Rock Climbers & Acrobats

You often hear people giving business or career advice along the
lines of, "Do something you love and you'll never have a bad day
at work." Intuitively you just know that's not true: there's no
such thing as having a great day every day, but as we've
discovered over the years here on Out to Lunch, you can get
pretty close.


We've met people who have turned their passions for bee keeping,
scuba diving, art, and may more occupations into profitable
businesses. Stephanie's guests on this edition of Out to Lunch
are further examples - they're rock climbers and acrobats.


Rock climbers


Lee Guilbeau is owner of Uptown Climbing, a rock-climbing studio
in Baton Rouge that offers climbing in many forms for climbers
with various levels of experience. Lee and Rob Antrobus, his
business partner, opened the studio in 2017, two years after
meeting by chance at a climbing wall industry conference in
Colorado. At the time, they were both trying to open gyms. They
decided to team up and combine their skillset. Six years later,
Uptown Climbing is the largest climbing studio in Baton Rouge.


Lee and Rob are both Baton Rouge natives. Lee has a kinesiology
degree from LSU and worked a bit in the mountains of Colorado and
then Wyoming before coming back to Baton Rouge, where he worked
as a trainer for more than a decade before opening Uptown
Climbing. 


Acrobats


Erik Otts is a professional acrobat and aerialist who owns a
Baton Rouge acrobatic studio called Acreaux.


Eric teaches students how to do circus tricks, including
balancing poses with partners, twisting, hanging from silks, and
more. If you're the type of person who is looking to have a body
that looks like you've spent hours in the gym but you don't
actually enjoy spending hours in the gym, working out with Erik
and his staff at Acreaux might be the kind of challenging but fun
and rewarding workout you're looking for.


If you're a regular listener to Out to Lunch Baton Rouge you
might recognize Erik's name: he's also our photographer!
Photography is something he enjoys doing in his free time but
it's more than just a hobby. 


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the
Boulevard. You can find photos from this show by Stephanie Lee at
itsbatonrouge.la


 


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