Leavenworth Mountain Association
Climbers supporting Leavenworth's canyons and mountains through stewardship, education, and partnership.
Board of Directors
Chris Simrell
President
Chris is a high school English teacher in Wenatchee school district. He has climbed in Leavenworth for over 15 years and has lived in Leavenworth since 2015.
Zack Deluca
Director
Zack is a geomorphologist working in river restoration throughout the Pacific Northwest. He cut his teeth climbing on Leavenworth classics like R&D and Classic Crack in 2011.
Jeff Paton
Treasurer
Jeff has owned and operated a successful orchard in the Upper Valley for 40 years. He serves on the board of directors for the St. James’ Episcopal Church and is the CallOut/ Communications Manager for Chelan County Mountain Rescue. Jeff holds a bachelors degree in horticulture.
Josh Glantz
Director
Josh is a Philanthropy Officer for the University of Washington and lives in North Seattle. He has a B.A. in Interpersonal Communication from the UW.
Garth Donald
Director
Garth is a local Brewer and Restaurateur. He has a Masters in Social Administration and currently lives in Cashmere.
Diana Wendt
Director
Diana lives in Leavenworth and works as a software engineer. Before making Leavenworth home, she worked in Yosemite as a climbing ranger and on the search and rescue team.
Matt Holland
Director
Matt works as a physical scientist in river restoration. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Western Washington University, and is working towards a Masters of Natural Resources.
Kerwin Loukusa
Director
Kerwin is a software developer and analyst for Chelan County PUD. He has climbed in Leavenworth for almost 15+ years, and hopes to add another 35 years to that total.
Owen Massey
Director
Owen is an electrical engineer who designs utility-scale solar projects. He has been climbing in the canyons since age 6 and is approximately 65% through completing every boulder problem in Leavenworth.
Owen Wickenheiser
Director
Owen is a Ski Patroller, Land Survey Technician, and former Enchantments Climbing/Wilderness Ranger. Primarily a trad climber, Owen can also be found pebble wrestling and brushing old tick marks.