About us

ClimbersClinic, based at The Castle Climbing Centre, was created in 2010 and offers sports massage, osteopathy and shiatsu. Our speciality is working with climbers and as climbers ourselves we have greater understanding of the injuries sustained and the climbing mentality. Our location and name make us unique in specialising in treating climbers, but we also treat their colleagues, families, friends and friends of friends! Anyone who wants a treatment is welcome.

Ruth Lander

MRSS, BCMA (reg), APNT (Dip)

With 14 years of clinical experience and diverse training, Ruth offers a whole body multidisciplinary approach to bodywork. She integrates her style of working structurally, with a special interest in fascia, and incorporates techniques from different disciplines to get the best results.

Coming from a background in visual arts and sculpture, Ruth qualified in Shiatsu in 2005 and in sports massage in 2008. Being both three dimensional and creative, bodywork felt like a natural progression from sculpture.

Ruth was a founding member of ClimbersClinic in 2010 and has been climbing since 2002.

Sarah Bayley

BSc (Hons) Osteopathic Medicine, MSc Paediatric Osteopathy

Sarah trained at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 2001 with her degree as well as a diploma in naturopathy. After working in the UK and then New Zealand for three years she returned to London in 2007 to do her masters at the Osteopathic Centre for Children.  Afterwards, she coordinated the Centre’s neonatal outreach programme at North Middlesex Hospital. She continues to treat babies and children as well as pre and post partum women.

Sarah teaches on the International Undergraduate programme for the European School of Osteopathy and runs post graduate training courses in osteopathy in the cranial field and in paediatrics.  

Sarah cofounded ClimbersClinic in 2010 and was able to combine two of her passions - climbing and osteopathy.

Jasper Clarke

M.Ost

Jasper graduated from the University College of Osteopathy with a masters degree during which his undergraduate research specialism was the neurology of pain, breathing and interoception (internal body sense). He has undertaken additional training in advanced structural and visceral techniques and in the application of mindfulness for the treatment of chronic pain and has experience treating expectant mothers.

With a special interest in the role stress plays in our lives and especially the interplay between psychosocial factors and biomechanics of injury, Jasper aims to support the individual coping mechanisms of each patient. His previous experiences bring a broad understanding of the impact of different lifestyles to bear in his assessments and he treats structurally using breathing mechanics and non-judgemental lifestyle and nutrition advice when appropriate.

Jasper enjoys an active lifestyle; he has been a keen cyclist since he got his first bike aged 5 and has climbed from a young age with his alpinist father in Cheddar Gorge or on the sea cliffs of The Gower. He also surfs and snowboards and has personal experience of many sporting injuries. As a result of his active background and his appreciation of current research he often uses exercise prescription to supplement his manual therapy treatments.