A Program of
Yo! Basecamp
Rock Climbing Camp LLC
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.
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.