Mental Coaching for Climbers
Let's work on what's REALLY holding you back in your climbing
I'm a Certified Professional Coach who helps climbers get their mental game squared away so they can put all their physical climbing talents to good use.
I've been climbing for over 25 years and I've been through the gamut of emotional turmoil in my own climbing...
But through a lot of coaching and practice, I now genuinely love climbing a LOT more than I used to.
And it's my mission to help you enjoy the heck out of climbing because it really is amazing when we don't let our shoulds, comparisons, fears, frustrations, and shame get the best of us.
Hang on a sec first... I know that what you want is to be a better climber, and how could working on all of these things below make you a better climber?!
Shouldn't you just get stronger fingers and more endurance?
Surprisingly (but not surprisingly at all), having a positive attitude with a focus on the process instead of the goal DOES make us better climbers! It has for me.
Feeling stuck and burnt out in your climbing
Having a negative attitude on your climbing days
Feeling frustrated that you're not climbing harder than you are
Fear of falling and fear of failing
Performance anxiety on projects
Setting realistic goals for yourself instead of impossible ones that only superheroes can attain
Comparing yourself (and your body) to other climbers and feeling pretty bad about it
Learning to enjoy the process of climbing instead of just needing the sends for validation
Negative body image and your relationship with food (I'm a nutritionist too!)
No problem! Just find a time in my schedule by clicking the link below and I'll answer any questions you have, explain coaching a little more, and we can see if we're a good fit for each other.
In this session with climbing coach, Alex Stiger, we talk about the performance anxiety she was experiencing on her long-term climbing project.
We dive into where it was coming from, what values she has that were causing it, how she handn't been allowing herself to feel negative emotions on or about her route, and what she can do going forward to decrease the anxiety.
I am a Certified Professional Coach, having completed the CPC program at iPEC in 2023. I'm also certified as a COR.E Performance Dynamics Specialist, which means I've done specific traning on performance in sports and other areas of life.
I started TrainingBeta in 2013 and have been running the company, hosting the TrainingBeta Podcast, and seeing nutrition clients since then (I'm also a nutritionist).
I've always been fascinated by the inner workings of people, and if you've ever talked to me in person, you know that I go deep very quickly. I started working on my climbing mindset with coach Hazel Findlay in 2021 and all of that work, along with the work I've done with my therapist, made it really clear to me that being a coach was my calling.
I've climbed up to 5.13c and V9, and at 45+ years old, I'm climbing better and more confidently than I ever have because of all the mental work I've done.
I used to get REALLY wrapped up in how I was performing, how hard I was climbing, how scared I was, and how I compared with other people.
Now after doing all that work and continuing it every day, I am SO MUCH happier in my climbing life!
I truly hope we can find the same success for you.
I live with my husband, Seth Lytton, and our heeler mix, Willa, in Longmont, Colorado and Las Vegas, Nevada. We regularly travel around the country and world to go climbing.
No problem. Just click the link below to set up a free 15-minute conversation where I'll answer any questions you have and explain coaching a little bit more.