Rock and Rice
Where Filipino climbers share their story.
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Music: Bruiser by Winchip
Rock and Rice
EP 16: Tristin Rubia — bouldering double digits, Filipinup, and relying on community to grow
If you boulder in SoCal and look up to double digit boulderers, chances are you follow Tristin on IG. Tristin is a Madrock Athlete, based in Fullerton, CA. He started climbing in 2018 and now climbs double digits consistently. From Meadowlark Lemon Stand V13-, to MRSA V11 in Tramway, to Bloodline V10 in Temecula.
We recorded this episode in May, when he was working Allegory in the Cave V12 in Black Mountain.
He also talks about what inspired him to support FilipinUp SoCal: a Filipinx climbing community. Check out FilipinUp here. They have the best stickers and meetups around SoCal.
Links
- @tristin.outside — Tristin's Instagram
- Tristin on TikTok
- You can get 15% off MadRock using his promo code: SOFT (I don't get anything from promoting this, this is purely his promo code!)
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