About Us

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We have a passion for climbing and we want to share it with you. We have years of indoor and outdoor experience and have formed the perfect team to help you explore the world of rock climbing whether that be indoors or outdoors. Check out our staff bios along with other information about what we wish to accomplish here at Sessions Climbing + Fitness.

Meet Our Team

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Albert Alvarez

General Manager & Co-Owner

About Albert

Truman
Anderson

Operations
Manager

About Truman

Nick
Tellez

Programs
Manager

About Nick

Ryan
Perkins

Trainee
Manager

About Ryan

Josiah
Stanton

Lead
Routesetter

About Josiah

Liz
Soto


Manager

About Liz

Robert
Hardage

Outdoor
Recreation
Coordinator

About Robert

Octavio
Aragon

Instruction & Equipment
Supervisor

About Ocho

Zach
Jalowy

Events, Sponsorships, & Partnerships Coordinator

About Zach

Carolina
Quintana

Marketing &
Fitness
Coordinator

About Caro

Devon
Cosio

Routesetter &
Competition Team
Coach

About Devon

Will
Morken

Routesetter &
Competition Team
Coach

About Will

Adam
Boyea

Routesetter

About Adam

Abigail
Wood

Front Desk
Supervisor

About Abigail

Emily
Buen

Front Desk
Supervisor

About Emily

Emilio
Rodriguez

Front Desk
Supervisor

About Emilio

Keith
Rodriguez

Front Desk
Supervisor

About Keith

Marc
Gagnon

Front Desk/
Party Host

About Marc

Testimonials

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Albert is a very knowledgeable guide who knows how to get to all the areas, and knows the beta on all the climbs. He’s super humble (amazing climber!) and doesn’t have his own agenda - he just wants the client to have a stellar day and get on everything they want.

Sandy Wilder

Albert guided us on a hiking tour of the cave art at Hueco Tanks. He is knowledgeable and passionate about the area. It was a very interesting tour. I’m also thankful Albert kept us safe while traversing cliff faces, which is not at all within my comfort zone. Thanks!

Shawn Elasky

Pleasant and helpful staff leading us and our kids to have an enjoyable first time rock climbing! It is a very inviting area for all ages (we have 3, 5, and 6), we will definitely be back frequently!

Stefanie Watkins

Best climbing gym ever in the history of everything!

Jason Carlson

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Albert Alvarez
General Manager & Co-Owner

Hometown: El Paso, TX

Albert is an El Paso native with a passion for rock climbing. Albert has over 20 years of climbing experience and was first introduced to the sport at Hueco Tanks as a freshman in college. He fell in love with the sport and has been climbing ever since. Albert started Sessions Guiding Company back in 2011 and has years of experience as an AMGA guide and Hueco Tanks connoisseur. He helped open Sessions Climbing and Fitness to bolster the climbing community in El Paso and give back to the city he calls home.

Nickname: Albert
Year you started climbing: 2000
Favorite style of climbing: Doesn’t matter…I’ll climb ANYTHING that involves a “wall”
Favorite place to climb: Hueco Tanks
What initially got you into climbing: A hat
What animal best describes you: Wolf
What else should we know: I’m an avid learner and lifelong student. I love teaching people how to climb and watching them succeed.

Truman Anderson Operations Manager

Hometown: Austin, TX
Truman got his start in climbing while bouldering in Austin. Since coming to El Paso, he has picked up roped climbing and loves teaching climbing and working with new climbers.

Nickname: “Zach”
Year you started climbing: 2019
Favorite style of climbing: Bouldering
Favorite place to climb: …into bed after a long day of sending
What initially got you into climbing: Climbing trees, so you could probably say squirrels.
What animal best describes you: Emotionally I’m a Blobfish
What else should we know: I think that employee bio’s are a great idea.

Josiah Stanton
Routesetter

Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Josiah has been climbing since he was 17. He moved to Texas when he was 19 and lived in Pearsal and San Antonio for a year and a half. He traveled to El Paso to help open Sessions Climbing and Fitness, and he plans to live here for the foreseeable future.

Octavio Aragon
Supervisor

Hometown: Villa Ahumada, Mexico
Octavio has been climbing since 2005 and likes all disciplines of climbing. “My favorite would be big wall aid solo and deep water soloing.” He recently rope soloed El Gigante Mexico’s Biggest wall. He spent 8 days on the wall climbing Logical Progression 848 meters and 28 pitches!!

Nickname: Ocho
Year you started climbing: 2005
Favorite style of climbing: Multi-pitch (if I HAVE to pick one)
Favorite place to climb: Hueco Tanks

Devon Cosio
Routesetter & Climbing Instructor

A Southern California native, he discovered climbing shortly after moving to El Paso. The movement of climbing is what caught his attention originally, however, the community of climbers is what made him stay. Devon also enjoy taking pictures as well as playing chess if not climbing. He can’t wait to grow as a climber and more importantly as a person with not only our staff but with the community as a whole.