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Rob Kennedy

Program Director

Mara

Mara McKown

Comp Team Coach

Taylor

Taylor Brown

Steel Shop Head Coach

Briana

Briana McKee

Teen Intermediate Head Coach

Thomas Godwin

Thomas Goodwin

Youth Intermediate Head Coach

Faith

Faith Rashid

Development Team Head Coach

Does my climber need previous climbing experience?

How often does the climbing team practice?

The Development Team has two 1.5-hour practices per week, the Intermediate Team has two 2-hour practices per week, and the Competition Team has two 2.5-hour practices and one 2-hour practice per week.

What does a climbing team practice look like?

The Development Team usually has one top rope practice and one boulder practice per week. The Intermediate and Competition Team practices are generally a combination of climbing and conditioning.

When is climbing season?

Climbers join the team on a month-by-month basis. Generally, they prepare for the bouldering season from September to February and the rope season from March to July.

Does Team CSI travel to climbing competitions?

Our Competition Team is the only one that travels. Climbers on this team attend two yearly competitions - one local and one in another city. The rest of the climbing teams do not travel.

Climbing Team
Climbing Team
Climbing Team
A young climber boulders in front of an audience.
Climbing Team
A young climber on a rope with a belayer.
A climber trains on a Moon Board while another climber watches from a bench.
Generic white man gives thumbs up to a climber on a bouldering wall in St. Louis, MO.


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