Danielle Sarli (Author) is an award-winning children’s musician and a preschool/kindergarten teacher in Colorado. Danielle fell in love with climbing in 2016 after two friends took her to a climbing gym in New York City. She learned how to trad climb at the Gunks and moved to Colorado to immerse herself in the mecca of climbing. From there, Danielle has climbed in some of the best destinations in the country, from Rocky Mountain National Park, to Yosemite, Red Rock, El Potrero Chico, Indian Creek, Eldo, Joshua Tree, and more.
Amanda Hogan (Illustrator) is an artist in Colorado, where she gains endless inspiration from nature and the mountains. She studied illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and enjoys merging her passion for climbing with art in effort to capture the strength, creativity and beauty involved in the sport. Primarily a sport climber, some of Amanda’s favorite places to climb are Rifle, the Flatirons, and Ten Sleep. You can see more of her work at amandajoyhogan.com.