Christian Mercene — aka the Mercene-ary — has sent at least forty-six 5.13s, at least nine 5.14s, and a handful of double digit boulders. He's a born-and-raised Southern Californian. Second generation Filipino American. Taga Atimonan ang nanay niya (his mom is from Atimonan). Taga Mindoro ang tatay niya (his dad is from Mindoro). He. Is. A. Beast. 🔥 Sent Manphibian 🐸, a 9a/5.14d in Vegas. (Read about his Manphibian send here)🧗🏽‍♂️ His last major project was 🪐 Forbidden Pla...

Sam is a former Philippines Climbing Team comp climber now turned alpinist. She’s competed in boulder competitions in the Philippines, sport climbed in Thailand, and now does multi pitch, alpine, and ice climbing with her partner Mickey. Originally from Manila, she’s now in Vancouver, Washington escaping the state income tax and enjoying the PNW.Fun fact: Her dad, Tony Castro, was the first winner of the first Philippines Climbing Competition. Tatay used to wear harnesses made of seatbelts, b...

Ivan Cataluña is a 27-year old trad, bigwall, and alpine climber from Mindanao, the southmost major island in the Philippines. Kind, humble, and hardworking, he works and goes to school in St George, Utah. Zion is where he spends his weekends.Ivan's IG: @ivangino💪🏽 Some of Ivan’s climbs in 2023Silmaril, a 10 pitch route with the hardest route being 5.12a. In Zion National ParkTricks of the Trade, a 19 pitch route C2 if can trad lead up to 5.10d. Also in ZionLurking Fear on El Capitan, 5.7 C2,...

Julie is a longtime rock climber. She's been climbing in the West Coast since the 90's. Most of you might know her from the films Rampage or Free Hueco. Bouldering, sport, trad, bigwall — she's done it all. And guess what? She still climbs!She also started a coalition with Al. The name? Rock and Rice. It was a coalition of two until some dude decided to make it a podcast...Anyway. Hope you enjoy this interview. Land Acknowledgement: PayahǖǖnadǖWe talk a lot about Bishop! As such, I want to ac...

Episode 3️⃣ of 🪨 and 🍚We're talking to Gerry Egbalic today. Gerry and I met at United in Yosemite Climbing Festival! He saw a Filipino flag Lakers sticker on my truck and asked, "Are you Filipino?"Gerry Egbalic is a fifty year old Filipino trad climber who lives out of his van. He's a kind spirit, an experienced climber, and a notable mentor to many BIPOC climbers in the West Coast. Currently, he's in Moab, Utah.He recently fundraised his AMGA Rock Guide course, and will be taking it in Color...

She’s from Manila. He’s from Iloilo. They both started climbing in 2017/2018. Met in Tonsai, Thailand during the pandemic. Now? They’re inseparabl……y best friends.Introducing Charm Bartolay and Wilson Adolfo. Charm is from Manila, and travels around the world to climb. Turkey. Greece. China. And next up, Spain. She's a strong, technical sport climber who started in 2017. She's from Manila. Wilson Adolfo started in 2018! He's from Iloilo. He's climbed hard in Cantabaco, Dan...

🚀🚀 First episode! 🪨🍚I'm Tim — a passionate climber and a proud Filipino. I've met lots of Filipino climbers who have a lot to share. How dope would it be if there was a podcast that featured us?Rock and Rice is a podcast where Filipino climbers tell their story. Follow us on Instagram.For this first interview, we're talking to Al Amores. Al Amores has been a climber for 29 years. He sent his first 5.14a at forty five years old. He's climbed all around the US, Europe, and Southeast ...