Luoi and Whitney's journey together began in 2005 or so, when they met on a bouldering wall at Iron Works, a climbing gym in Berkeley. For the next few years, their worlds spun in separate but adjacent orbits, and they would occasionally cross paths at clubs, on public transit, or at Burning Man.
Finally, in the early summer of 2014, Whitney and Luoi's worlds happily crashed into each other, and their burgeoning friendship picked up steam in the fall, when they texted each other daily while Whitney was on tour. By the time she returned to California, the two were nervously planning their first date.
That first date turned into a second and a third, and soon the pair was inseparable--save for times when one or the other was on the road, usually for work. This inspired what has become a tradition--when Whitney is on tour, Luoi meets her wherever she may be in the world to escort her home.