“To prepare for my trip to climb big ice in the Canadian Rockies, I enlisted the help of Project Direct Coach Pat Cooke.

After a thorough assessment, Pat devised a program that focused on increasing my strength and improving my movement. I was thrilled at the impact this coaching program had on my trip. I was able to climb big ice routes with long approaches day after day. I was able to manage the pump on 200 meter WI5 routes.”

Project Direct Athlete, Laurie Watt

Get in Pat’s head for his ascent of call of the wild (WI6) at Lake Willoughby

In this episode with Patrick Cooke, we talk about progressing in ice climbing with longevity in mind, mental training, and balancing mentorship with figuring things out for yourself.

Patrick is based in the Northeast and has been climbing for nearly 20 years. During that time he has ticked hard classics all over New England, the Canadian Rockies, Québec, Scotland, and Hyalite Canyon.