Get Stronger Together
The Bend Adult Climbing Team is a partnership between Boardworks and the Bend Endurance Academy.
Not A Tryout
BACT starts September 24th at 6:00 PM with our Not-A-Tryout kickoff event! This is a free way to try the team, meet the coaches, and see if the team is right for you.
Be a part of something.
Push your limits alongside like-minded climbers. The Bend Adult Climbing Team meets every Wednesday for 2 hours, combining structured training with the energy of a team environment. Our coaches design sessions to boost your strength, technique, and mental game.
Joining the BACT gives you access to expert-level coaching every week, and a built-in community of training partners. We work together to achieve our goals, whether you’re a new climber looking to improve, a veteran looking to break a plateau, or someone looking to excel in competitions.
What’s Included?
BACT Members get unlimited access to Boardworks and limited, exclusive access to the expert routesetting at the Bend Endurance Academy next door.
The team meets every Tuesday from 6pm-8pm. Each practice will be lead by an expert coach who will be creating training plans to push team members to the next level.
Practices will vary, improving endurance, technique, power, and off-the-wall training.
Team Schedule
Practice:
Tuesdays 6-8 PM
First Practice October 1st, Not-A-Tryout September 24th
Bend Endurance Academy Access:
Tuesdays 6-8:30 PM
Fridays 6-8:00 PM
Saturdays 12-3:00 PM
Sundays 12-3:00 PM
These hours are exclusive to Bend Adult Climbing Team members
Join The team
Membership in the Bend Adult Climbing team costs $69 per month, in addition to your monthly membership at Boardworks. You’ll be billed at the start of the month.
Head Coach Ludo
Ludo’s passion for climbing began in an unlikely place: New Orleans, LA. With the closest climbing areas more than 8 hours away and one climbing gym in the city, it isn't exactly what you’d call a climbing mecca. This didn't stop him from pursuing his passion.
After two years of climbing, he was accepted into The Climbing Academy, a traveling high school for gifted young athletes, in which half the time is dedicated to education, while the other half is spent climbing world-class rock. During his time there Ludo traveled the world visiting incredible outdoor climbing locations.
After graduating he made the only logical choice a young driven climber can make and moved into his Chevy Van to continue his rock education. Three years, and hundreds of climbs later, Ludo dived back into the climbing industry and began his coaching and route-setting career. First at Bend Rock Gym, then BEA, and now Boardworks, as well as his own private training company SESSION.
Training with Ludo doesn't just mean gnarly workouts. Ludo knows that our mind is the most important tool we have in climbing. If you want to dial in your technical skill, mental strength, physical ability, and outdoor climbing strategies, Ludo will help you reach your goals.
Assistant Coaches
Lily Kral
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With over 20 years of climbing experience and a decade in professional routesetting, Lily brings technical expertise and innovative vision to Boardworks.
Her passion for board climbing as a training tool led her to create the world's first all-board climbing gym.
Lily's coaching emphasizes both technical skills and power development, helping climbers of all levels push their limits and unlock their full potential on the wall.
Siena “Shep” Shepard
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Shep is a climbing coach with 20 years of climbing experience including youth coaching, route setting, and product design for climbing.
Passionate about fostering more diversity in climbing, they co-lead our Women’s and Queer Folk Training Night. Shep is a boulderer at heart with a special love for Smith Rock and long trad routes.
Having developed powerful climbing over years of training, Shep loves researching training science and helping folks learn to love training their weaknesses.