Education, Workshops & Professional Development

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Evidence-Based Education for Climbers, Coaches and Healthcare Professionals

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I believe good education should be practical, evidence-based, and immediately applicable.

Drawing from over 30 years of climbing experience, 20 years of coaching, specialist physiotherapy practice, and ongoing research, I deliver workshops, talks and professional development sessions that help people understand climbing performance, injury management and long-term athlete development.

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Whether you're a climbing wall, coaching organisation, club, healthcare provider or event organiser, I can provide engaging presentations tailored to your audience.

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Bespoke Workshops Available

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Every audience is different.

Whether you are organising a conference, climbing wall event, coach education programme, healthcare CPD session or athlete development workshop, content can be tailored to your needs.

Available formats include:

• Keynote presentations

• Interactive workshops

• Coach education

• Physiotherapy CPD

• Online webinars

• Conference speaking

• Youth athlete education

If you're looking for a topic not listed here, get in touch to discuss a bespoke session.

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Why Work With Me?

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My educational work is built on a unique combination of:

• Specialist climbing physiotherapy

• Over 30 years of climbing experience

• 20 years of coaching experience

• Ongoing clinical work with injured climbers

• Current research and evidence-based practice

• Active postgraduate research into youth climbing injuries

I don't simply teach theory.

Every workshop combines current evidence with real-world experience working with climbers, coaches and athletes.

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Previous Work

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I have contributed educational content across the climbing and healthcare sectors, including:

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Writing

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Articles for:

• UKClimbing

• Climber Magazine

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Topics have included:

• Injury prevention

• Finger injuries

• Strength training

• Rehabilitation

• Youth athlete development

• Performance optimisation

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Podcasts & Media

Featured guest appearances discussing climbing performance, rehabilitation and healthy ageing, including:

• Ageless Athlete Podcast

• Inner Fire with Jesse Firestone

• Lattice training You Tube videos 

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Speaking Engagements

Presentations and workshops delivered for climbing organisations and events including:

• Kendal Mountain Festival

• Webinars for rehabilitation companies

• Climbing walls and clubs

• Coaching organisations

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Workshop Topics

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Popular workshop themes include:

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Finger Care for Climbers

Understand common finger injuries, evidence-based rehabilitation, finger strength training and long-term finger health.

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Ageing with Optimism

Practical strategies for maintaining performance, resilience and enjoyment throughout your climbing career.

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Pre-formance

A fresh approach to warming up, designed to improve performance rather than simply reduce injury risk.

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Injury Prevention for Climbers

Understand why climbing injuries occur and how climbers can build resilience through better training and load management.

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Training for Long-Term Progress

Evidence-based approaches to strength development, performance and sustainable progression.

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Youth Athlete Development

Best practice for youth climbing, injury prevention and long-term athlete development.

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Coach Education & Professional Development

I have acted as a consultant to the British Mountaineering Council on coaching qualification courses and developed an Injury Prevention for Coaches course recognised as Continuing Professional Development by Mountain Training UK.

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These sessions help coaches:

• Understand common climbing injuries

• Recognise injury risk factors

• Improve load management decisions

• Support athlete development

• Build evidence-based coaching practice

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CPD for Physiotherapists

I also provide specialist CPD sessions for physiotherapists and healthcare professionals looking to develop their understanding of climbing-related injuries.

Topics include:

• Finger injuries and pulley rehabilitation

• Tendinopathy in climbers

• Shoulder injuries

• Return-to-climbing decision making

• Assessment and treatment frameworks

• Strength testing and load management

Sessions can be adapted for private clinics, professional networks and formal educational settings.

 

Let's Build Something Useful

If you're interested in a workshop, educational event or CPD session, I'd be happy to discuss your audience, objectives and requirements.

Enquire About Workshops & Speaking Engagements