I am a full time mountain guide and climbing instructor. That by nature makes me a full time athlete. I can end up in some pretty hard places doing some pretty hard things, and when that happens, extra power is not a bad thing to have.

I started Crossfit after hearing about for some time, and a client convinced me to come. I knew it was hard. I was in decent shape, and I thought I knew how to cross train. Being a climber, I have developed sport specific strength and fitness, which is fantastic. On the contrary, I had some big muscle imbalances which led to some nagging injuries, including a torn hip flexor, just before a big trip to Yosemite Valley, California.

I used to go to the gym to run on the treadmill, I used the elliptical trainer, I rode the spin bike, I messed around with dumbbells- and I never saw results even when I pushed really hard. When I showed up at the box, Duffy handed me a PVC pipe- I thought to myself ‘what about those bar bells over there, I’m strong, right?’ Well, once I re- learned how to do pull ups, real push ups, real squats, and jump rope (I was a hazard, believe me), I found I was getting leaner, and faster, and much stronger. I began to believe in the randomness that is Crossfit.

I have found that functional strength movements, plyometrics, Olympic lifting, and other fast twitch training has improved my fitness, workload capacity and recovery time. It has changed my outlook on training. My nagging injuries are gone. I managed to put a bigger engine in my truck. The trainers are awesome, you’ll see them working out with you often- on their own time. I say give it try- you’ll get out of it what you put in to it.

You’ll even have some fun with some really fun folks.