A Climber We Lost: Tony Sartin

You can read the full tribute to Climbers We Lost in 2024 here.

Antony “Tony” Sartin, a kindergarten teacher at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary in Los Angeles, was a prolific, widely respected Southern California climber and route developer. In addition to his full-time role as an educator, he worked on weekends and during the summer as a climbing guide for climbing school Vertical Adventures.

Sartin’s late wife, Anjelah, met him in 2014, at the elementary school where they both worked.