Rock Climbing
YOUTH ROCK CLIMBING PROGRAMS AND TEAMS
The Bend Endurance Academy Climbing Program strives to be at the forefront of youth climbing. Our programs are designed to inspire and fuel the next generation of climbers and focus on developing well-rounded climbers who respect the climbing community and excel in the sport. The BEA climbing team consistently has climbers qualify and compete at the national level and has been one of the top 10 youth teams at national championships.
Our climbing coaches bring over 30 years of sport-specific knowledge to the program combined with a professional and holistic approach to coaching and mentoring youth. We are committed to providing a safe and encouraging place for individuals to grow as athletes. We value; hard work, commitment to the team, respect for the sport, and a willingness to continually strive for improvement. Our coaches work hard to be the coach that each individual needs on any given day and support our athletes in all aspects of their development.
Our indoor climbing programs operate in partnership with the Bend Rock Gym, which serves as our climbing program offices and our training and practice location.
With the plentiful crags and boulders in the Central Oregon area, we also offer the option of outdoor climbing trips to the world-class Smith Rock State Park and other local crags.
If you don’t see a climbing program that fits your child’s ability or age, we encourage you to look into the great youth programs from our partners at Bend Rock Gym
Competition Teams
Our competition climbing teams are designed for the motivated and driven youth climber who is looking for professional coaching in a fun and supportive environment. Our coaches spend time guiding each of the athletes towards being the best climber they can be while pursuing their individual climbing goals.
The Competition Teams train and compete in USA Climbing sanctioned climbing competitions at the Local, Regional, Divisional, National, and International level.
Comp Team members must be willing to commit to a three day a week training schedule and are required to compete in USA Climbing Qualifying Events and Regional Championships.
Permission of the Climbing Director is required in order to participate on this team. If you have any questions about this program please contact: brady@bendenduranceacademy.org
2021/2022 Season Info
- Must have previously competed in a USA Climbing Regional Championship
- Participants must have their own climbing shoes, harness and chalk bag
- Must have valid Bend Rock Gym membership
What’s Included:
- Coaching at scheduled Comp Team practices
- Coaching at Regional, Divisional, and National Championships
- Team T-shirt or Tank
- Access to discounted climbing equipment through industry partners
What’s Not Included:
- Bend Rock Gym Membership
- USA Climbing membership
- Competition entry fees
- Travel, entry fees, and/or coaching fees at local competitions
Dates: September 13th – May 26th.
B/A/Jr – Competition Team
Born 2007 or before
- Monday: 4:30pm-7:00pm
- Wednesday: 3:00pm-6:00pm
- Thursday: 4:30pm-7:00pm
Tuition: $4,000 – monthly installments available ~ $400
C/D – Competition Team
Born 2008 or after
- Monday: 4:30pm-7:00pm
- Wednesday: 3:00pm-6:00pm
- Thursday: 4:30pm-7:00pm
Tuition: $3,500 – Monthly installments available ~ $350
Enroll NowBend Endurance Academy’s Bouldering Divisionals Training Camp
Hosted by Bend Rock Gym
Join Bend Endurance Academy for a Divisionals Bouldering Training Camp at Bend Rock Gym. This camp is geared towards divisional level climbers in the youth C – Jr categories.
The camp will consist of several workshops and clinics as well as a mock onsite competition. Clinic topics will include rules and formats for athletes, yoga for climbers, nutrition for training and competitions, coordination and comp movement, and more.
