collaborative Coaching That’s Inquiry Driven and Educationally based

Tangents are necessary

Climbing progression is not as simple as hangboard regimens, 4x4’s, and lifting weights. It’s mental, it’s technical, and it’s tactical too. Exploring the ways these areas interact and intertwine is what we’re all about.

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Meet your coach:
Taylor Fragomeni

Hey there. Thanks for visiting! Sooooo, you caught me. “We” on this website is actually just me. Tangent Climbing is a one-woman show for now.

Tangent first started in 2020 under the name Holistic Climber. It was the first step in pivoting from youth coaching and routesetting to a more balanced career in climbing. HC became Tangent in late 2021.

I love the complexities of this sport, and I really enjoy helping others understand the various factors affecting their performance.

WORK RESUMÉ

  • Taylor got her start in the teaching realm by working youth programs and introductory adult courses at Spire Climbing Center in 2013. From there, she got involved in the competitive youth circuit, coaching the Bozeman Climbing Team for several years. In 2020, she started her own coaching business called Holistic Climber, which then morphed into Tangent Climbing in late 2021.

    Spire Climbing Center | Head Coach Bozeman Climbing Team [December 2017 - August 2020]
    Spire Climbing Center | Asst. Head Coach [October 2016 - December 2017]
    Touch the Sky Climbing | Guide, Trip Leader [June 2015 - July 2017]
    Spire Climbing Center | Instructor [March 2013 - March 2016]

  • Taylor’s routesetting career began in August of 2012 at the Montana State University Climbing Wall. A year later, she began to also set at Spire Climbing Center, where she remained for over eight years, four of which she ran the routesetting program. She then made a move to St. George, UT to routeset at a new gym for a couple years.

    Over the course of her career, Taylor has set for and organized dozens of local competitions and has been on the crews for several USAC Championship events (both sport and bouldering) up to the Divisional level. Taylor now sets freelance both commercially and for competitions.

    Contact Climbing Gym | Asst. Head Routesetter [February 2021 - November 2022]
    Spire Climbing Center | Head Routesetter [October 2016 - May 2020]
    Spire Climbing Center | Routesetter [March 2013 - March 2016]
    Montana State University Climbing Wall | Routesetter, Head Routesetter [August 2012 - May 2016]

  • Tangent takes continued education very seriously. We’re always doing our best to gain new skills and knowledge, and stay up to date with industry standards.

    ISSA-YFS | International Sports Science Association Youth Fitness Specialist [2023 in progress]
    ISSA-SNS | International Sports Science Association Sports Nutrition Specialist [obtained July 27, 2021]
    NASM-MT | National Academy of Sports Medicine Mental Toughness CEU [obtained October 10, 2020]
    NASM-CPT | National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer [obtained June 26, 2020]
    PCC | Performance Climbing Coach Seminars [2020, 2021]

  • Taylor has had the opportunity to participate in several recorded conversations with Kris Hampton of Power Company Climbing. Check out the episodes below.

    Episode 188: Routesetting and Coaching from a Female Perspective
    What When How to Train | Ten Sleep, WY
    Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing

Climbing Resumé

I started out learning how to trad climb in the Adirondack mountains of Upstate New York at the tail end of my senior year of high school. An in-trad-uction, if you will. In 2011, I moved to Bozeman, MT and subsequently learned to gym climb, clip bolts outside, and huck myself at some boulder problems. I even ice climbed for a season but that was not my jam. Over the last several years, performance sport climbing has become my main focus. In November of 2020, I moved to St. George, UT in part for that reason. I have some big goals, but so far I’ve been lucky enough to complete 15+ 5.13’s and well over 100 5.12’s.

My climbing partners would tell you that I’m most adept on technical terrain and have a penchant for efficiency both in movement and tactics. That being said, I do enjoy throwing myself at a good power route. And I do still dabble in bouldering.

Here are some of my all time favorite sport routes:

Super Fun 11a | Sunset Alley, UT
Kahleesi 11c | The Grail, AZ
Vulcan Jessery 12a | Ten Sleep, WY
Holla 12d | Ten Sleep, WY
Designer Dog 13a | Sun City, NV
Movin’ On Up 13b | Sunset Alley, UT

The header image on this page was taken by Jules Jimreivat on Pitch 2 of Humble Camel (12d) in Montana.