ABOUT KAYA
Climbing has positively impacted our lives and we believe in its power to do the same for others. We are a growing community of climbers, gyms, local authors, and access organizations that believe in fostering a sustainable future for climbing.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
KAYA was founded on a climbing trip in 2019. A crew of climbers (now KAYA founders) became frustrated with the resources available to find climbs and beta. The idea of creating an all-in-one climbing platform was planted, and has since blossomed into what KAYA is today—a product which serves the community and creates value for climbers.
We’re growing every day, with over 300 partner climbing gyms, including Movement, Momentum, and Touchstone, and digital guidebooks for nearly 100 North American destinations including areas such as Red Rock, Leavenworth, Joe’s Valley, and Stone Fort, to name a few.
THE NAME
KAYA is inspired by the Filipino phrase “kaya mo,” which means “you can.” In Turkish it means “rock”, in Zulu it means “home”.
“Sige, kaya mo yan!” Go on, you can do it!
It is that spirit of positivity and support that we wanted to embrace in our name. KAYA represents the power of the climbing community to motivate ourselves to dig deep, try hard, and give our best efforts, whatever the circumstances. Kaya mo.
