Born in the Chicago area, Lary’s family soon moved to the Northern, NY suburbs where he grew up in Rockland County. Lary developed his passion for climbing in an area with the word “rock” in the name, but where climbing was largely prohibited. In the early 90’s, Lary’s “home” climbing spot was the Shawangunks, A.K.A. the “Gunks” where he climbed many classic routes. It was around this time that he first tried ice climbing in the Catskills and found a second love. Lary attended Johnson and Wales University where he earned a degree in Food Service Management and met his gym business partner, Nadav. While owning Rock Spot Climbing he’s had the chance to climb in classic spots including Squamish, all over CO, and Red River Gorge. If Lary isn’t working in one of our gyms, you can bet he’s out salt water fishing (he’s been known on occasion to bring in fresh caught sushi to share!) He resides in Cumberland with wife Stephanie, and their son Fredy. Lary can be contacted at Lary{at}Rockspotclimbing.com.

The child of a climber father, and an acrophobic mother (fear of heights), luckily Kat inherited the monkey gene and has been climbing almost since she could walk. As an event designer for many years, Kat retained a passion for climbing in her spare time, never dreaming that a career existed that could combine her love of events, promotions and climbing. In 2007, Kat joined Rock Spot Climbing (then RI Rock Gym) as part time floor staff and came on board full time in 2009. Kat is currently the Director of Marketing and Special Events here at Rock Spot Climbing. She organizes all our competitions, member events, signage, newsletters, and of course is the social media “queen”! Originally from Scarborough, Maine, Kat now resides in Warwick, RI with her dog Abby and Partner in Crime Vic. Kat bounces between all of our locations, but you can email her at Kat{at}Rockspotclimbing.com.

Born and raised in Campbell – CA, Mike (A.K.A Mig) began his illustrious climbing career at the wee age of 13, after tagging along on a last-minute camping trip to Yosemite. Although Mike didn’t climb during that first trip, he knew that when he returned home to the Bay area he wanted to learn how. With John Long’s “How to Rock Climb” in tow, Mike began developing his skills on local crags and boulders near his home. Since then, Mike has climbed at many of America’s hotspots, including Yosemite, Red Rocks, Heuco, and Bishop.

Although he’s experienced in traditional and sport climbing, Mike’s true passion lies with bouldering. He enjoys its simplicity and how it reconnects him to the excitement he felt all those years ago when he was first learning.

In 1994 an indoor climbing gym sprung up near his house. It was here that Mike learned to set routes and he did so for two years before heading off to college in Lake Tahoe. In Tahoe, Mike welcomed many more climbing opportunities, including the chance to teach multiple climbing courses with the late “great” Dan Osman.
After college, life lead Mike to the east coast, where he had a hand in building  a climbing gym. With climbing, design, and route setting skills he came to Rock Spot in 2010, where he currently works as Head Setter and Director of Wall Design. Most recently he has had an integral part in designing some of the walls for the new gym in Peace Dale, RI. Email Mig at MikeD{at}Rockspotclimbing.com