Meet Our Instructor Team
Kevin Soleil (he/him)
GBCS Owner, Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness First Responder
Kevin is a career outdoor educator with 20+ years of experience across scouting, wilderness therapy, commercial guiding, and most recently 14+ years in collegiate recreation all over the US. He currently lives in Lowell, MA with his wife, daughter, son and dog.
He has a Master of Science in Recreation and Sport Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He spent the last 9 years at UMass Lowell building up the Outdoor Adventure and Bicycle Programs. He recently started a new chapter in his career centered around family, outdoor adventure and entrepreneurism.
Kevin specializes in mentoring intermediate climbers as they develop a foundation of movement, judgement and technical skills to climb independently. If you’re transitioning from gym, want to learn TR or traditional anchors, or maybe spend a day drilling basic self-rescue skills, a session or two with Kevin will really help refine your systems, skills, understanding and confidence. Kevin has also been climbing with his kids since they were old enough to walk. He very much enjoys facilitating family outings!
Email: kevin@greaterbostonclimbing.com
Daniel Vickers (he/him)
GBCS Founder & Head Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness First Aid & CPR
Dan received his bachelors and masters in physics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina where he began climbing. After school, he moved to Atlanta and took his instructor course while receiving guidance from instructors in Georgia. Dan later moved to Boston and got his AMGA SPI certification in New Hampshire. He opened Greater Boston Climbing School to help bring outdoor skills to climbers in Boston. Dan specializes in teaching and working with complex rope/anchor systems. He currently lives in Boston with his two dogs, Einstein and Curie, and his partner, Rachel.
Email: dan@greaterbostonclimbing.com
Calvin Coffin (he/him)
Head Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
AMGA Rock Guide Aspirant
Wilderness First Resonder
Calvin Coffin is a lifelong adventurer and a seasoned outdoor educator. He is currently certified as a Single Pitch Instructor and actively pursuing his Rock Guide credential through the American Mountain Guides Association. Calvin got his first taste of rock climbing on a college orientation trip to Rumney, one town over from where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Adventure Education at Plymouth State University. In the decade since that first trip, Calvin has climbed all over the United States, but he still holds a special love for the hidden crags in his home state of Massachusetts. Calvin is thrilled to combine his skills for climbing and teaching in his role as guide with the Greater Boston Climbing School, as well as with the Atlantic Climbing School in the summer. He is committed to stewardship of the climbing areas he knows and loves. He pushes for high standards of safety and inclusivity within the growing Massachusetts climbing community, and for delivering high quality instruction to climbers of all abilities and experience levels.
Email: calvinhcoffin@gmail.com
Ryan Allard (he/him)
Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness First Aid
Ucraft Climbing Brand Ambassador
Ryan lives in Providence RI with his dog Rascal and has been working in PVDs high-end hospitality venues for the past 20 years. Ryan has an affinity to the outdoors and his 10 year progression through the climbing disciplines has naturally led him to want to share his experience and love for climbing with the amazing surrounding community!
Moonboard problems are Ryan's training grounds for hard outdoor bouldering and sport climbing, pushing V9 and 5.13 project grades. Traditional climbing has transformed from an interest into a passion to strive for excellence in movement and techniques while on the mountains. Ryan's goal is to continue to learn and grow in the local community while also giving back and being a steward to our outdoor spaces!
Come climb with Ryan and learn how to overcome your fears by progressing at your pace in a challenging and fun environment!!
Madi Scott (she/they)
Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness First Aid & CPR
Exploring the outdoors became pivotal to Madi's wellbeing during her childhood years spent in Oregon. She dabbled in climbing while completing her bachelor's degrees in chemistry and physics, but really fell in love when she moved to Boston.
Madi has lots of experience working with youth climbers. Additionally, she specializes in making climbing feel accessible to individuals who live with limited mobility-- as she herself navigates life with an autoimmune arthritis condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis.
When Madi isn't guiding or climbing, she is working towards her PhD in Physical Chemistry at MIT. In addition, Madi is a youth rock climbing coach at Boston Bouldering Project and teaches a variety of group exercise classes (including HIIT, mobility, and yoga) around the greater Boston area.
Email: madi@greaterbostonclimbing.com
Ryan Strout (he/him)
Instructor
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness First Aid
Originally from Maine, Ryan always had a love of the outdoors and action sports. He grew up helping his dad work on communication towers and going on adventures. Ryan’s first exposure to outdoor climbing was with a guide in Acadia in 2019. He enjoyed it so much that he not only wanted to become a climber but also wanted to become a guide. Ryan’s goal in instruction is to share the experience he had with others. In 2022 Ryan moved to Massachusetts with his partner Nikki. He then began working at Boston bouldering project to get closer to his dream and to the community