The Synergy Project … Good Things, Better Together
Synergy Climbing Team coaches are professional climbers with over 60 years experience between them — former Open National champion, World Cup winner Lisa Rands, and her husband Wills Young.
Wills and Lisa bring a wealth of experience in coaching and instruction to Synergy Climbing. Contracted to set up all coaching and instructional programs for a large tourist-based climbing gym, they moved to Chattanooga from their mountain home in Bishop, California, and fast became essential members of the Chattanooga climbing community. Their presence in Chattanooga has been lauded by the area’s press, been noticed by national magazines and the city’s promoters, and as instructors and coaches they have had a positive impact on countless families in the area.
Both are well-known coaches, and internationally recognized climbers who have earned an enviable reputation for exceptional results in competitions, and their ability to inspire, to lead, and to create an amazing spirit of support and community within their team.
Lisa and Wills are certified coaches with the national governing body of competition climbing (USA Climbing), and Certified Single Pitch Instructors with the American Mountain Guides Association. Please learn more about Lisa Rands and Wills Young and their coaching philosophy at their About Us Page.
THE SYNERGY CLIMBING TEAM: This invite-only team is for the most dedicated competitors to get coaching up to four times per week. Team members will prepare for competitions from local to national in which they receive a national ranking. Those who excel can take their skills all the way to the national team and on to international competitions. Synergy Climbing is proud to be coaching several Regional and Divisional Champions, and a two-time National Champion.
SYNERGY CLIMBING AND NINJA: The new center of climbing in Chattanooga is the Synergy Climbing and Ninja gym, on East Main Street in the heart of Chattanooga’s vibrant Southside. The gym is an incredible collaboration between Lisa Rands, Isaac Caldiero, and Tennessee Bouldering Authority (TBA). It began as an intensive climbing-based training center established in 2000 by longtime climber and local climbing pioneer Luis Rodriguez. Building on the gym’s reputation for excellence and focusing on stellar route-setting, customer service and dedication to the local climbing community, new owners Ben and Stephanie Sutton teamed up with Synergy pioneers Rands and Caldiero to create the new gym. Memebership of Synergy Climbing And Ninja is a requirement of climbing team membership.
For more info, call or text Wills Young at 760-920-5348 (cell).