Training Camp Staff
Coaches:
Head Coach – Mike Rougeux – Bend Endurance Academy Executive Director – 2021 USAC Youth National Team Apprentice Coach
Assistant Coach – Brady Kendrick – Bend Endurance Academy Climbing Program Director
Assistant Coach – Ricky Marine – BRG Route Setter and Bend Endurance Academy Climbing Coach
Guest Coach Chris Marsaglia – Head Coach for Movement Portland
Route Setters:
Joey Jansen – USAC Level 4 Setter – 2019 USAC Setter of the Year Award – Set for multiple USAC National Competitions
Sean Harris – USAC Level 4 Setter – 17 years of route setting experience – Set for 10 Barrel Boulder Brawl
Clinics:
Nutritional Therapist Practitioner and Yoga Trainer LMNT – Kelly Williams
Schedule
Dates: February 4-6
2/4 Friday – 12PM – 4PM
2/5 Saturday – 8AM – 4PM
2/6 Sunday – 8AM – 12PM
Where: Bend Rock Gym
Cost: $450
Enroll NowDevelopment Teams
Our Development Teams are designed for youth aged climbers with previous climbing experience who are looking for an introduction to a performance and competition based climbing program.
Our coaches have developed these programs to help youth with the passion for climbing excel. Participants will be introduced to the physical, technical, and tactical aspects of performance based climbing in a fun and developmentally appropriate way.
Previous climbing experience is required and we encourage you to contact our Climbing Program Director to make sure this program is an appropriate fit for your climber. If you have a newer climber please check out the great youth programs at Bend Rock Gym
Program Info
- Must have previous climbing experience
- Must have their own climbing shoes, chalk bag, and harness
- Must maintain a current and valid Bend Rock Gym EFT membership
High School Development Team
Spring Term
Dates: January 25th-May 27, 2022
- Tuesday: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
- Friday: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Tuition: $1000 – Monthly installments available ~ $250
Middle School Development Team
Spring Term (Tuesday & Friday)
Dates: January 25th-May 27, 2022
- Tuesday: 4:45pm -6:45pm
- Friday: 4:45pm -6:45pm
Tuition: $1000 – Monthly installments available ~ $250
Spring Term (Monday & Wednesday)
Dates: January 24th-May 26, 2022
- Mondays 4:45-6:45 PM
- Wednesdays 3-5PM
Tuition: $725 – Monthly Installments available ~$180
Youth Development Team
Spring Term
Dates: January 24th-May 26, 2022
- Monday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
- Thursday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuition: $1000 – Monthly installments available ~ $250
Enroll NowYouth Development Team
Spring Term
Dates: January 24th-May 26, 2022
- Monday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
- Thursday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuition: $1000 – Monthly installments available ~ $250
Competition Teams
Our competition climbing teams are designed for the motivated and driven youth climber who is looking for professional coaching in a fun and supportive environment. Our coaches spend time guiding each of the athletes towards being the best climber they can be while pursuing their individual climbing goals.
The Competition Teams train and compete in USA Climbing sanctioned climbing competitions at the Local, Regional, Divisional, National, and International level.
Comp Team members must be willing to commit to a three day a week training schedule and are required to compete in USA Climbing Qualifying Events and Regional Championships.
Permission of the Climbing Director is required in order to participate on this team. If you have any questions about this program please contact: brady@bendenduranceacademy.org
C/D – Competition Team
Born 2008 or after
- Monday: 4:30pm-7:30pm
- Wednesday: 3:00pm-6:00pm
- Thursday: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Tuition: $3,500 – Monthly installments available ~ $350
Road trips are the highlight of every climber’s career. Join us and hit the road for traveling, camping, climbing and tons of good times. All trips start and end in Bend, OR at Bend Endurance Academy offices. Trips are open to youth climbers from any team that fit the age and ability requirements. Please contact brady@bendenduranceacademy.org if you have questions about which trip is appropriate for you.
Summer Climbing Trips
Leavenworth
Must be 13 or older
Must climb V5 in the gym
Lost Rocks
This trip is super fun for everyone! The lost coast of California is a wonderful place to explore. We mix up each day with a bit of climbing and a bit of beach time. Rest day activities include going inland to hike in magical redwood forests. We bring boogie boards and surf boards to beginner surf breaks. This is a great way to end the summer before school starts!
Must be 13 and up
Must climb at least V5 in the gym
Summer Camps
In our outdoor camps, participants will spend time bouldering, top roping, and learning what it takes to utilize the climbing skills attained indoors, and apply them outdoors.
