“Zookeeper”  
Assistant Director of Setting- Colorado North District

Pad stacker? Bolt clipper? Creek rat? Gym punk? No one truly know how to classify this ex-zookeeper from Baltimore. Mike loves all the dark corners of climbing and as we all have seen, it has infected his routesetting. His style of setting is loaded full of tension, flow, style, and gut intuition. Oh, and don’t forget the occasional dusting of emotions. 
 
But he has not developed this style all on his own. Mike has over a decade of routesetting with some of the highest regarded setters in the industry. Along with a steadfast work ethic, they have helped him build a strong sense of pride and integrity that permeates his daily workload. 

The rare moment when Mike is not at work or the crag, he spends his time outside scouting for and developing new routes or at the airport where he has been working on getting his private pilot’s license. ATC has taken on a new meaning these days… 

“ET”
Assistant Head Setter

Before he ever became a climber, Enrique was a devote musician looking to create and perform at any opportunity. However, one climbing session was all it took to get this falsetto squealing hype man attached to a new obsession. Within a year, Enrique shifted all of his creative energy into creating artificial rock climbs in the gym. It was not long after that when Enrique went all-in on the craft of routesetting by shoving anything he could into his ’98 Chevy Malibu to leave Cedar Falls, IA and find himself an opportunity in Colorado.

Enrique’s setting style pushes the boundaries of the style spectrum. Slow, steady and technical or committing, dynamic and powerful. This urge to push the limit exists on every grade he sets and is always finding ways to use his creativity to give the climbing community a series of unique challenges.

Enrique is still creating music when he is off the wall and is hoping to perform again in the near future. Otherwise, you can find him enjoying table-top games with his closest friends or raging out of control with his good boy, Buddy.

Brittany has spent her life surfing from coast to coast. After graduating from Sacramento State with a degree in Biology in 2017, she moved back to her home state of NC and put her biology degree to work by pursuing… routesetting!

“Routesetting gave me confidence, it makes me excited, I could talk about it for hours. Even after my hardest setting days I’m still excited to come back in and do better. I’ve never had a job like that. ”

In 2021 Brittany moved to Golden CO and started setting full time with Movement. Her climbing style is a mesh between powerful and delicate. “I love me a good crimp trainer, but living in the south definitely made me appreciate slapping a good sloper.”

“Dr. Jazz”

If there’s one thing that gets Jazz jazzed, it’s movement! How fitting to end up working at a place with that exact namesake? Jazz came to Colorado from the flat land of Louisiana to pursue their PhD in Biomechanics at Colorado School of Mines back in 2015. With Movement being right down the street, becoming part of the family was a no-brainer.

After a stint living in The Netherlands working as an engineer and learning to route set, Jazz knew Colorado was pulling her back. She realized the coolest thing to do would be to combine their knowledge of biomechanics with climbing! She brings this knowledge and experience to both private coaching and routesetting at Movement and is excited to find ways to be more creative with these endeavors moving forward.

If you want to nerd out, just ask Jazz about movement analysis. Or ask them about playing the drums. Aside from climbing, some things they also enjoy are playing the drums, skateboarding, sharing a drink with friends, and building random things to name a few.