Steve On Training

Steve On Training

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Maybe you, too, should consider becoming a coach.

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Steve Bechtel
Jan 19, 2026
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Being a climbing coach seems like a cool job. One can imagine you’d go climbing all the time, take a few meetings on rest days, and get to tell everyone you are a coach. By default, that means that you know more than they do, and your ego gets a nice pat on the head. I know a few “coffee shop” coaches who talk to a few climbers a week, but the real coac…

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