Private Lessons

Meghan found climbing in 2007 after spending the majority of her youth competing in swimming and track. She immediately fell in love with the community and unique challenges climbing has to offer. Primary focused on bouldering, she has traveled all over the country to compete and climb outdoors.

With 10 years of route setting and 8 years of competitive coaching experience, Meghan brings an all-inclusive perspective to coaching. When she is not climbing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.

Marcel is a passionate and engaging coach who is interested in both indoor competition style climbing and outdoor bouldering. His expertise is in dynamic and bold climbing, flow, and off the wall training. Some of his favorite climbing experiences have been deep water soloing in Spain and ascending sketchy highballs on North Carolina granite. He has a background in powerlifting and bodybuilding, which lent him the strength to advance as a climber. He is currently being introduced to our team as a coach for both the Advanced and Competitive Teams, but is also an outdoor and comp styler movement specialist looking to work with climbers at any level.

Madelyn has joined the coaching team recently and has been a member at Reach since February 2023. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Philosophy and Psychology. Before working at Reach, she worked at an after-school program as a teacher’s assistant. She is calm and patient and has a passion for working with kids. Learning what best allows each individual to thrive in the learning environment, while still ensuring an engaging experience, is what she enjoys most. She is looking forward to bringing this same mindset to teaching and coaching at Reach.

Michael’s passion is to share the outdoors with anyone and everyone. Over the past six years, he’s worked on honing his craft as an instructor. In October of 2023, he recertified his AMGA Single Pitch instructor certification. One of his dreams is to attain the Rock Guide certificate. He has explored the sheer granite in the Wasatch, Potrero Chico’s soaring limestone cliffs, the Wind River Range, the Tetons, and many of the best routes the East has to offer. He is beyond psyched to get nerdy and talk about the nitty gritty of gear, anchoring techniques, and all things climbing. When he’s not climbing, he’s usually hanging out with his wife, Maddy, or playing video games with his friends.

Connor’s climbing journey began with hard hikes in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire. Being around such incredible landscapes eventually enticed him to learn how to climb more technical terrain. After his first visit to a climbing gym, he was hooked on climbing and has dedicated the last four years to getting better at all things climbing. While he started as a gym climber, he has since expanded into trad climbing, sport climbing, and some moderate ice routes.

He is now pursuing an MPH at Arcadia University with the hope of helping to fight the opioid epidemic. When he’s not studying or climbing, he enjoys triathlons, the occasional video games and traveling.

Hello! My name is Leo and I started climbing during the pandemic in 2020, when I was unable to participate in the sport in which I normally compete and coach, ultimate frisbee.

One thing that immediately drew me to climbing is that it was my first individual sport – you can shut out all the other noise and simply focus on how your movements affect on-the-wall performance. With a Master’s in Exercise Science, I’ve used my background in biomechanics and exercise physiology alongside tools like film analysis to make the learning process for climbing a bit more systematic and structured.

Dan has been coaching professionally since he was 16, in the sports of both gymnastics and parkour, from beginner to highly advanced levels. This ultimately led to Dan following his passions and becoming the head Parkour Instructor at Steel City Parkour out in Pittsburgh. Returning to Philadelphia, Dan worked as a Ninja Warrior Instructor here at Reach, before deciding to specialize in strength training as a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Focusing on functional resistance training, Dan works with his clients to promote optimal strength and mobility to get people feeling and moving better than ever.

Combining his love of climbing, over a decade of expertise in coaching and teaching flips, and his professional experience as a personal trainer, Dan is happy to join the ranks of Reach as the strength and conditioning coach for the climbing team!