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Michelle Albertyn
A tourism major specialising in Outdoor Education and Mountain pursuits.
Mish has spent the better part of 10 years working in and around the climbing industry.
Having coached youth and adult climbers of all skill levels, Mish believes strongly in the benefits of consistent movement, using climbing as a form of self-care and self-respect.
Mish is also a coach for DreamHigher, a registered NGO operating out of Bloc 11.
Coaching Times: Weekdays before 6pm
Gym: Paarden Eiland or Diep River
Email: michellealbertyn42@gmail.com
Tiffany Wells
Tiffany has been climbing for 14 years. Starting out in High School, she was quickly invited to join a youth climbing team where she gained extensive indoor training experience as well as competition experience at provincial, national and international levels.
During her student years she got a taste of what it was like being on the coaching side of competitive climbing and loved every moment of it.
Her passion for climbing has recently brought her to Cape Town, from her home town Johannesburg, where she manages our very own Bloc 11 Paarden Eiland branch and fills the role as head route setter for Bloc 11 as well!
During this time settling down and finding her feet in Cape Town, she has also formed her own Youth climbing team which she coaches at Paarden Eiland twice a week and has recently joined a high performance coaching collaboration focusing on our elite youth climbers in the Western Cape.
For Tiffany, it is not all about indoor climbing. She has a passion for outdoor climbing and has spent an extensive amount of time pursuing this personally as well. A large part of her coaching passion is preparation to achieve outdoor climbing goals as well!
Youth Bouldering Training: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30pm – 6pm
Coching Times: Monday – Friday
Gym: Paarden Eiland
Email: ms.tj.wells@gmail.com
Photo Credit: Catie Monteiro
Jasmin Pillai
Jasmin has been climbing for 14 years. In her time participating competitively in the sport she won 3 national championships in her age group.
After her years of competing she started looking at growing the sport by coaching high schools and varsity clubs. She has participated in a number of out reach programs one of them being the Open Air School to bring climbing to children who are mentally or physically challenged.
She is not only an experienced coach but also an experienced route setter with 5 years experience route setting in different commercial gyms around South Africa and has set for a few national competitions.
Her true passion lies in introducing the sport to new climbers, laying the ground work for good climbing habits as a climber progresses in the sport.
Coaching times: Weekdays before 5pm
Gym: Diep River
Email: ze.swines@gmail.com
Photo Credit: Tasha Smith
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Gravity 1 Climbing Club
Interest in climbing has exploded in Cape Town!
Whether you are a newbie, weekend warrior or a seasoned climber; whether your favoured spot is out on the rock or crushing boulder problems indoors, you’re in great company. We’d like to invite you to allow your skills and passion for the sport room for growth and development in coaching and competitive spaces.
Western Cape Climbing, the home of sport climbing in the Western Cape, is the official provincial sporting federation with the responsibility to manage and develop the sport of climbing in the Western Cape. The climbing disciplines include bouldering, lead climbing and speed climbing. You have the option to take part in any one or all three!
Gravity 1 is a Bloc 11 founded climbing club affiliated with Western Cape Climbing founded in 2019.
We have a number of coaching offerings for all ages and abilities and our main goal is to develope and grow climbing within the Western Cape and support athletes wanting to push any aspect of their climbing!
If you would like to join our club or for coaching enquiries, please email us at climb@bloc11.co.za