Climbing Coaching & Private Lessons in Boulder, Colorado
Youth Athletes | Adult Climbers | Route-Setting
1:1 Private Coaching | In-Person & Virtual
Becoming a better climber
Support where you need it
Youth Athletes
Structured coaching for young climbers who want growth and development as a climber and person.
Adult Climbers
For climbers stuck at a grade or training without a clear return.
Route-setting
For gyms, teams, and home walls that want better movement and better climbing.
What’s Included
✔ 1:1 private coaching tailored to your goals
✔ Assessment of where you are starting
✔ In-person at your gym, a Boulder climbing facility, or virtual
✔ A clear plan with actionable next steps after every session
✔ $125/hour
Athlete Intake & Assessment
The first session is about getting to know the athlete, how they move, how they think, and how they respond when things don’t go as planned.
They’ll climb. I’ll observe.
There may be a few small pointers, but the focus isn’t on correcting everything. It’s on understanding patterns of their movement, decision-making, mindset.
We start introducing a way of thinking: how to approach a problem, how to adjust, how to stay present when things get hard.
Structured Development
From there, practice becomes more intentional.
We train movement, strength, and skill but always with a purpose behind it. Athletes are encouraged to try, miss, adjust, and try again.
Some days focus on technique. Some on physical capacity. Some on competition mindset and handling pressure.
Coaching comes in at the right moments, but there’s space to figure things out too.
The goal isn’t just better results. It’s athletes who understand how to learn and trust themselves to do it.
Assessment
The first session is about getting to know you and how you climb, what draws you to it, and why you keep coming back.
You’ll climb. I’ll watch. I may offer a few pointers here and there, but the focus isn’t on fixing everything in the moment.
It’s on building a way of thinking.
A way to read movement, ask better questions, and make your own adjustments on the wall. Something you can carry with you into your next session, your next route, your next challenge.
If it works, you won’t need me to have the answers. You’ll start finding them yourself.
Refinement & Progression
The first session gives you a lens. The ongoing sessions are where you learn to use it.
We keep climbing — but now with intention.
We revisit what you noticed and what stuck. We test new ideas, refine what’s working, and let go of what isn’t.
We introduce new challenges at the right time not to overwhelm you, but to stretch you.
Some days are technical, some are physical, some are mental.
I’m not there to hand you answers. I’m there to keep you honest, keep you curious, and help you see a little more each time you get on the wall.
Over time, the goal is simple: you trust your own process, move with more awareness, and solve problems with less guesswork and more confidence.
Discovery & Diagnosis
We start with a conversation about your wall, your population, and your goals.
Whether it’s a home wall, a gym team program, or competition preparation the first session establishes where things stand and what the highest-impact changes are.
For in-person sessions, we walk the wall together.
Setting, Mentorship & Systems
Depending on your goals, this looks different for everyone.
It might be hands-on setting sessions, program design for a team, setter training workshops, or virtual consulting on movement systems and reset cycles.
The objective is always the same, raise the level of what you’re building and give you the tools to sustain it.
Sessions take place at your facility, home wall, or virtually depending on scope and location.
The return on learning never depreciates.
How to Book
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Choose a time that fits your schedule.
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Fill out a quick survey on your goals, experience, strengths, limitations.
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Assess → Refine → Progress
About Your Coach: Matt
Matt has coached athletes from first-day beginners to nationally competitive USAC climbers, guided on Colorado's most iconic rock, and set competitions at regional and sanctioned levels. Two decades. Three disciplines. One consistent focus: building climbers who think.
Whether you're a first-time outdoor climber, a competitive youth athlete, or a gym looking to raise the level of your wall take the first step and book a session.