eric salmi (he/Him)

anchor Maintenance Tech

I am from Utah and have lived most of my life here in Park City. I grew up skiing at a very young age which is how my passion for the Wasatch began. As a 19-year-old, I climbed Hatchet Crack in Little Cottonwood Canyon as my first route. I got hooked instantly and haven't looked back since. I have been climbing for over 20 years now!

I joined the SLCA as a volunteer to help with bolt replacement in 2020 and later got a position as an anchor technician. It has been a privilege to work for the SLCA and give back to the sport/community I care about so much. I think it is important to preserve climbing so the next generations can climb these routes with safe and sustainable hardware. When I'm not rebolting, I work as a climbing guide in the summer and in the winter I work as ski tech tuning skis.

I like all forms of climbing, from bouldering in the gym to aid climbing. I spend a lot of my free time climbing for myself and some developing. I also backcountry ski, kayak and mountain bike, but mostly just focused on climbing these days.

chris brown (he/Him)

anchor Maintenance Tech

I grew up on the east coast and moved to Utah for college, but stayed to ski and spend more time in the mountains. My love for the mountains and the limitless rock in Utah also led me to become a rock climber.

Working full-time as a mountain guide, I certainly value the importance of safe anchors. I want to give back to the area I live by helping maintain the anchors I, my co-workers, friends, and clients rely on. The Wasatch is a unique place with many different rock types and phenomenal access to the mountains that I love to call home and find hard to leave.

I love long trad climbs, alpine climbing and have enjoyed working sport climbing projects for the last few years. I prefer the pristine granite of Little Cottonwood Canyon, but I also enjoy the three-dimensional limestone I've experienced internationally.

Being part of a professional crew with great mentors is extremely fulfilling. The problem solving inherent to anchor replacement and preserving the character and nature of the route as well as the rock make anchor maintenance an interesting and enjoyable pursuit.

Alex Lemieux (he/Him)

anchor Maintenance Tech

I moved from Montreal 22 years ago for the climbing and skiing lifestyle. I work as a skiing and rock climbing guide whenever I’m not doing anchor maintenance work with the SLCA and I try to ski and climb for myself in my free time.

The Wasatch Mountains have offered me so much in terms of meaningful outdoor experiences that at some point, I felt the desire to give back. 5 or 6 years ago, I got involved with WARI and started volunteering for re-bolting projects. I guess that makes me the longest active anchor technician still involved with the SLCA, and it’s a privilege to be able to pass on and improve on all the skills that I’ve developed over the years.

I enjoy all forms of climbing, but I would say that developing new routes has become the most rewarding aspect of climbing for me over the last ten years or so. I enjoy looking at an unclimbed section of rock, imagining where a new route could go and putting in the effort to make it happen.

It’s quite a unique job! I really enjoy the "bolt geeking” aspect of it: there are so many intricacies about how to remove and install bolts of all kinds. I like the fact that it requires various techniques to get the work done efficiently (free, aid, rope access, tools, craftsmanship, etc). Giving back to my climbing community, making routes safer and having fun teamwork keeps me coming back too!

Lindsay Anderson (she/her)

Climbing access technician

lindsay.anderson@usda.gov

Lindsay joined the Salt Lake Community full time in 2018 as the field coordinator for the SLCA's stewardship programs. She has spent the last 4 years working to protect the Wasatch climbing resource through trail system planning and restoration. Beyond sharpening her crack climbing skills in Little Cottonwood or in Utah's desert you can find her playing in the dirt in her backyard garden or zipping down mountain bike trails.

Tallie Casucci (she/her)

SLCA Librarian

tallie.casucci@utah.edu

The J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY DIGITAL EXHIBIT now hosts the SLCA’s story through the years in a searchable database! A huge thanks to University of Utah Librarian, Tallie Casucci, and her library colleagues for their dedicated work on this project. It was no small task and is still evolving today as history continues to be made. The SLCA’s digital records at the library consist of administrative files, project information, and general materials of the SLCA since it’s inception. Starting in 2018, Tallie has completed copyright analysis on thousands of photos within SLCA’s Archive. She contacted known photographer authors, so eventually their photos can be posted in the Digital Library. This means the photos will be discoverable by researchers, historians, and students around the world.

Eric Chabot (he/him)

GIS specialist

maps@saltlakeclimbers.org

Eric has been climbing and touring in the Wasatch since 2012, and is excited to use his mapping skills to help protect the crags and boulders. When he's not climbing, he can be found splitboarding, bowhunting, or picking on a guitar.