About Us

Sarah is a woman of Indian heritage who immigrated from India to New Zealand at five before settling in Canada. She discovered rock climbing at 28 and quickly fell for the freedom and challenge of the vertical world. She’s one of the rare few who genuinely enjoys slab climbing and prefers multipitch alpine routes.

A passionate community builder based in
the Sea to Sky, Sarah serves as a board director
for the Sea to Sky Community Services Society, provides winter mentorship with Mountain Mentors, and co-facilitates avalanche safety courses with Incluskivity. Professionally,  she works as a healthcare manager.

Taraneh is a first-generation immigrant of Iranian ancestry, a registered clinical counsellor, certified expressive arts therapist, and writer. She is grateful to live and work on the unceded lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people.

Although new to climbing, Taraneh brings two decades of experience in program design and facilitation, and years volunteering with youth and arts-based nonprofits locally and abroad. 

She joined BIPOC Rocks to connect with a community that welcomes queer and BIPOC folks from all walks of life.

Julia is a queer immigrant from rural China and now lives in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish). Having grown up in poverty and faced barriers to access herself, she founded BIPOC Rocks to create space and community for underrepresented climbers.

Julia brings over three decades of experience in project management, graphic design, and data and records management. She holds certifications with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides and American Mountain Guides Association; credentials she pursued specifically to open doors for others, because she knows it’s vital for climbers to be led by people who share their lived experience.