The Coach Behind Wyld Pursuits
How I Coach
I don't believe in generic programs. I build training around your specific goal, your schedule, your life, and where you're genuinely starting from — not where you wish you were starting from. Honesty about your baseline is how we build something that actually works.
I coach the whole athlete. That means we talk about sleep, stress, nutrition, and recovery alongside the miles and the elevation. The people who show up most prepared on big days aren't just the fittest — they're the most well-rounded. I've seen that play out too many times to ignore it.
I also have real experience working with injuries — helping athletes train smart around setbacks rather than stopping entirely. Movement quality, breathwork, mobility, and recovery are built into how I program, not bolted on as an afterthought.
I also believe that most people are more capable than they think. My job isn't to push you past your limits. It's to help you discover that your limits are further out than you believed.
Certifications: Certified Movement Coach | Certified Nutrition Coach | Breathwork | Mobility | Yoga
Who I Work Best With
I work best with people who have a specific goal — a summit, a trail, a race, a distance — and are genuinely ready to train for it. Not thinking about it. Not almost ready. Actually ready to do the work.
You don't need to be fit when we start. You don't need prior experience in the mountains. You do need to show up consistently, be honest about how training is going, and trust the process even when it feels slower than you want.
If that's you — beginner or experienced, first big objective or tenth — we'll work well together.
Go Deep. Go Far.
Who I Am
I'm Eric Harry. I'm a dad, a husband, and a mountain athlete living in Kalispell, Montana — a few miles from Glacier National Park. I've been a competitive athlete my entire life — triathlete, CrossFitter, multisport competitor. Movement has always been central to who I am.
But it wasn't until 2022 that I redirected that foundation toward big objectives in wild places. That shift didn't come from a training plan. It came from a moment on a mountain.
I decided to push myself and attempt back-to-back 14ers. No specific training for altitude, no real plan — just grit and fitness. On that second descent, barely holding it together, a woman ran past me chasing an FKT. Most 14ers in a day by a woman. She was flying. She inspired me. And in that moment, something shifted. It redefined what I thought was possible for me.
So I doubled down. I studied exercise physiology. Worked with guides. Took courses. Trained under Brian Johnson at The Movement Standard in Dallas — one of the most respected movement coaches in the country — and built a foundation that has taken me to places I once would have said weren't for me.
What I've learned is that the people who do big things aren't a different breed. They just refused to let the voice that says "that's not for you" have the final word. That belief is the foundation of everything I do as a coach.
What I've Done
I learn best by doing, which means I've put myself through most of what I ask of the athletes I coach.
My first back-to-back 14ers taught me what real pacing means — I got it badly wrong and paid for every step of that second descent. That's also where I saw the woman chasing the FKT, flying past me while I was barely holding it together. It was humbling in the best possible way. The Alcatraz swim was cold, disorienting, and one of the most purely joyful things I've ever done. Running Up for Air — 12 hours up and down Mt. Sentinel in a Montana winter — stripped away every distraction and left me with questions I'm still working through.
The full list: Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim, Alcatraz swim, multiple 14ers across Colorado, Mt. Shasta, sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail, Mt. Washington, multiple century rides on gravel and mountain bike, multi-hour backcountry ski tours, ice climbing, rock climbing, the Little Matterhorn (class 4), the Floral Traverse in Glacier National Park, and peaks throughout the Bob Marshall Wilderness — the Bear Wilderness and Jewel Basin included. Running Up for Air — 12 hours up and down Mt. Sentinel in a Montana winter.
I'm not collecting objectives. I'm building a life in the mountains — and using everything I learn to help the people I coach do the same.
None of it came easy. All of it was worth it. And every one of those experiences lives in how I coach.