“I tried everything to fix my head. I read books. I asked random fearless strangers at the crag how they did it. I attended fear of falling workshops by pro climbers. I experimented. Nothing worked…

Fast-forward to now, and I’m not scared anymore. It’s kind of crazy. Karly is the best investment i have made for my climbing. She has completely transformed my head game. I am performing better than ever and having more fun. Headpoint Training is truly priceless.”

-Headpoint Training Athlete, Hayley Mckinney

“My time working with Project Direct has been amazing. I came to PD looking to get stronger of course, but I've improved my climbing in ways that I had never envisioned when I started working with Karly.

Not only has Karly been able to increase my strength by leaps and bounds, but she has also provided invaluable insight into my climbing movement as well as my head game. I didn't think head game was something that I needed to focus on this training season, but Karly showed me how wrong I was.

I've learned so much over the last few months, not only about the physical part of climbing but also the mental part of it and how climbing fits into my life as a whole. The things I have learned and the progress I have made over the last 6 or so months would have taken me years to learn on my own - Karly and the Project Direct team are not only climbing coaches, but are truly guides for a lifelong climbing journey.”

-1 on 1 Athlete, Daniel Loudenback

"Project Direct totally changed my idea of what I thought was possible for my own climbing progression! Karly keenly identified weaknesses and wrote wonderfully structured sessions.

I have seen my strength, technique, and climbing ability grow massively - I even flashed my first 5.12a on gear, in no small part due to Karly's training program!”

-Project Direct Athlete, Olivia Wetzel

“Karly Rager is a structural engineer turned climbing coach. We talked about what led her to start her own coaching business, being a female in two male-dominated industries, mental strategies for managing focus and fear, and cultivating longevity in climbing.”

The trenches of transition between different climbing disciplines, the Original Route on the Rainbow Wall, and the hardest thing Karly has ever climbed.

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