Emily Taylor is an educator, facilitator, competitive climber, and professional coach. She started climbing twelve years ago on a 2 month multi-adventure Outward Bound course in Colorado. Immediately after her first experience, she began to study the process of competitive sport climbing and found her niche teaching children. While competing on the adult circuit, Emily spent time under the tutelage of the climbing and teaching styles of Robyn Ebersfield, Didier Raboutou and Jim Bridwell. On Oct. 8, 2003 Emily set out to be the first black woman to climb the largest monolith in North America by the most famous direct route, the Nose of EL Capitan, in Yosemite California. It took her six days to summit.

Formally ranked #1 Advanced Adult Female in USA Climbing, Emily now coaches four youth climbing teams in the metro Atlanta area, as well as students in seven states across the US. She dedicates her teaching, studies and learning experiences to diversifying the climbing community. She has established safe and holistic programs that support the needs of her clients and students. Her coaching style is personal, compassionate, boldly expressive, and unique. She fulfills the coaching role to motivate, educate, and teach self-disciple, responsibility and accountability. Her teaching focuses on mental, emotional, and physical awareness, and on proper technique, and efficiency.