Coaching Connections
joe ward
+ climbing coach
+ climbing mentor
Joe is a professional climbing technique and performance coach based in New Zealand. His columns have appeared in The Climber Magazine, NZ and he is a former New Zealand Alpine Club National Boulder Series Champion.
johnny smit
+ Personal Trainer
Johnny is a qualified personal trainer with 15 years of industry experience. Johnny has helped 100s of clients achieve their goals in many areas including athletics, weight loss, and rehab for various injurys.
Through his knowledge of fitness and fitness Johnny has helped a range of climbers make important improvements to there well being and changes to their rock climbing.
Johnny currently operates out of Cityfitness Northwood in Christchurch.
Josh Cornah
+Climbing Coach
+Christchurch based
In his own climbing Josh has raised the bar of New Zealand climbing. He has joined our coaching team so he can pass on the lessons he learned to you.
Time spent with Josh will help you with climbing movement and improving your performance. If you need help with a project at Uprising, Josh is the coach for you!
Josh has been an avid climber from the age of 9 and went on to find his way around the world of climbing improvement and world class climbing performance. He is now taking what he has learned to provide support for kiwi climbers to improve their climbing.
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CIRRUS TAN
+ CLIMBING COACH
+ PERSONAL TRAINER
+ Auckland based
Cirrus Tan has been coaching climbing for over 8 years.
Cirrus is the current NZ National Combined Climbing Champion, and is training for the Oceanies in March 2020.
With a Personal Training Qualification and tertiary education in Anatomy & Physiology, she specialises in Strength and Conditioning for Climbers. Cirrus can help you get stronger and work on your muscle imbalances to improve your climbing, whilst avoiding injury. She also has a Pilates certification, so can help with your core strength.