Leif Gasch - Performance Climbing Coach

Leif has been a climber for 30 years and initially worked in the construction trade as a carpenter and electrician. In the last decade he has moved away from the trades and into the coaching and climbing training field full time. He has always sought a healthy balance between maintaining high levels of climbing performance and the demands and rigors of a full-time career.

His approach to climbing training stems from the idea that careful planning and rest play as much a factor in how we train as do the exercises and stimulus we subject ourselves to. Using this modality has helped him climb routes as hard as 5.14b and boulder V12. He’s been fortunate to train with some of the leaders in the field over the past decade and continues to grow his knowledge base of training, anatomy, and the climbing athlete.

Leif is the owner of SUBSTR8 Climbing Performance where he takes on athletes to coach in a 1:1 capacity.

Need Some Proof? Here’s some of Leif’s stats

2x Youth National Championship Athlete

5x V10+ Athletes

300x Customized Programs Written

57x 5.12 Goals Met

33x 5.13 Goals Met

15x 40+ Athletes

200+ First Time Training Athletes