prg climbing school

Training & Instruction

Led by top instructors in the region

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Available for all skill levels

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Improve your skills, reach your goals, and learn from the top climbing instructors in the region!

Take your climbing to new heights. For free.

 

Members get FREE coaching at our Monthly Beta Sessions.
Our coaches are here to help you Get Better, Faster.

Limited spots available – sign up now to join!

 

Members get FREE coaching!

Once a month, join a Monthly Beta Session and get free coaching! Our coaches are here to help you get better, faster. Limited spots available – sign up now!  
*non members pricing??

Offered once a month

Available at all locations

Perfect for all skill levels

Led by top instructors in the region

Fun and welcoming setting with likeminded people

Offered once a month

Available at all PRG locations

Perfect for all skill levels

Led by top instructors in the region

Private Instruction

PRG Climbing School coaches can provide one-on-one individualized attention to help you Get Better, Faster. With a range of specialties and experience levels we can find the ideal coach for you.

Our coaches are here to help you physically and mentally as well as on the wall and off! When it comes to climbing instruction we have the BEST technical coaches in the region with the stats to back it up. Let us help you reach your potential!

Meet Our Coaches

& LEARN HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU CLIMB

Tom Meehan climbing a rock face

Tom Meehan

PRG Oaks & PRG Malvern.
Flexible for other locations.

My passion is coaching and helping climbers do something they didn’t think they could ever do. With coaching, my specialty is technique and helping you move as efficiently as possible on the wall.

 

For climbers of all levels, genders, and ages….CLIMBING IS HARD! Understanding the fundamentals for technique are crucial for building good habits, improvement, and staying healthy. This goes all the way up to the highest level of climber. Whatever your climbing goal is, I can help you achieve it!

  • – Climbing and Coaching Since 2010

  • – Head Coach and Programs Director of Team PRG since 2015

  • – AMGA SPI Certified Guide

  • – My Coaching experience ranges from working with novice climbers to US Olympians and everything in between

Pricing: $95/hr
(discount for Team PRG)

Chris Palmer​

PRG Malvern

  1. Expert route reader; save energy, attempts, and skin by improving your ability to sequence, route read, and find the best beta for you

  2. Technique improvement on any angle. Improve the lifespan of your climbing shoes by improving footwork, make the moves easier to reduce stress on your shoulders and elbows

  3. Set SMART goals and design climbing workouts

  4. Gain confidence through dynamic movement and getting comfortable with falling on boulders and lead.

 

-Climbing since 2006

– Team PRG Athlete 2007-2010

– PRG Routesetter since 2015

– Team PRG Coach since 2015

  • USAC certified coach since 2017

 

Pricing: $90/hr
(discount for Team PRG)

Alex Raybold

PRG Oaks

I am the Head Route Setter of PRG Oaks and the head coach of the competitive climbing team for Oaks. I specialize in lead climbing, but am adept at climbing instruction up to and including advanced techniques for both ropes and boulders.

 

I can help any climbers who are looking to improve their technical skills in various levels of expertise. Additionally, I can also help train conditioning for both boulders and routes.

 

Whether you are looking to get stronger, more technical, or be more mindful of your body while on the wall, I can help you reach your goals!

  •  I’ve been climbing religiously since 2016.

Pricing: $85/hr
(discount for Team PRG)

Alex Hogancamp

PRG Fishtown & PRG East Falls.

 

Private lessons are completely customized to the individual client’s needs, with a focus on understanding and developing technical mastery, identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving upon said weaknesses, goal setting, building and maintaining comprehensive training plans (which can be as intense or casual as the client would like), and climbing-specific fitness and injury prevention for all levels.

 

Whether you’re just beginning your climbing journey, stuck at a plateau, or training for a specific project, I can help you achieve your goals with a level of personalized instruction that is unmatched.

 

 I’ve been climbing since 2018 and coaching since 2020, helping dozens of clients achieve their goals along the way.

Pricing: $80/hr


Please ask about bundles or group rates…essentially, the more people and lessons you go with, the more you save!

*I never want price to be an inhibiting factor when it comes to working with people to improve their climbing and achieve their goals, so if the pricing listed above is outside of your budget, please don’t hesitate to let me know, and I’m happy to work with you to find a pricing and payment structure that works for everyone.

Alec Bader

PRG Fishtown.
Flexible for PRG East Falls.

I’ve been climbing for over a decade, but for the past few years I’ve been especially focused on physical training as an important component of progress. I’ll share my knowledge of various exercises and focus on cues that are most helpful for climbing and the areas that members/clients want to improve in. In addition to on wall progression, I am more than capable of providing training more generally geared towards strength or muscle growth

10+ years climbing, and ~3 years strength and hypertrophy training

Pricing: $60/hr

The Basics

Beginner Technique Classes

Whether you are brand new to climbing, or an experienced climber who never received ‘official’ technique instruction, our expert Climbing School instructors will guide you through the essentials in a fun and insightful setting. Meet other climbers and have fun doing it.

Classes are offered once a week on a different day at each location. Each week a new topic is introduced to focus your instruction on the details that matter! Find your class below and sign up to get started!

Intro to Lead Climbing

ADVANCED SKILLS & EQUIPMENT CLASSES

 

Time to start leading? Let’s get started indoors where you can learn and practice your skill set, work towards harder routes and start making the gym to crag transition with confidence!

Lead classes are 2 day classes and 2 hours long once a week. They are offered bi-monthly at each location on different days of the week.

New River Gorge Expedition

Ages 9 – 15*

This camp is a great way for your young climber to experience outdoor rock climbing, hiking and camping! Located in Fayetteville, WV, the New River Gorge is one of the best climbing areas in the East Coast! Kids will learn top rope climbing, basic rappelling, knot tying and basic rope skills, leave no trace hiking and camping ethics, and general outdoor climbing safety.


*Prerequisites required. Involvement in PRG Youth Programs, adequate climbing experience &/or PRG Top Rope Certification is necessary for enrollment.  Email us to inquire about eligibility.

Trip 1:
July 22 – July 26

 

Trip 2:
Aug 5 – Aug 9

$845/week

Skills & Technique Classes

We see you. Whether you are brand new to climbing, or an experienced climber who never received ‘official’ technique instruction, our expert Climbing School instructors will guide you through the essentials in a fun and insightful setting.

Intro to Lead Climbing

Advanced Skills & Equipment Classes

Time to start leading? Let’s get started indoors where you can learn and practice your skill set, work towards harder routes and start making the gym to crag transition with confidence!

Lead classes are 2 day classes and 2 hours long once a week. They are offered bi-monthly at each location.

 

*Must be confidently climbing 5.9, have sufficient training on the desired belay device, and have passed the gym Top Rope Belay Test to take the class

Training & Instruction FAQs

Please send us an email to book. We will be in contact to set things up.
If you have a desired PRG coach, goal or reason for Private Lessons let us know in the email!

Yes, this is a special perk for being a PRG Member.

We recommend starting with an ATC (or other standard plate style device), but please use the device you are comfortable with. PRG offers a Intro to GriGri lead class for those that have already passed a PRG lead class with an ATC.

Email tmeehan@philarockgym.com with questions.

Yes! We can be flexible with scheduling, group size, and pricing depending on the situation. Email tmeehan@philarockgym.com with questions.

For Private Lessons, please communicate with your instructor.

For Lead Classes, 72 hours notice is required for cancellation. Payment can be refunded as a credit that can used at any PRG in the future.

For PRG Lead Classes, you must bring your own equipment (rope, harness and belay device).

 

For Monthly Beta Sessions and Private Lessons, PRG can provide gear if needed.

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