Personal climbing coaching…
… to help you break through plateaus and climb with full confidence.
Tailored one to one or small group coaching designed to help you refine your technique, structure your training and optimise your mindset to reach your climbing goals - whether indoors or out.
My coaching is for you if..
You feel stuck at a plateau and want to break through
You want more structure in your training and to figure out exactly which exercises you need to do
You want expert guidance to refine technique and movement
You are looking to build more confidence on lead, indoors or outdoors to be able to really go for it!
You want to make the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing
My personal coaching includes:
Personalised assessment and written feedback & action plan
Live coaching sessions tailored to your needs (in person or online)
Practical exercises and tools to improve your technique, training & mindset
Follow-up support and progress check ins
Work with me either as a one off or ongoing - depending on your needs
This is the sort of knowledge and advice you can't get from a book…
…so definitely book some time with Katherine if you want some sage, personalised advice to improve your overall climbing game.
Had a few sessions with Katherine over the winter to try and hone and refine my usual home-brewed training plans, and it has most definitely paid off. Katherine helped to massively simplify and target the training to the right elements for me, and it is really showing in both the average and max grades I am now climbing, as well as improvements in endurance and route management.
Phil, trad and ice climber
Katherine’s approach gave me a new perspective and confidence that I never thought possible.
For the first time, I didn’t feel super tense, panic or feel the need to over-grip. This was truly groundbreaking. You may think I’m exaggerating, but trust me, I’ve gone through a few coaching sessions to deal with my fear, and nothing worked until now. This on the other hand was transformative.
Amira, sport climber
day rate
£290 1:1 plus £20 1:2
2 hour indoor rate
£150 1:1 and 1:2* (see packages below)
Online
£70 for one hour* (see packages below)
All sessions include initial questionnaire to establish coaching needs
*Include travel to and from wall and individual written feedback & exercises
If you are unsure which is the best coaching option (please also check out my packages below) please get in touch so that we can discuss this further.
Packages
3 months in person + action plan
3 x 2 hour in person indoor sessions (initial session 2.25 hours)
Action plan & goal setting
Written feedback with exercises after each session
Weekly email contact
£420
3 months in person + training plan
3 x 2 hour indoor in person sessions (initial session is 2.25 hours)
Individualised 12 week training plan
Written feedback including exercises
Training plan adjustments
Weekly email contact
£720
3 months online + action plan
3 x 1 hour online sessions
Action plan & goal setting
Written feedback following each session
Climbing video analysis
Weekly email contact
£195
where
I work out of the amazing selection of climbing walls in Sheffield. I’ll select the best option for you and your aims.
I also work on the gritstone edges of the Peak District, as well as the sport climbing areas in the white Peak.
I can work further afield too, but there will be higher expenses to allow for travel and time.
These prices are (and include travel) for Sheffield and the Peak District. If you are interested in coaching further afield I can quote separately.
For groups of 3 or more enquire for a quote
What we can work on:
Technique: specific movements, efficiency, body positioning
Training: planning, identifying your gaps and specific exercises you need to train, ‘how’ to train - not just what to train
Tactics: warming up, route selection, route reading, visualisation, trad specific (up and down climbing), effective resting
Psychological: fear of falling, dealing with stress & anxiety, concentration, goal setting
… and much more. It’s all tailored to you.
Climbing instruction
trad
How to place gear and make good judgements on gear
Building belays
Setting up bottom ropes
Retreating from a climb
Setting up abseils
Sport
Safe leading
Threading through belays
Using a clip stick
Retreating from a climb
What people say…
“The session with you really gave me a massive boost in confidence…
… to pick out my routes, assert what I wanted to do and start requesting soft catches. I really didn't realise my fear of vertical lead falls stemmed from years of hard catches. That soft catch you gave me really helped me pin point that fear and articulate what I needed to the belayer. So it really did help me have a healthy base to build from. {In our group} we are having these conversations and making adjustments now, and I think it's helped the whole group as we're getting a much healthier culture of feedback/checking in/saying what you need.”
Naomi Sport climber
“Thanks again for my coaching this summer.
I feel like it gave me a really lovely perspective on challenge - what it means to me and that it's almost always a choice to decide what level of challenge you want. And I've definitely noticed myself saying "you don't need to prove anything" at the start of an outdoor climbing day. AND taking the pressure off means I often surprise myself :)”
Flora Trad climber
“Katherine’s positivity and supportive approach never fails to enthuse our son Finn.
He always looks forward to each session for days beforehand. As parents, we really value the way Katherine always manages to get the best out of Finn, even when he doesn't feel that he is climbing as well as he would like. It is clear to us that Finn is a much more well rounded climber today than he would otherwise be and it is always lovely to see how inspired he is after another session on Peak limestone or grit.”
Ellie & Simon
“Katherine! Got up First Ley (9a+) today !
Really appreciate the support you gave me when you were out here. You’ve got a great way of making me learn things and think about stuff myself, just with a hint of encouragement if that makes sense. And of course, thanks for the inspiration and instruction all those years ago!”.
Buster Martin (who I taught to outdoor climb!)
