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Nate Postma, President
Nate is the founder/President of Vertical Endeavors and has more than 15 years of experience in the ownership and operations of three large commercial climbing facilities. He is a founding board member of the Climbing Gym Association (CGA) and the Climbing Wall Association (CWA) and past board member of the Climbing Wall Industry Group (CWIG). In addition, Nate is a member of the CWA’s Engineering Standards Committee (ESC) - the group that is currently updating and re-issuing the old CWIG climbing wall standards. Nate has been an avid climber for 26 years.
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Pam Postma, Vice President, CFO
Starting in 1979, Pam formerly worked in administration and accounting for Midwest Great Dane Trailers. Pam married her high school sweet-heart, Nate, in 1981 and was introduced to climbing later that year at a time when you didn't really see women on the rock. Pam traveled from the east coast to the west coast climbing everything and trying to keep up with Nate. She participated in numerous local and national competitions meeting great people in the climbing industry. Climbing became the way of life. In 1995, Pam left her career of sixteen years with Midwest Great Dane Trailers to help with the birth of Vertical Endeavors, her husband's dream.
During the growth stages of Vertical Endeavors, and in the early days when the company operated from the couple's residential garage, Pam worked in almost all of the various jobs at VE. Pam takes care of the financial and HR aspects of the business today. In her free time, Pam enjoys wind surfing with Nate, which results in vacations to the Hood River, Columbia River Gorge, & Carribean Islands. She enjoys the beautiful country and of course scoping out the rock formations.
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Larry Bachman, Director of Operations
Larry comes to Vertical Endeavors with twelve years of experience as a director of operations in the fast food industry. He is in the process of learning all aspects of the climbing industry. He and Jane, his wife of 31 years have two sons and have recently added a daughter-in-law to their family (Do we hear grandchildren in the future?). Larry enjoys camping, geo caching, biking, scuba diving, and cross-country skiing in his free time.
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Jason Noble – District Supervisor
Bio coming soon...
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Nick Fleming - Facility Manager
Nick has been climbing for six years, visiting many climbing areas throughout the US, Canada, and Spain. His climbing adventures finally brought him to Vertical Endeavors. Nick has worked for Vertical Endeavors for the past 3 years, two of which have been as a Facility Manager of Vertical Endeavors Duluth.
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Beth Berget
Beth is cute as a button. She loves to climb and tap dance. Beth enjoys long walks on the beach and discussing Shakespeare and of course Proust. When she isn't saving puppies from local animal shelters, she love to lead climb and belay. |
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