Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Outdoor leader: A Modern Perspective on Leadership

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Mark Reeves

As a Mountaineering Instructor I am called upon to train the Mountain Leaders, Single Pitch and Climbing Wall supervisor of the future. As part of those syllabi covering the basic qualities and model of leadership. In modern terms we use … Continue reading →

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Leader Fall Training

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Mark Reeves

I went to the wall with a friend yesterday who was nervous about falling off, so we did some fall training to help her get over the fear. We started with simply clipping the lower off and rather than waiting … Continue reading →

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Long Term Athlete Development Workshops

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Mark Reeves

I have managed to secure a place on the new BMC Learning to Train Workshop. Having been on the FUNdementals workshop, the first of a series of courses that looked at the various stages in Istvan Bayli’s proposed late specialization … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new site

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Mark Reeves

Hello, and welcome to the new home of the climbing coach blog. I hope that you like the new lay out. My hope is that I can be a little more creative with this site, and all my sites are … Continue reading →

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