We will mix it up between local bouldering areas, Smith Rock, and other hidden crags around Central Oregon.
Must have previous climbing experience.
Participants must have their own climbing shoes and harness.
All Camps include transportation to and from Bend.
Pick up and Drop Off at 370 SE 3rd St. Suite B 97702
Summer Programs
Participants will need to have a BRG Membership.
Individual Training Plans
We’ve found that many climbers need an objective look at their climbing and a personalized approach to their training in order to help them reach their goals. These custom plans are perfect for a climber who is looking to break through that plateau, send their long term project, increase their climbing fitness, or get ready for an upcoming trip or climbing season.
All of the below options include a 90 minute Climbing Assessment with written and video review of your climbing, a specific amount of private sessions, and two custom workouts per week for you to do on your own. All of the workouts will be accessible via a web and app based platform to give you access to the exercises and descriptions while you’re in the gym training.
4 Week Tune Up
- 90 Minute Assessment
- Written and Video Analysis
- Four week tune up plan meant to target specific area i.e; power, strength, power endurance, etc
- $250
6 Week Training
- 90 Minute Assessment
- Written and Video Analysis
- Custom training plan
- Custom weekly workouts
- One private (90min) coaching sessions
- $350
8 Week Training
- 90 Minute Assessment
- Written and Video Analysis
- Custom training plan
- Custom weekly workouts
- Two private (90min) coaching sessions
- $425
12 Week Training
- 90 Minute Assessment
- Written and Video Analysis
- Custom training plan
- Custom weekly workouts
- Three private (90min) coaching sessions
- $500
Contact mike@bendenduarnceacademy.org to schedule your session today!
Private Indoor Coaching Sessions
A private coaching session allows for a more individualized approach and perspective for the climber. These 90 minute sessions will focus on targeting individual weaknesses and inefficient movement patterns.
- Youth: Private sessions are perfect for our youth climbers on any BEA Youth Climbing Team to receive more individualized attention. Private sessions are also available to any experienced youth climber looking to increase their movement skills, identify weakness or prep for an upcoming competition.
- Adults: Many adult climbers can benefit from an objective analysis of their climbing movements and their tactical approach to climbing. Private sessions can include: movement skills, basic programming or planning of training for climbing, tactical and psychological approach to climbing, goal identification and planning, and more.
Cost: $90 per 90 min session
Climbing Assessment for Youth or Adults
Our climbing assessments have been developed over the course of coaching climbing for over 15 years and are designed to provide you with a path towards improving your performance.
Climbing Assessment Includes:
- 90 minute in person climbing evaluation
- Written climbing evaluation with suggested areas to focus on
- Video analysis from climbing session
Cost: $100
Private and Small Group Outdoor Guiding for Youth
Hiring one of our youth coaches and guides is a great way to give youth climbers some experience climbing outdoors. Our coaches and guides work year round with youth climbers in the indoor and competition realm and are highly skilled in getting kids on appropriate routes for their size and ability on boulders and sport climbs.
2 People: $140 Half Day – $180 Full Day
3 People $120 Half Day – $160 Full Day
4 People $100 Half Day – $140 Full Day
Outdoor Project Coaching for Adults
Sometimes you just need a little extra help breaking into new grades or repointing your latest project. Our coaches will help you break down your beta, refine your tactics, and help you be in the best metal space in order to set you up for success.
Cost: 1 Person: $140 half day – $200 full day
2 People: $200 half day – $250 full day
Custom Sessions and Training for Youth or Adults
Have an upcoming climbing trip coming up that you want to be in peak shape for? Looking to identify how to break through a plateau? We’re more than happy to work with individuals on developing custom training and coaching sessions. We have coaches on staff that can work on increased flexibility and mobility, mental and physical preparation, nutrition, and more. Be sure to check out our custom 6, 8, and 12 week climbing programs under the Adult Programs tab above.
