Amity Warme
Ambassador · Sport, trad, multipitch and big wall · 🚐

Amity Warme

On the road in a van; home gym is Whetstone, Fort Collins@amityclimbs

“Keep showing up. Luck favors the persistent.”

Amity Warme

Shop what Amity usesThe recordThe whole team
9Years living in a van
5.14aTime Is Dancing, new 10-pitch route, Wind River Range, 2026
El CapFree climbs, with another on the list
RDWorks as a sports dietitian
The story

Keep showing up.

Amity Warme did not start climbing until college and was hooked immediately. She has lived in a van for nearly nine years, traveling most of the year between climbing destinations, mostly in the western US and Canada, with the Whetstone gym in Fort Collins as home base.

She likes hard work and ambitious goals, from free climbing El Cap to projecting hard sport routes. This summer she worked on the first ascent of Time Is Dancing, a new 10-pitch 5.14a in the Wind River Range, carrying her gear nine miles in. Her current projects: The Path, a 5.14 R trad route; a 5.14b sport route; and another free route on El Cap.

She also works as a sports dietitian, helping other athletes use nutrition to support performance and long-term health.

Amity is a member of the Rhino ambassador team.

The brain

Inside the head of Amity Warme.

  • Keep showing up
  • Nine years in a van
  • Sports dietitian
  • El Cap free climber
  • Van kitty wanted
Luck favors the persistent

The one-liner is also the method. Nearly nine years in a van and a project list with The Path and another El Cap free route on it says she is not waiting on perfect conditions.

A decision rule

Her best advice: when a decision is hard, imagine re-living the day and ask what you would do the second time. Someone who rehearses, then commits.

Honest about fear

She names it: failing, falling, coming up short, letting people down. She files it under fun facts, then goes and free climbs El Cap.

The dietitian’s eye

She works as a sports dietitian, and it shows: nightly skin triage, a clean-hands rule at the crag, nothing messy or sticky near the chalk.

Host of the van

A favorite evening is cooking for friends in the van, a good meal or fresh-baked dessert. The one open position is a van kitty.

Gear with two jobs

Cleanse for knee pads and shoe rubber, Wash for wipe-down showers on the road, tape and glue for splits. Nothing in the pack does only one thing.

Soundtrack

Performing Mellow to upbeat ambient and house

In the bag

What Amity actually uses.

What she carries, in her words. Pick a size, hit Add.

Split+

For gobies and splits: pack them with Split, tape over it and sleep on it overnight.

$18.95
Repair

Almost nightly for general wear and tear on the hands. Goes on first after a climbing day.

$18.95
Split

For gobies and splits: pack them with Split, tape over it and sleep on it overnight.

$4.95
Tip Juice

She has generally sweaty skin. Dry Spray or Tip Juice, several days a week, toughens the tip skin.

$25.00
Dry Spray

She has generally sweaty skin. Dry Spray or Tip Juice, several days a week, toughens the tip skin.

$18.95
Performance

Depending on humidity and what she has on hand, sometimes every night instead of Repair and Tip Juice.

$18.95
On the record

What Amity has said about Rhino.

“I take my Rhino skin care products on every climbing trip, even if I have to carry them 9 miles into the mountains! While working on the FA of Time is Dancing, a new 10 pitch 5.14a in the Wind River Range over the summer, I relied on Split+ to help repair my beat up hands day in and day out as well as Tip Juice to keep my skin tough for hard crimping on the abrasive granite. Taking care of my skin is an important part of all my climbing projects and the array of Rhino products makes it easy no matter the issue!”
Amity Warme, October 2026

Shared with Rhino.

The record

Amity Warme, timeline

  1. Summer 2026
    Time Is DancingWith Rhino

    Works on the first ascent of a new 10-pitch 5.14a in the Wind River Range, with Split+ and Tip Juice in the pack.

Shop the line

Build a routine around it.

The rest of the Rhino climbing line, for the nights before and the days after.

Pro Pack

The full system: prepare, perform, recover.

$125.99$99.95
Rhino Starter Kit Bundle

The essentials with a handmade pouch. The easy first order.

$55.75$45.95
Hydrate

Aloe-based spray for glassy, dry skin. Spray on before you climb and let it dry tacky.

$18.95
Massage Cream

For forearms and sore joints after a session.

$18.95
Cleanse

Travel wash for body and gear. Amity uses it to wipe down knee pads and shoe rubber.

$9.00
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The routine

Before, during, after.

Before

Night before: if my skin is really worn down, I put on Split+ before bed. If my skin is pretty good but soft, I put on Tip Juice or Dry. Morning of: breakfast, then warm up on my hangboard in the van or at the gym.

During

Between burns: rest, belay, snack. And keep hands dry and clean. I don’t eat anything messy or sticky at the crag.

After

Snack or dinner, then shower or wash my hands well to get them clean. Start applying Repair or Split on any major skin issue.

The reel

Amity on film.

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Off the wall

The rest of Amity.

Recovery foodYogurt, PB, fruit, granola
Performing musicMellow to upbeat ambient and house
Current projectThe Path (5.14 R trad), a 5.14b sport route, and another El Cap free route
Van lifeNearly nine years in the van and still loving it. The only thing missing is a van kitty to be my little travel buddy.
Best advice

“Anytime you have to make a hard decision, imagine you are re-living the day or situation and think about what you would do if you were making the decision for a second time.”

Something people don't know

I get scared of failing, falling, coming up short, and letting people down, just like most of us do. And I love hosting friends in my van for a good meal or fresh-baked dessert.

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