About the Author

Mark Reeves has been a rock climbing instructor since 1997. In 2005 Mark completed the Mountain Instructor Award whilst working for Plas y Brenin and has been a freelance/associate Instructor for them ever since. Mark has sought to develop his coaching to the highest level through various forms of Continuing Professional Development, including BMC Fundamentals and Learning to Train courses, Plas Y Brenin's Coaching Processes course and finally completing an MSc in Applied Sports Science at Bangor University. This book brings together the academic, practical and personal skills he has developed over the last thirteen years as a climber and coach; climbing routes of all different styles ranging from Diff to E5 in over ten countries.