Official physical therapy provider of the CU Climbing Team
We keep CU's competitive climbers healthy, strong and on the wall, with climbing-specific care and a team discount on every service at The Climb Clinic.
What CU climbers get
Team discount
A team discount on all services at The Climb Clinic, from evaluations to follow-up care.
Climbing-specific care
Finger, shoulder, elbow and lower body injuries evaluated and treated by PTs who climb.
On-the-wall testing
Strength and movement testing on system boards, so your rehab reflects how you actually climb.
Two locations
Our main clinic in Golden, plus Tuesdays and Thursdays inside The Lab in Boulder.
Supporting the CU Climbing Team since 2019.
For more than six years, The Climb Clinic has worked alongside CU's climbers, helping athletes manage injuries, train smarter and stay on the wall through every competition season.
As the team has grown, so has our partnership. We're proud to be part of the program and to keep supporting the next generation of Colorado climbers.
Collegiate climbers train hard
Balancing a competition season, training cycles and school puts real load on fingers, shoulders and elbows. Our goal is to keep you climbing through most injuries by adjusting grips, volume and wall angle, not sidelining you for a season.
- Keep climbing while you healModified training instead of full rest whenever it's safe
- Return-to-comp planningClear progressions back to full intensity
- Education firstA detailed plan emailed after every visit
Kevin & Derek
Dr. Kevin Cowell
PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTKevin founded The Climb Clinic and works with climbers from beginners to elite and Olympic-level competitors. He is the author of DK's Science of Climbing and adjunct faculty at Regis University.
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Derek New
DPT student, CSCSDerek also supports the team alongside Kevin. He climbed for the CU Climbing Team while he was in school, so he brings firsthand experience as a nationally ranked collegiate climber to every athlete he works with.
View Derek's profileHow to get started
Contact team leadership
Reach out to CU Climbing Team leadership to get your team discount code and resources.
Book online
Choose Golden or Boulder and a time that fits your schedule, and use your code. No referral needed.
Get back on the wall
Leave with a plan built around your training and competition season.
CU Climbing Team member?
Get your discount code from team leadership · Golden & Boulder, Colorado