Ep. 136: Successful Climbing Coaching with Will Hammersla

Photo from Leo

Photo from Leo

As the National Coach for Sport Climbing Australia, Will Hammersla has a tough job. The Olympics are now in play, and in a country as spread out as Australia, where it can be 10 hours between major cities, cultivating a "team" is damn near impossible. But he's working at it on a bedrock of solid principles and philosophies, and the work seems to be paying off. 

This Bouldering World Cup season, Oceana Mackenzie, a young Australian climber coached by Will, made her first adult finals in Japan. She did so by topping a problem that neither Shauna Coxsey or Akiyo Noguchi were successful on, and in the process, inspired Australia to pay more attention to their competitive climbers.

Kris Hampton

A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering.  Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11. 

Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks.  He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.

http://www.powercompanyclimbing.com
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