Theo Rhodon Lynn

Outdoor instructor & poet · Dorset

Theo Rhodon Lynn

he/they

Where courage meets creativity.

Outdoor instructor and poet on the Dorset coast. I host a weekly climbing club, I’m training across land and water activities, and I write and perform poetry about courage, vulnerability and the connections we make outdoors.

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Theo smiling at a table, with a golden spaniel puppy resting its paws on the table beside them.
Wareham, Dorset50.686° N 2.110° W

01About

Rock, water and words

I’m a queer writer and outdoor instructor from Dorset. I’ve been climbing since I was eight, did a handful of competitions and trained five or six days a week until 2020. Adventure, the outdoors and human connection, with nature and with each other, run through everything I do.

These days I host Climb Club for Water Babes UK every Monday, I’m working through a four-month instructor training course with Land & Wave, and I’ve worked in adventure activities with PGL. On the wall, what matters most to me is the fun, the community and making sure everyone feels comfortable.

On the writing side, I hold a 2:1 in Creative Writing. My collection Ventricular is about love, loss and healing; my feature for the BMC’s Summit magazine looked at eating disorders in rock climbing; and I perform spoken word and run the Inkfantry writing workshops across Dorset and Devon.

02Outdoors

Instructing

Mondays, 6pm

Current

Climb Club host

Water Babes UK · The Project Climbing Centre, Poole

Hosts the weekly Climb Club for Water Babes UK, a community that also runs sea swims and beach socials. Climb Club is a welcoming session built around the fun side of climbing and the community that comes with it.

  • Creates a safe, comfortable space on the wall where everyone can climb together and cheer each other on.
  • Takes the group along to competitions, to compete or to watch the finals and support the climbers.
  • Keeps the social side going after the session, so friendships made on the wall carry on off it.

Activity instructor

PGL

Delivered adventure activities for school and youth groups on residential trips.

Since age eight

Climber

Climbing since childhood. Competed in a handful of competitions and trained five to six days a week until 2020.

  • Theo mid-move on an indoor boulder problem, one foot high on a purple hold and arms flung out for balance.
    Committing to the move
  • Theo lying flat on the crash mats under a bouldering wall, looking at the camera, deadpan.
    Every climber knows this feeling
  • The Project Climbing Centre's bouldering hall seen from the balcony, with plywood and grey walls covered in colourful holds above blue mats.
    The Project Climbing Centre, Poole: home of Climb Club

My hope with climb club is to nurture and create a safe environment in climbing for everyone to enjoy.

Theo, introducing Climb Club for Water Babes UK

Training

Four-month intensive

Current

Outdoor Instructor Training

Land & Wave · Dorset

A full-time instructor training programme working towards national governing body awards across land and water.

Course areas

  • Climbing
  • Kayaking
  • Canoeing
  • Coasteering
  • Hillwalking
  • Navigation
  • Bushcraft
  • Lifesaving
  • First aid

ClimbingPaddlingCoasteeringPoetrySpoken wordWorkshops

03Writing

Poetry, features & spoken word

Workshops

Inkfantry

Come join the Inkfantry, where courage meets creativity.

A creative writing group I founded and host. Sessions mix writing prompts with hands-on craft such as collage, found poetry and visual poetry, sometimes with music. Everyone is welcome, whatever their experience, and sharing work aloud is always optional.

  • Spooky Scribble
  • Cut-throat Collages
  • Visual Poetry
  • Wine & Write nights
  • Paws & Poetry (coming soon)

Readings & performances

04Photos

Off the wall

05Work with me

What I offer

  • Instructing

    Open to seasonal and freelance instructing work. Get in touch about availability.

  • Personal poems

    Poems for weddings, graduations, anniversaries and funerals, including eulogies. I can write them for the page or perform them on the day.

  • Writing workshops

    Inkfantry sessions for groups, events and organisations, for every level of experience.

  • English tutoring

    Tutoring with lesson plans built around how each learner works best.

Theo waving hello at the camera.

06Contact

Get in touch

For instructing work, commissions, workshops or readings, message me on any of these.