OUR TEAM
Thomas Gasser
Tom grew up in a small town, Gibswil in Switzerland. He was a miller in profession. With his first trip to South East Asia, he found climbing and has not stopped since. He enjoys traveling and adventuring to new places. He’s ecstatic to explore more of Laos karst mountains. When not climbing, you can find him with his Kendama.
Likes: rock climbing, bolting, Kendama, flute, travelling, cheese
Fai Kanita
Fai Kanita Chonecadeedumrongkul grew up in the busy Bangkok, Thailand. She spent 10+ years in North America for School and Work. Her studies and passion lies with nature and sustainability. Fai found a lot of interests in the outdoor and sport while in Colorado. She also finds swimming (underwaterhockey) fun. But she wanted to finish her MBA in Bangkok and be closer to family. The Climbing Bug was never letting her go and now she is ready for the new Chapter in her life, for the GreenclimbersHome.
Melissa Robertson
Melissa Robertson, originally from Tennessee (USA) was previously the Climbing Wall and Challenge Course Coordinator and taught climbing and leadership courses at Central Washington University. She is currently a Professional Climbing Instructor Association provider for CWI. She has been climbing recreationally since 2001 and working for the climbing industry since 2005. She serves on the Washington Climbing Coalition Board of Directors and in her free time (when not climbing) enjoys Stand Up Paddling-boarding, backpacking, Latin dance, playing guitar, meeting new people from all over the world, playing board games, and trying to speak better Lao.
Sam Pfeifer
Sam hails from Seattle, USA and spent his formative years climbing and skiing across the American West. With degrees in biology and resource management running a sustainable climbing hostel in the jungle is exactly the dream come true. Sam started climbing at age 13 and plugged a cam on lead that same year. But now it’s time to get down to the business of roofs.
Staff & Volunteers
We get a lot of help from our Lao staff and western volunteering staffs! Without them, we could not run the Resort smoothly. Many thanks to all of them, who help keep Green Climbers Home function and make it a special & relaxing place for you! 🙂