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Canyoning fitness coach

Fitness for weekend canyoners and scramblers

I’m Hamad. I coach weekend canyoners and scramblers on strong legs, grip and heat, and I sell plans, checklists and guides, plus two video courses.

Small figure wading through a turquoise pool in a canyon

Online course

My course

  • Dark still life of rope, carabiner and brass flask
    Dark still life of rope, carabiner and brass flask

    Video course · 6 lessons

    Canyon Fitness Basics

    The legs, grip and heat habits that make a weekend day in a canyon easier.

    • 01What a day in a canyon asks of your body9 min
    • 02Legs for boulders14 min
    • 03Ankles and balance11 min
    • 04Grip and pulling13 min
    • 05Heat and water12 min
    • 06Putting a week together10 min

Digital downloads

Downloads

Download as soon as you pay. Yours to keep.

  • Small figure seen from behind leaping between boulders

    Boulder Hopping Leg Sheet

    $6

    Six pages of leg, ankle and balance moves for rough ground, with an easy and a hard version of each.

  • Chalked hands gripping a pull-up bar

    Grip and Pull Routine

    $7

    A ten minute routine for hands and back, with a bar, a towel and a place to note each week.

  • Hot day essentials on sand-coloured tiles

    Hot Day Checklist

    $5

    A one page list for planning a hot day out: when to start, what to drink and when to turn back.

Merch

My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.

Latest videos

A short lesson every Thursday from the trailhead, the pools and my garage: legs, grip, heat and packing.

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Dusty pickup at a rocky trailhead with ropes and packs

About me

I started walking dry riverbeds and canyons on weekends in my twenties, and I kept hurting myself in the same ways: tired legs on the boulders, weak hands on the scrambles and a wet pack that felt like it weighed twice as much. I was fit for the road and not for the rocks.

Now I coach other weekend walkers on the plain fitness that makes a day in a canyon easier. I teach leg work for boulder hopping, grip and back work for scrambling, how to pack and carry a wet bag, and how to plan around the heat. I teach fitness only. For anything with ropes, jumps or deep water, go with a guide.

What I sell is printed or on screen: a leg sheet, a grip routine, checklists, a training log, an eight week plan and two video courses. The videos are free. What you pay for is the pages you can take to the trailhead and the courses for walkers who want the whole path in order.

Canyon Fitness Basics was clear and easy to follow. I used what I learned the same week.
Alex, course student

“Canyon Fitness Basics was clear and easy to follow. I used what I learned the same week.”

AlexCourse student