Husband-and-wife team Andy Puhvel and Lisa Coleman are the directors
of the Youth Climbing League (YCL), and they're psyched! Since 1999,
they have been running Yo! Basecamp Rock Climbing Camp
(
www.yobasecamp.com), an
outdoor rock climbing school for young people ages 11 to 18. Together
they have over 50 years of rock climbing experience.

When he was 17 years old, Andy was already a record-setting big-wall
speed climber in Yosemite and a national difficulty and
speed-climbing champion. Still free climbing Yosemite's giant granite
walls, Andy is a dedicated rock climber, now introducing his two
young sons to this enriching sport. Before founding Yo! Basecamp, he
was a high school English teacher and the assistant director of
Project Climb, a non-profit indoor climbing program for at-risk
youth.

Lisa loves all things outdoors, especially those things involving
gravity and the mountains: 5.12 sport routes, El Cap's Salathe Wall
and the Nose, Astroman, and Denali (a.k.a. Mt. McKinley) are on her
ascent list; ski- and mountain-bike racing have given her plenty of
descents, too. Before founding Yo! Basecamp, she was a senior
instructor for Outward Bound and a middle school English teacher.
Both Andy and Lisa hold Master's Degrees in Education and California
teaching credentials.