You don’t need a trad dad.

Take control of your climbing ambition with 1-on-1 coaching from Lucid Climbing.

Pushing limits in trad climbing is not reserved for people stronger, braver, or bolder than you.

You have what it takes to be that strong and brave trad climber.

Let me know if this sounds familiar…

  • You trad climb a couple of times a year and feel like you have to rediscover your confidence each time

  • You’re comfy climbing moderate trad routes, but pushing into higher grades feels like it’s just not in the cards for you

  • You climb 1-2 full number grades harder on sport climbs than on trad climbs

  • You’re curious about training but you’re not sure how it would relate to trad climbing

  • You’ve tried training before but you haven’t seen your efforts pay off outside the gym

I’ve got you covered!

What if instead you had…

  • mental tactics to help you try hard on trad climbs that push your comfort zone

  • support for picking—and sending!—your next trad project

  • strength training so that you can walk up to your trad project knowing you’ve got gains in the bank

  • skill development exercises for crack climbing

  • actionable strategies for translating your gym sessions to outdoor climbing

Introducing…

1-on-1 coaching from Lucid Climbing!

A fully custom and comprehensive program to get stronger, climb harder, and have more fun while pushing your limits

What’s included?

Strength Coaching

Weekly programming that’s custom designed for you & your goals by an NSCA-certified personal trainer, delivered to your phone via the TrueCoach app

Headgame Coaching

Evidence-based strategies to help you stay calm when you feel like your mind is the biggest crux

Project Tactics

Tools for choosing & sending a climb that both inspires you and challenges you to be your best self

Meet your coach

Hey there, I’m Dana!

I’m an NSCA-certified personal trainer with a passion for trad climbing. When I was first learning trad, I was so frustrated by slow progress that I took a job cleaning bathrooms in Yosemite so that I could figure out how to do more of what I loved.

Though I had lots of sport climbing experience, my early trad climbing days were a crash-course in building strength, technique, and confidence. Along the way, I had a spattering of trad mentors—some were encouraging and supportive, but others were gate-keepy, belittling, and exclusionary. I held on to the good ones and realized that I wanted to help build a better way to support new trad climbers.

Now, I’m excited to offer the coaching & training that I wish I had when I was starting out. You don’t need to leave everything behind and move to Yosemite like I did—you can accelerate your trad climbing from right where you’re at with personalized 1:1 coaching!

Most people think they need to move into a van if they ever hope to become a super-strong, ultra-confident trad climber.

But actually, with 1:1 strength training, headgame coaching, and goal-setting accountability, you can learn to push your limits in trad climbing from right where you’re at!

(though if you want to move into a van or get a job in Yosemite, I wouldn’t stop ya…)

1:1 climbing coaching is for you if…

  • You only lead trad climbs you know you can send

  • You know how to place gear, but you avoid trad whips like the plague

  • You’re ready to commit to a regular training routine for a minimum of 3 months

  • You have access to outdoor trad climbing at least once a month

1:1 climbing coaching is NOT for you if…

  • You love your comfort zone and plan to live in it forever

  • You’ve never led a trad climb before

  • You’re not willing to commit to training consistently

Maybe you’ve hired a guide to take you up a climb so you can practice your trad skills.

Maybe you’ve got a friend that’ll show you some things every so often.

Both of these relegate trad climbing to a background activity, where you’re dependent on others and can’t build the consistency required to actually get better.

In 12 weeks of 1:1 coaching, we’ll be able to build skills, strength, and confidence in a way that can’t happen on an isolated day out at the crag. With consistent programming focused on your trad goals, you’ll take trad climbing from feeling like an activity you do on vacation to something that’s actually integrated into your climbing life!

Ready to get started?!

1:1 Climbing Coaching

  • A pre-training physical assessment

  • 2x/month 1:1 Zoom call to discuss programming, progress, and goals

  • Custom workouts sent to your phone via TrueCoach app

  • Climbing movement analysis & skill development

  • Headgame training

  • Outdoor project coaching

  • M-F messaging support

$297/month

(3 month minimum)

Because this is an introductory offer, I’m only opening TWO SPOTS!

This is the lowest price I’ll ever offer for 1:1 coaching.

If you’re curious about what it’s like to work with a climbing coach, now is the time so jump in at an unbeatable price point!

Got questions?

  • Because this is a fully-remote offering, I will not be coaching you on the specific mechanics of things like cam placements and building anchors. Taking an in-person course or hiring a guide is a great way to get started—please reach out if you’re looking for recommendations!

  • The training programs I design are fully customized for each athlete, so the short answer is that we can work with what you’ve got. However, ideally you’d have access to basic gym equipment (free weights and a pull-up bar at a minimum), as well as access to some sort of climbing-specific facility. Because this program is focused on trad climbing, you’ll get the most out of it if you’re able to climb outside at least once a month. If you’re not sure if your training environment is a good fit, please feel free to reach out and ask! I promise I’ll tell it to ya straight!

  • Short answer: hell no! Long answer: check out the blog post I wrote about this question and others.

  • It’s important that your training program is manageable amongst your other life commitments! Because all training programs are custom, we can work within the time you have available to train. As a general guideline, most training programs include 2-3 weekday workouts that take about 2 hours each, as well as one longer training day or outdoor climbing day on weekends. You should be ready to spend consistent time training each week, but we can make tweaks based on what’s realistic for you.

  • If you are not a trad climber at all, I appreciate that you made it this far down the page! I definitely work with sport climbers too. Book a call to get started so we can chat about your goals!

  • YES. Training on the road can be super hard to figure out by yourself--I've been there. If you're a traveling climber who wants to start training, I would love to work with you to build a plan to fit your circumstances and goals.

  • To sign up for climbing coaching, click here to book a 30-minute call with Dana! After your initial call, you'll pay for your first month of coaching and we'll kick off with your pre-training physical assessment.

Listen… no offense, but you’re not getting any younger. You could spend your life wondering what it feels like to climb harder trad, waiting for a mythical trad dad to adopt you…

…or you could put yourself in the driver’s seat and become a more confident trad climber in just three months.