Philip Ferrara is a passionate trainer, researcher, and physiologist with nearly a decade of climbing experience. He is an NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) with 5 years of personal training experience. Philip earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in dietetics, focusing on sports nutrition. He then obtained his master's degree from Montana State University in exercise physiology and nutrition sciences, where he studied finger strength and fatigue in sport rock climbers. His work has been presented at conferences around the world, including the International Rock Climbing Research Association's biennial meeting in Chamonix, France.

When not climbing, Philip is an avid climber, skier, trail runner and home cook.


Cardiac rehabilitator by day. Trainer by night. Alpinists, sport climbers, boulderers, skiiers and runners are all welcome!

Trainer at: Mountain Sport Performance