Climbing wall
operation is complex and involves walking a
fine line between risk management and
accessibility. Too often climbing wall use
languishes due to a lack of expertise in managing
these factors. At Climbing Wall
Management, our primary goal is creating the right
balance for your
specific needs. View list of recent clients
Climbing Wall Management, LLC was created by
climbing entrepreneur Dan Hague and professional
route setter Mike Helt to help multi-activity
facilities such as university student centers,
health clubs, and YMCA' s get the most out of
their indoor climbing walls.
Dan Hague founded and led Sportrock Climbing
Centers in the Washington D.C.
area for its first 11 years. In that time,
Sportrock grew to become the
East Coast’s largest climbing company with three
indoor
facilities, extensive indoor and outdoor
instructional offerings, and a
reputation for excellence within the climbing
industry. In 2008 Dan opened Rise Up
Climbing, his fourth gym, in Lynchburg,
Virginia where he curerntly resides.
Dan has been
climbing since 1972 and teaching the sport since
1994. He developed
and continually improves the operational standards
by which his facility runs. He has vast experience
recruiting, hiring, training and managing
climbing gym staff. In addition, his coaching
clients have included
many climbers in the junior divisions who have
gone on to impressive
finishes in local, regional, and national
competitions.
During his tenure at Sportrock Dan developed the
successful Fast Forward Progression, a series of
classes that has helped
thousands of climbers acquire movement skills
quickly and effectively. Dan, along with
co-author Doug Hunter, wrote The Self Coached Climber
(2006) in which
he reveals the many principles, tips, and tricks
which make his
instructional method so successful. Dan and
Douglas followed with a second book called Redpoint in
2011. Dan’s own climbing keeps
getting better as he ages having redpointed a
number of New River Gorge
5.13s after turning forty.
Currently Dan is Chairmen of the
Climbing Wall Association's Operational
Standards Committee
which oversees and revises the operational
standards for the climbing
wall industry. In addition he chaired the CWA's
Climbing Wall Instructor certification committee
helping to put the program in place. Dan is
currently classified as a "provider" giving him
authority to certify instructors to the CWI
standards. In addition, Dan is a current board
member at the CWA.
CV and case history available upon request.
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