About Casaval Personal Training
Founded to Help You Excel in the Mountains
Since you’re here, chances are that you are a person who looks for adventure and challenge in the outdoors. You might be drawn to high mountain summits or steep alpine terrain. You could be a novice, an expert, or something in between.
If the mountains are calling and you’re interested in training for them, you’re in the right place.
Casaval Personal Training is a coaching and personal training service committed to helping people excel in the mountains with strength and confidence.
Training is vital for mountain athletes. We believe that training provides safer and more fulfilling experiences in the high and wild places we love.
Casaval uses a steady, measured, and well-rounded approach to deliver your desired training results. We pair extensive mountain experience with proven training principles to provide training specific to your goals.
Casaval Personal Training welcomes athletes with all levels of fitness and ability.
We believe that training should improve athletic ability, overall health, well-being, and quality of life.
Your health, training experience and success are top priorities here.
Uniquely suited to help you achieve your goals.
Thanks for being here. I’m glad you’re interested in training.
My name is Dane Brinkley, and I’m the founder of Casaval Personal Training.
For two decades, I’ve worked in the mountains guiding hikers, climbers, and skiers across the Cascades, Sierras, Rockies, and the Alaska Range. That time has shaped how I think about movement, preparation, and what it actually takes to perform well when terrain, weather, and fatigue are real factors.
Much of my guiding career has centered on Mount Shasta (14,179’). I’ve worked with Shasta Mountain Guides since 2005 and am a ski guide with Three Sisters Backcountry in central Oregon.
I’m also a certified personal trainer and strength & endurance coach, and I work with recreational and professional athletes alike, including mountaineers, skiers, guides, rangers, and firefighters. Every athlete brings different goals, constraints, and experience levels, which is why my coaching is always individualized.
These days, my time is split between coaching, training, guiding, and family. Working regularly in the mountains continues to inform my coaching and keeps it grounded in real-world demands rather than theory alone.
When you train with Casaval, you get more than a training plan.
You get individual coaching that combines proven strength and endurance methods, extensive mountain experience, and a deep understanding of athletic training for demanding environments.
If you’re committed to mountain-related goals and want to train with clarity, intention, and confidence, Casaval Personal Training has the tools and the experience to help you get there.
