Whether you are new to climbing or looking to take your skills to the next level, everyone would benefit from one on one time with a Climb Tulsa coach. 

Our coaches have a passion for helping their clients develop the techniques and stamina they need to reach their goals.

We’d like to get to know a little bit more about you and your coaching needs. Click the button below to answer a few questions and we will help match you with the best coach for your needs!

Member Pricing

• $49 per hour

Non-Member Pricing

• $65 per hour

Ty Smith

I fell in love with climbing the first day I went to New Heights. My wife and I walked in, bought a membership, all of our own gear and never looked back. We now own a home west of Tulsa where I built a personal climbing gym in a shed for my own training and routesetting creativity. I'm a lifelong athlete whose climbing style is influenced by a background in wrestling and pole vaulting, among other sports. I have been climbing for five years. For the first year I focused on rope climbing, but as I started to understand the nuances of bouldering I developed a passion for it. I absolutely love bouldering in the Ozarks, especially near Cowell, Arkansas.

I will use my knowledge and experience to help my clients gain more confidence in their movement, body positioning, technique, and route reading with an emphasis on improving outdoor bouldering abilities. I’ve been climbing for 4.5 years. My first year was mainly spent with ropes. Then fell in love with bouldering after understanding the nuances. My favorite place to climb is Font Red - Cowell. It is full of beautiful scenery, rocks, forest. Rural Ozarks. My favorite style of climbing is compression. Bouldering as a discipline.

My coaching style is unique since I have been a life long athlete in wrestling and pole vaulting. I have developed as a well-rounded person. I have also learned different aspects from past sports

I really want to help my clients gain more confidence in their movement, body positioning, technique, and route reading with an emphasis on improving outdoor bouldering abilities. 

ty.smith@climbtulsa.com

Kate Friedl

I grew up doing gymnastics for about 10 years was introduced to climbing in high school when my friends invited me to New Heights and continued climbing through college. I began venturing outdoors to climb and love to hike and camp. I graduated paramedic school in 2008 and started working full time. I have been a paramedic now for over 15 years and lost a lot of free time to climb for many years due to the strenuous work hours but stayed active running, cycling, and exercising when I could. In 2021, I finally got to start climbing again and I never realized how much I missed it and the community! I have made so many new friends and love a full burnout session rope climbing. Top rope and sport climbing are the highlights of my week but I love to challenge myself to any type of climbing. Fitness and injury prevention are very important to me and I love to incorporate it into any sport approach. 

I started coaching the Tulsa Climb Team which is our youth competitive team. While I still hold a paramedic license, retiring out of the medical field and into the amazing climb community has been the best opportunity I have been given. I have coached gymnastics in the past and have a lot of experience working with kids of all ages. Watching kids accomplish a new skill after working so hard to achieve it is the best reward to coaching because I can remember how amazing it felt. 

My coaching style is patience and perseverance. Some things come easy and some things take extra time and focus. I encouraging thinking outside the box, finding different ways to accomplish a goal, gaining confidence in your body, and having fun. I love sharing climbing with newcomers as it was once shared with me and hope you feel as excited about climbing as I do at the end of the day!

kate.friedl@climbtulsa.com