Hello! My name is Ilia, I'm a rock climber and I go to the Santa Cruz Waldorf School in California. In this wonderful school, there's a tradition that each 8th-grade student has a project over the span of the year, like building something, learning a new skill or language, and more. This year, my 8th-grade project is going to be building a home climbing wall.

This past year, I started climbing competitively and joined the Pacific Edge Climbing Gym team. At Pacific Edge, I met two amazing people who, once I told them about my project, right away offered to help. We started our work in August, 2025 and plan to finish around the end of February, 2026.

For this to be possible, I need your help! I'm raising money with the hopes of being able to train and climb at home, learn more about woodworking, and meet wonderful people to help me on this journey!

The money raised will be used for lumber, crash pads, climbing holds, screws and more.

Anything helps! Thank you so much.