Hi, I’m Mat.

I’m a UK-based rock climber and coach, working primarily with climbers who want to improve their outdoor performance across bouldering, sport, and trad.

I started climbing at 16, and from the beginning I was drawn to understanding not just how to climb hard, but why certain approaches worked and others didn’t. Over time, that curiosity has shaped both my climbing and my coaching. I’ve climbed at a high level across all three major disciplines, including ascents such as Hubble (9a), Serenata (8C), and Rhapsody (E11), but those experiences matter to me less as achievements and more for what they taught me about performance under real constraints.

My progression into bold trad climbing, in particular, forced me to confront limitations that strength alone couldn’t solve. Managing fear, making decisions under pressure, refining movement when the cost of error is high, and preparing effectively away from the rock all became essential. That process fundamentally changed how I think about climbing performance.

Today, my coaching is built around the same principle that underpins The Roadmap: progress accelerates when you identify and address the right limitation, rather than trying to improve everything at once. All of my coaching includes structured, personalised training to develop physical capacity, but training is always guided by diagnosis and integrated alongside technical, mental, and lifestyle factors - never applied in isolation.

I now live in Scotland, close to the Highlands, where I continue to climb and explore in a more varied and adventurous way. Moving away from major climbing centres has reinforced the importance of adaptability, self-reliance and self-confidence - qualities that show up repeatedly in both climbing and coaching.

Climbing has shaped the life I lead, and coaching is how I share what I’ve learned through that process. I work best with climbers who value understanding, reflection, and long-term development, and who want support making informed decisions about their climbing rather than chasing short-term fixes.

If that approach resonates, I’d be happy to help.