Karuna Lo Abe

Setter. Yogi. Cave Gremlin
Karuna has been teaching yoga for over a decade, beginning with Hot Vinyasa and expanding into Yoga Sculpt, Yin, and Kundalini practices. Her classes blend yin and yang elements, often incorporating the strength, balance, and movement patterns of climbing.

Karuna began routesetting in college and finds joy in designing techy, powerful sequences that challenge the mind and inspire joyous movement. You’ll see her routes inspired by her love of climbing outside and her gymnastics background. She really loves being at the gym, just ask her. Karuna’s “pack” includes three dogs (Kubo, Grigri, and T-nut) and two cats (Sigmund Freud and Martin Heidegger).

She climbed out of her crib before she could walk, and to her parents dismay (and joy) hasn’t stopped since. When she’s not on the wall, you’ll likely find her running, eating meat, or blasting rap music.

Favorite climbing hold: MICRO CRIMP

Favorite climbing angle: ROOF
Favorite artist: Kendrick Lamar (Kdot)