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ROUTE SETTERS

	Moses - MP Head Route Setter Moses first began setting in 1998, and has been setting for Planet Granite since 2007. His passion for climbing has taken him to many premier climbing destinations around the globe and continues to inspire his route setting. In addition to setting, Moses puts his California Teaching Credential to use as an instructor at PG, teaching lead, 201, and private lessons. When not at PG he can often be found outdoors somewhere experiencing the vertical world, searching for new moves to replicate indoors at PG.
	Art - art Asst. Head Route Setter Art has been route setting for roughly 6 years, and has been rock climbing for 7. Most people would probably call him a boulderer, though he enjoys clipping draws from time to time as well. When he's not able to make a trip out to his favorite climbing destination, Bishop, CA, he likes to spend his time snowboarding in the winter, getting new high scores on Nintendo Wii games, watching movies, playing with his pet cat, and enjoying good food and beer with good company
	Camron - CC Camron is a pretty good smack-talker, and climber as well. He doesn’t like dihedrals or slab, and thinks the steeper the better. No one is really sure if Camron enjoys climbing or falling more. His constant ascent in the world of climbing is accelerated by his vision and passion for new techniques and challenges. While he enjoys climbing outdoors more than anything, he also enjoys bringing his projects home to PG in the routes and problems he sets. Look for his routes to have character, but watch out for high cruxes and big pulls. Camron has been climbing for 7 years and setting for 3 years
	Adriel- AR Adriel likes every aspect of climbing. He likes it because it challenges him over and over again. It never gets too old. Climbing has given him the chance to travel all over the U.S. and has introduced him to genuine people who are like him, psyched on climbing. He also enjoys running.
	Danny - DH Danny started climbing in 2002 when Planet Granite Belmont opened up a couple blocks from his house. He’s been hooked ever since. He likes to boulder most of the time, but occasionally will get on a rope. He’s also into riding his dirt bike and making it rain whenever possible, that's just how he rolls.
	Bob - RZ Bob has been climbing for fifteen years and setting for twelve. Favorite climbing area: Owens River Gorge.
	Mike A - Mike A Mike was introduced to rock climbing by the great Bill Price in 1969. They both started climbing at rattle snake rock and castle rock. He soon found himself in Yosemite’s dirt of camp 4. From there it has been nothing but down hill, just kidding :-) . After high school, he moved to Yosemite Valley and got a job cooking at the Mt. Boiler Room, and the Ahwahnee. He lived in the valley during the golden age of climbing, and even got to experience the air plane crash :-) After a couple years of big fun in the valley, He got married and moved back to the bay area to got a real job, and go back to school, :-( . Even with 5 kids and being a single parent he’s keeping the climbing dream alive. Mike helped with the Castle Rock State Park guide book, and the climber’s general plan for Castle Rock as well. He helped to build twisters climbing gym, one of the first climbing gym's in the bay area. Mike has been setting routes at PG for 9 years now and has put up several routes in the sierra. Mike has red pointed 5.12 and just finished writing two guide books to Fresno Dome, and Shuteye Ridge. Mike loves climbing at Jailhouse, The Gorge, Courtright, Shuteye Ridge, Fresno Dome, The Spires, Calaveras Dome, Grotto Area, The Pinnacles, PG, and bouldering at Castle Rock.
	Walker - smash Walker is the founder of the infamous Wemerson Productions. As a world traveler and avid boulderer, Walker brings a great amount of climbing experience to the Planet Granite community. He can be found climbing hard problems anywhere from Tahoe’s Star Wall to South Africa’s Rocklands.
	Ivan- IC Ivan first climbed with the boyscouts at the tender age of 13, but his fear of commitment kept him from fully immersing himself in the sport until he was 23 before finally maturing into the V4 climber he is today. Drawing from years of experience as a trendsetter, Ivan taps into basic fundamentals such as hold colour-matching and making sure the tape are all facing the same direction in his work as a routesetter. A deeply mysterious and philosophical individual, Ivan has hidden clues and cryptic messages within his routes that all point to the truth about the holy grail. Happy hunting Langdons!
	Mitch - MAN Mitch started climbing when he was seventeen after coming to Planet Granite as a summer camp counselor. When he first arrived at Planet Granite, he was like "DUDE," so he gave it a try. It was love at first V0! Since then Mitch has been dedicated to becoming more and more awesome at rock climbing. Mitch is very creative in his climbing style, using heel hooks, toe hooks, knee bars, nose cams and elbow smears to get up the wall. He applies those skills to his setting to make all routes challenging, fun and different to climbers of all abilities. Mitch's favorite style is bouldering, and very often you can find him at Castle Rock lying on his pad under his latest 4 foot tall epic project.
	Fernando - FM Fernando is originally from Brazil where he started to climb and developed all his love for the sport. He's been climbing for the last 17 years. He loves climb big walls, as well as sport climb and boulder. He also likes to base jump and skydive on rest days.
	Mick - Mick Born and raised in the Peak District, England, Mick relocated to San Francisco in 2003 to pursue his climbing obsession and escape his homeland's notoriously bad weather. When not working at Planet Granite, he likes to spend as much time as possible climbing in and around the Sierras. He's just as at home flailing on flared hand cracks as he is testing out his friend's spotting skills and crashpad qualities. Outside of climbing he remains a big fan of music and film and continues his quest to find the perfect bowl of ramen.
	Josh - JH Josh has been climbing off and on for about 15 years. He is primarily a boulderer, but has been known to tie into the sharp end occasionally. Josh enjoys all types of pulling, but only excels at steep climbs. In his spare time he enjoys learning stupid human tricks and training to be the next American Ninja Warrior.
	Daniel - DF Daniel Ferreira is a Bay Area native and began setting routes for PG in 2010. Daniel spends most of his time sport climbing and bouldering when he is not setting routes or coaching the Planet Granite Belmont climbing team. The Eastern Sierra's are a second home to Daniel anytime of the year and Tahoe is where he got his start in climbing. While Daniel feels most at home cranking on crystals and bear hugging basalt blocks, he is also an avid ultra marathon runner and bird watching enthusiast.
	Max - MZ Maxim Zolotukhin grew up in Gainesville, FL where he set a route the first day he ever climbed in the summer of 2000. Since then, he has devoted his professional life to crafting thought provoking movement in gyms across the country. Having 11 years of high profile setting and competing under his belt, Max considers his greatest plastic successes to be making the US bouldering team in 2009, setting for the EMS Pro Comp in Central Park NYC, and master-minding the Heart Ov Zteel bouldering competition-game show hybrid in Boston, MA. On rock, Max has bouldered V13, clipped up 5.14, and is probably best known for once foolishly trying to boulder a sport route...whoops. Aside from climbing, he enjoys watching and playing basketball, drinking craft beer, street fashion, and sharing his passions online on the Louder Than 11 blogging/media ensemble. SWAG.