Beyond Maintenance with Dr. Carrie Cooper

Saturday, Sep 26

3:00pm – 6:00pm

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Beyond Maintenance: Training to keep getting stronger Day 1 Lecture + Q&A Date: 09/26/2026 Location: Santa Monica Brew Works 1920 Colorado Ave Suite C Santa Monica, CA 90404 Join us for an interactive conversation with themes such as: why grades are such an imperfect measure of experience, letting go of rules about what you “should” be climbing, developing your own climbing style, balancing training with actually climbing, how my training priorities have changed as I’ve gotten older, managing expectations and goals, staying psyched over decades, and navigating the reality that there’s almost always some body part that needs a little extra attention. Who is Dr. Carrie Cooper? -Doctor of Physical Therapy and owner of Rev Physical Therapy in Salt Lake City, specializing in climbing-related injuries and helping climbers stay in the sport long-term. -35 years of climbing experience, which shapes how I approach rehab , I understand the demands of climbing because I’m still actively training, projecting, getting injured, recovering, and learning myself. -Researcher and lead author of An Evaluation Framework and Classification Schema for A2 Flexor Pulley Injuries: A Case Series, developing a practical framework clinicians can use to evaluate and classify A2 pulley injuries in climbers. -Educator and speaker in climbing medicine, focused on finger injuries, shoulder health, load tolerance, and return-to-climbing. Translating clinical findings into guidance that actually makes sense on the wall. -Believe climbing rehab should move beyond “getting out of pain” toward helping climbers understand what they can tolerate, how to progressively load it, and how to return to meaningful climbing. -Increasingly focused on longevity and performance with age, not just maintaining, but continuing to learn, train, and climb hard. -Recently sent my first V11 in my 40s, a reminder that grades are imperfect, progress isn’t linear, and the process usually teaches more than the send. For hands on experience, sign up for our clinic on Sunday at Long Beach Rising! https://lbrca.portal.prod.tilefive.com/schedule?categoryIds=41