Coaching For Climbers

Coaching with Wills Young and Lisa Rands: Coaching is a skill we’ve developed over many, many years working with climbers of every level. As a former world number one in competitive bouldering and world-renowned pioneer in the sport outdoors, Lisa Rands, Synergy’s founder is an incredible source or information on climbing. Our vast climbing experience across many disciplines makes a big difference in understanding every aspect of training for climbing. We will recognize weaknesses in your ability, push you to address those weaknesses through choice of climbs, movement pointers and follow-up suggestions. We will help experienced climbers achieve goals through well-directed sessions, and effective training.

Where necessary, we will target posture and flexibility issues with appropriate stretches and exercises specific to the individual.

Please text the number below to arrange a suitable time. Those looking for information on youth coaching, should also see our YOUTH COACHING PAGE.

For all questions, please call or text Wills Young: 760.920.5348 (cell).

Advanced Adult Coaching with head setter Davis Stewart: Push your competitive skills and address your weaknesses with Synergy head setter Davis! If you’re serious about making improvements in specific techniques, work with Davis to improve mental and phyical technique for indoor or out! Take advantage of Davis’s setting skills by having boulders tweaked, or entirely set, to YOUR specific needs. Book a session with Davis (each time-slot is a 1.5 hour session). Or text the number below to arrange a specific time.

As a phenomenal route-setter, and elite boulderer, Davis Stewart has also worked as a coach for Synergy Climbing Team for many years. He understands the nuances or climbing movement and technique. We owe a lot to his expertise and experience in maintaining our incredibly high standards for route-setting, and to improve our coaching program.

While private coaching is for sure the fastest way to make gains, due to one-on-one time with a coach, those just starting out can also gain a huge amount by simply taking a scheduled climbing class (discount rates apply to members).

For all questions, please call or text Wills Young: 760.920.5348 (cell).

Lisa Rands is one of the most experienced climbing coaches in the country

Lisa Rands, Coach

As a coach, I enjoy working with clients who are motivated to improve their skills and push themselves toward new goals. I particularly like to work with people to improve their movement technique and to assess any physical factors that restrict a person’s ability to perform specific moves. I have a lot of expertise and experience in assessing injuries and advising on injury prevention and control through appropriate stretching and strengthening exercises.

As a professional climber for 25+ years I have learned that details matter when it comes to technique and every aspect of climbing. With experience comes the ability to notice those details. I work with customers to address deficiencies in their technique, their training, or their approach to the climbs they want to achieve and help them to reach their goals.

There are very few things I haven’t seen or cannot help you with! I bring the decades of knowledge that you just cannot get from a textbook, and a thorough understanding of all aspects of climbing, gleaned from personal experience and from world-class experts who have mentored me over many years as a professional climber.

Wills Young, Coach

As a coach, I bring well over 40 years’ climbing experience and over 25 years as a coach. I have noticed that the most basic advice, the most basic concepts, and even the most basic movements, can be the hardest for people to put into practice, and are frequently overlooked by those on a mission to “get strong.”

The first thing anyone needs to do before they train anything is to learn how to climb well, and I can usually tell what someone most needs to work on within a session or two. I will look at the overall picture of technique, strength, flexibility and mentality.

I enjoy creating routines, mostly through climbing, that will genuinely make a difference in a climber’s ability by building strength where it really matters, and I love to work one-on-one to help push people for a great workout.

With help from my wife, Lisa, I coach people to get stronger, fitter, but most importantly better at climbing — and  without getting injured.

Looking to improve your outdoor skills? See my outdoor guide service.

Wills Young, has been coaching for 20+ years.