THE TEAM

A

Practice: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Age: 13 and up

Tryouts: Required

Price: $315 per month

Description: Members of the A Team are our most experienced youth climbers. They train to improve specific skills at a higher intensity, as well as work towards increasing their climbing skills to compete at national and international levels.

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B

Practice: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Age: 7-13

Tryouts: Required

Price: $315 per month

Description: Members of the B Team will begin to develop more complex climbing skills to prepare them for the A Team. They also compete as a part of the competitive climbing team.

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"Champions don't become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it."

-Michael Jordan

The Coaches

Both Lone Star Climbing teams are coached by experienced climbers who are certified through USA Climbing and share more than 45 years of experience.

Name: Kim Puccio, Head Coach

Years of Experience: 26

Favorite Place to Climb: Horseshoe Canyon

How Did You Discover Climbing? "Social sport to do with my restaurant friends"

Name: Cameron Epley, Coach

Years of Experience: 16

Favorite Place to Climb: Hueco Tanks, El Paso, TX

How Did You Discover Climbing?
"I didn't like sports but the first time I climbed I knew it was for me!"

Name: Bobby George, Coach

Years of Experience: 4

Favorite Place to Climb: Cowell, AR

How Did You Discover Climbing? "Always wanted to check it out. Started at Canyons. Lifted and did Jiu Jitsu and liked climbing better."

Name: Casey Puccio, Coach

Years of Experience: 20

Favorite Place to Climb: Red River Gorge

How Did You Discover Climbing?
"My mom and her friends started to climb for fun and she would bring me, my sister, and brother along with her. It ended up becoming a family sport and we all fell in love!"

The Team

A

Description: Members of the A Team are our most experienced youth climbers. They train to improve specific skills at a higher intensity, as well as work towards increasing their climbing skills to compete at national and international levels. ​

B

Description: Members of the B Team will begin to develop more complex climbing skills to prepare them for the A Team. They also compete as a part of the competitive climbing team.

"Champions don't become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it."

-Michael Jordan

The Coaches

Sponsors

Description: Members of the A Team are our most experienced youth climbers. They train to improve specific skills at a higher intensity, as well as work towards increasing their climbing skills to compete at national and international levels.