The Urban Climb team is built up from a number of different smiling faces. Each of our team brings a different quality to the table, so if it’s an in-depth knowledge in outdoor pursuits, crazy sport climbers, lead climbing enthusiasts or just people who know there stuff when it comes to climbing, then we have a few of them hidden away somewhere.

We are ever expanding our team and trying to find more people that can help keep safety at a high, help you improve your climbing and serve you in the best way possible.

Alex Cox-Taylor / Director

Alex has a some sort of degree in something clever and knows his stuff. He has been around forever and does lots of stuff in Urban, what exactly we don’t know, but we are more than positive its very very important and he is very very busy. He also is from London so beware, you never know with those East enders! He enjoys playing football (soccer to you Aussies) and climbing.

Peta Barrett / Climbing Operations Manager

Peta is our resident climbing buff…if you want to know what a mono undercling is or what to do with your whats-it-called that sticks to your climbing something-or-other then she’s the one to go to. She is also the head coach for many of our courses and manages to whip all of our course participants into shape…and they keep coming back for more. How she does it we will never know. (Hypnotism?)

Glen Jones / Customer Care Manager

Glen, also a Brit, joins us from Manchester airport (thought a true yorkshireman). He has an awesome background in management and has very funny stories to include along his travels in London, even some celebrity nonchalance’s…Smoking hot climber, all round life enthusiast, incredible likeness to Simon Pegg, though he doesn’t agree, i am right, it’s not often i am wrong, me the webmaster and creator of all, muhahaha, anyway…He has a big yorkshire accent and a big yorkshire smile, ready and waiting to greet you and meet you. Big it up for the London massive, in it!

Coaches
We have a great team of coaches that help run our extremely in demand courses like Climbing 101, Adult training squad, Spiders and Geckos squads. All these guys work their pretty little behinds off finding ways of improving our courses so we can teach you everything you need to know about climbing.

Exercise Physiologists / Personal Trainers

Our EP’s are often seen running manically around the gym or chasing some poor client up the stairs to do more inverted squat thrust chin up plank stretch thingys. Wow…they push you I swear! And apart from being the best trainers in the country they also dabble in climbing, Jessica actually takes our Intermediate Climbing Course fitness class. Pop into The Lab and say hello if you like!

Membership team

You may have seen our resident ‘cheeky boys’ around the gym. Making up this duo is Dave ‘Fletch’ Fletcher seen on the right, and Derek Donohoe on the left. If you need to know something about membership, courses and anything about the gym really then these are the guys to talk to.

Instructors

All of our instructors are fully trained on an ACE (Artificial Climbing environment) instructor course. And they have all undergone vertical rescue training for indoor climbing. We also update their training regularly. So not only are they a lovely bunch of people but they are super good at saving anyone, not that they ever have to because you climbers are all about your safety!!! We also have an unbeatable safety record!

The instructors are also renowned for their impeccable music taste…so whatever you fancy listening to when you’re in, just ask!