Register HEREFor questions regarding privates and availability, email brady@bendenduranceacademy.org
Climbing Director
Email: brady@bendenduranceacademy.org
Office Phone: 541-904-5048
Climbing Coaches
Brady Kendrick
Brady earned a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Programming at the University of North Texas. After college, he headed to Colorado and became a rock climbing instructor, coaching a climbing team and leading trips outdoors. For the following year and a half, Brady traveled the western U.S., living on the road, climbing desert towers and classic long multi-pitch routes. Brady has now settled in Bend, Oregon where he continues to share his love for rock climbing with others.
- American Mountain Guides Association Single Pitch Instructor
- Instructing climbing for all ages since 2010
- Wilderness First Responder
- USA Climbing Level 2 Coach
Why I Coach?: “One of the best parts about coaching the BEA climbers is witnessing the positive impact we help make on our participants. When we get another child hooked on the pursuit of climbing, we not only give them confidence on the rock, we also give them more confidence in everyday life.”
USA Climbing Level 2 Coaching Certification
Cate Beebe
Cate caught the climbing bug in 2016, and began exploring rocks in Vermont. She started coaching, routesetting and working with outdoor summer camps in a community gym, and quickly immersed herself wholeheartedly in the climbing world. She loves the sense of community that comes with climbing, and is excited to help motivate, encourage, and challenge the next generation of climbers. Cate has been working with youth climbers since 2017, and has been coaching youth athletes for 9 years.
- AMGA CWI(lead)
- SOLO WFR/Red Cross CPR
- USAC Level 1 Routesetter
- USAC Level 2 Coach
Mike Rougeux
Mike has been working with kids in the outdoors for over 20 years and has a degree in Adventure Education and Wilderness Leadership from Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont. Mike has worked as a climbing coach, climbing guide, and route setter since 2006.
- Climbing Program Director
- Coaching competitive climbing since 2006
- USA Climbing Level 2 certified coach
- First Aid CPR
- American Mountain Guides Association training
Why I coach: I coach because I find it challenging and fun. The challenging side of coaching is trying to be the best coach for each individual- for some that means pushing them, for others that means listening, and for all it’s being supportive of them. I like the challenge of trying to figure out which coach each kid needs me to be at that one specific time.
USA Climbing Level 2 Coaching Certification
Gabe Mcfarlane
- Climbing Wall Instructor: Lead Certified
- Coaching climbing since 2013
- First Aid CPR
Ricky Marine
USA Climbing Level 2 Coaching Certification
Michael Alfonso
Michael has lived in Oregon for 11 years and began climbing in the gym in high school. After meeting like-minded peers in college, Michael shifted the focus of his climbing to the outdoors and has made rock climbing and training a regular part of his life ever since. Michael has a broad background of outdoor industry work that includes running youth programs, technical and movement instruction for all ages, route setting, and commercial rock and alpine guiding. Michael draws on his breadth of experience to inform his coaching philosophy and to provide each team member with the kind of support and instruction they need to develop as young climbers.
- American Mountain Guides Association Single Pitch Instructor
- Professional Climbing Instructor Association Climbing Wall Instructor
- Wilderness First Responder
Why I coach?: “Climbing is a beautiful, complex, and endlessly entertaining sport that offers many gifts to those who choose to pursue it. I believe that the ability to climb well from a young age is an invaluable gift that brings with it a lifetime of joy. Through my coaching I hope to provide BEA team members with the skills to use climbing as a vehicle to explore the great natural playgrounds of the world for the rest of their lives.”
Ross Morrison
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
- Outward Bound Wilderness First Responder
- BSA Climbing Director
- Leave No Trace Trainer
Daniel Hiebert
Daniel got into the outdoor community in college and has never looked back. Straight out of college he went to work taking people outside and exploring what the mountains of the West coast have to offer. After working seasonally for years, guiding in the summer, and snowboarding in the winter, he finally settled in Bend in 2017 to see if he could pursue those things all in one place. He has been coaching kids in a gym environment and outside ever since.
- AMGA Apprentice Guide
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
- Wilderness First Responder
