When asked about her role with alpha, she shared the following with us:
“I’m Annie and I love long walks on the beach (really, I do). You’ll find me with my two fur babies at my side (I’ve had my girl Karli almost 16 years!) and a coffee in hand. Besides dogs and coffee (does a girl need much more?) I also love to trail run, backcountry ski, garden, crossword, and surf! I’ve been climbing consistently since moving out to Washington 10 years ago, and my perfect day is a long moderate multi pitch climb exploring high into the Alpine (nothing compares to the French Alps!) my partner and I are currently doing a year of van life, soaking up time together doing what we love - life is too short ❤️
“Aaron Hjelt created a community that has changed the way I view climbing. I came into the alpha family later in the game, and immediately felt like I was with my people. I’ve never laughed so hard with a group of not only kids, but total strangers! This same group of people who stepped in to hold the deepest sorrow imaginable. I feel so grateful to Aaron for bringing us together.
“I can’t express how utterly STOKED I am to help continue summers of climbing, dancing, cooking, singing, swimming, friendship bracelet making, flower picking, and MORE CLIMBING with the greatest humans (thanks Aaron ❤️)”
If you want to come hang with Annie this summer, be sure to register for a trip before spaces run out. Those friendship bracelets won’t make themselves!