Kyle O'Meara

We teamed up with @the_climbing_academy , coach @kyle_omeara and @sylviecressman to learn some of the surprising ways that partners can affect not only your experience, but your performance. • We get into: 1. What Wayne Gretzky can teach us about being better climbing partners. 🏒 2. The best level climber to actually learn from. 📈 3. The benefits (and challenges) of friendly competition. 🏆 4. Why being selfish might actually be better. 🤔 • 🎧 Everywhere you get pods. 📺 Full video is on YouTube right now. 📸 Thanks to @kieran.hadley for the photo the whole thing was built on!

2022 has been a busy year, and I feel SO fortunate to have been able to spend it entirely with @the_climbing_academy ! It started in Saint George before whirling through life-living in Chattanooga, Kalymnos, Kyparisi, Leavenworth, Montana, Ten Sleep, Leavenworth again, Gorges du Tarn, Siurana, Margalef, the Red River Gorge, and another Chattanooga chapter before I was lucky enough to make it ‘home’ through the snow and ice storms just in time to be festive with my family 🍀 I got to climb a lot, but more importantly I got to connect with these beautiful places and with my brilliant students and fellow teachers/coaches through this activity and lifestyle. Climbing still has SO much to offer me, and so much of that comes from connection. Everyone who climbs outside has seen and felt how much energy can be found in nature…how else can you explain the roots of those deep feelings of motivation that set things like ‘practice’ or ‘training’ into motion? • What a life…I have TOO many thoughts about it to be able to share here. I’m already missing being part of this group of people that made this past year+ of my life feel so memorable, and so meaningful, but I’m also beyond excited for the possibilities living within what comes next!! Thanks to every one of you who shared a conversation, an adventure, or a slice of your own motivation with me throughout this past year…those are the things that inspire me and keep me hungry for more 🌱🦋

I got to spend two glorious days in Leavenworth to finish off my fall break from @the_climbing_academy 💜 The fall colors blew my mind, and it felt really good to be ‘home’. • My first stop in the canyons was this striking BP brought to life by @markallenmercer , and made extra shiny by the reflection of the leaves in bloom that surround it…’Blaibach’ is a bit off the traveled path, but climbs like this one are worth a little extra effort to seek out and experience, especially in an arena like this! Graniteering is fun… • The best part of my short visit to the northwest was sharing some climb time and a bunch of laughs with some of my oldest, and original climbing friends @drewschick and @kellyhsheridan . Thanks for the continued motivation and inspiration to keep climbing higher my friends. 🙏🏼 Cheers to this current chapter of life we’re living, and to all of the mystery we have to look forward to finding soon 🧩🦋💥 • ✨@asanaclimbing @tensionclimbing ✨

A few snaps showcasing the fourth quarter in Greece with @the_climbing_academy . I have TOO many things to say about the experience, but I’ll sum it up by saying it was a life changing one filled with a steady stream of truly unforgettable moments. We ALL leveled up as climbers and as individuals because progression is inevitable when you practice like this… • The lineup of destinations for next year looks even more epic, and we’ll be living, schooling, and climbing in France, Spain, Red River Gorge, more Spain, Italy, and Slovenia!! • We still have 4 spots open, so apply at if you’re interested in being part of something that will change your perspective on what this whole ‘life’ thing is really about. • #worldclass #whereisyourclassroom #learning #growing #powerofthepsych #perspective

I just finished a life changing school year with @the_climbing_academy where I was lucky enough to live alongside my 18 incredible students in some of the most amazing places I’ve ever been…special thanks to ALL of you, and to my fellow faculty members too for making this experience so meaningful and so memorable. Being back in high school helped me grow my wings as a teacher, mentor, and coach in big ways. Collectively, this group of individuals created something unique, and shared a bond along with a whole bunch of vibes that are truly world class…reflections about everything that happened throughout the past eight months and all the memories I found within this experience are in motion in my mind 🌱🦋💜 I’m already ALL in for another round next year! • #proudcoach #proudteacher #whereisyourclassroom #PE #powerofthepsych #learning #growing #aldente

Miss @laila.stipanov dancing through ‘La Looz’ (8a) while mastering the never ending balance between school and climbing. ✨ Things are winding down with @the_climbing_academy here in Greece. SO many wild times to cap off a year filled with TOO much goodness and growth 🌱 Final exams, here we come! #proudteacher #proudcoach #theultimatequestion 🦋

Blending in with pieces of life’s wonder and living a dream with @the_climbing_academy ✨❤️‍🔥 • 📸 by @owen_dejohn 🙏🏼

Daydreaming about this place and some of the special routes that live there… • 📸 by @neilson.ben

Spending the past five weeks in the southeast with @the_climbing_academy was a dream come true…too many thoughts and feels for words ✨ Shout out to all of my fellow faculty members for being so radical to work with, and to all of my students for showing up every day the ways that you do 💜 #proudcoach • @asanaclimbing @tensionclimbing 🙏🏼

That special kind of everything • @asanaclimbing @tensionclimbing 🙏🏼

From the 2015 archives…what a life…I’m still growing bigger and more colorful wings, intertwining deeper roots, and I seem to be more in love with all the things climbing on rocks gives to me than I’ve ever been before 💜 • 📸 by @sav.cummins

October 1st - December 31st, 2021 • BIG shoutout to @the_climbing_academy and to all of its members for the lifetime of memories acquired in only four months 🙏🏼 Cheers!