Meet our coaches
Our coaches are deeply experienced and high-level climbers, both outdoors and indoors. They’re passionate about helping others achieve success in climbing and training.
Tim Kang
✓ Accepting new clients
Tim has been climbing indoors and outdoors for 10 years and coaching for over 5 years. He competes at a national and international level. Some of his notable climbs include V14 and 14d.
Tim is based in the Salt Lake City, Utah, but spends as much time as possible in Bishop, Rifle, Red Rocks, and Tahoe to work on projects.
Specialties
Movement, Mental Game, Competition Prep
What do you look for in an athlete you coach?
I look for focus, commitment, and patience. My favorite athletes are ones who sign up for the process. They are willing to fail as much as they wish for success and they acknowledge the importance of that balance.
Who or what inspires you?
Climbing is awesome because the people in the sport are as inspiring as the rock and movement. I’m inspired by anyone who takes their process seriously and is truly passionate about it. I’m equally inspired by the creativity of movements and holds.
What is your climbing philosophy?
Climb purely. Seek inspiration from your community and do your part to share it.
Check out Tim in action
“Tim helped me improve as a competitor, athlete and climber. His coaching has greatly improved my mentality and understanding of movement.”
— Sophia
Josh Horsley
✓ Accepting new clients - (AMA Only)
Josh has been climbing for 30 years. He has been climbing V13 for the last decade and has placed as high as 2nd in Nationals. Josh also loves the Moonboard and has been known to occupy some of the top ranks, especially on the 2019 set.
Josh recently moved to the Sierra’s, but still spends time back in San Francisco.
Specialties
35+ Climbers, Nutrition, Injury Prehab/Rehab
What do you look for in an athlete you coach?
I’m not a coach. If you are looking to work long term with a coach I encourage you to reach out to someone else because I only do 60 minute AMAs. But I am an open-book with decades of hard won experience and introspection within climbing. And I love helping other people succeed.
Who or what inspires you?
Who? — Those that turn the “impossible” into possible. What? — Aesthetic lines. Outdoors and Inside.
What is your climbing philosophy?
You get good at what you do. Focus on fundamentals until you are good, then figure out the ‘rules’ you need to break to showcase your unique greatness.
Check out Josh in action
“Josh is a coach, he just doesn’t want to make it official.”
— Tim Kang
Dan Beall
✓ Accepting new clients
Dan has been climbing for 17 years and coaching since 2010. Dan climbed his first V15 almost a decade ago and has competed at an international level.
Dan is based in San Diego (California), but spends a lot of time in Bishop and climbing near Boulder, CO.
Specialties
Movement Analysis, Finger and Strength Training, Injury Prehab/Rehab
What do you look for in an athlete you coach?
The thing I most look for in an athlete is passion. Everything else can be learned. That said, athletes already equipped with patience, focus, and determination will be the ones able to benefit most readily from coaching.
Who or what inspires you?
I'm inspired by novelty and exploration. Seeing new places, meeting new people, trying new lines, and dreaming up sequences to projects not yet done. I love the way it expands my idea of what might be possible.
What is your climbing philosophy?
Relentless optimism. The key to accomplishing anything new is to believe it’s possible. There is always a way, you just have to find it.
Check out Dan in action
“After three months of working closely with Dan on strength and technical development I can say with certainty that I’ve developed more as a climber than in the last five years.”
— Cody
Nilo Batle
✓ Accepting new clients
Nilo has been obsessed with climbing for 10 years and coaching for about half that. He competes at an international level.
Nilo is based in San Francisco and makes it out to all of the CA crags as often as possible.
Specialties
Youth Competition Prep, Movement Analysis, Mental
What do you look for in an athlete you coach?
I look for an open-minded athlete. One who is willing to build a relationship and trust in the process. Even though climbing is an individual sport I believe the best way to get better is by working together.
Who or what inspires you?
People who strive to be the best they can be at whatever they love doing.
What is your climbing philosophy?
“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.” - African proverb
See Nilo in action
“Nilo is an incredible coach! He can immediately identify your strengths and weaknesses, and create a personalized path forward for what you should focus on.”
— Priscilla