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EP 212: Filmmaker Carlos Mason on Creating SENDING — A Look Behind the Scenes at One of My Favorite Climbing Films
95 hours 53 mins; April 01, 2024
EP 211: Davis Ngo (dr.climb) — Blowing Up on Instagram, Why Pro Climbers Deserve to Get Paid, and Overcoming Fear After Injury
127 hours 39 mins; March 25, 2024
EP 210: Stefano Ghisolfi — Chasing the Impossible, Using Humor to Send, and Two Drills for Legendary Endurance
97 hours 52 mins; March 18, 2024
EP 209: Graham Zimmerman — Going to the Mountains to Learn, the 100-Year Plan, and Imperfect Advocacy
118 hours 27 mins; March 11, 2024
EP 208: Jesse Grupper — Optimistic Training, Last Place to Olympian, and Leveling Up His Bouldering
99 hours 3 mins; March 04, 2024
SEND ALERT: Will Bosi — ‘Return of the Sleepwalker’ V17, and What He Plans to Try Next!
42 mins; February 29, 2024
EP 207: Paul Houghoughi (The Climbing Physio) — How to Rehab Finger Injuries, Build Bulletproof Wrists & Elbows, and Never Get Injured Again
105 hours 11 mins; February 26, 2024
EP 206: Building a Perfect Replica of ‘The Big Island’ V15, Training on Your Projects, and the Ideal Circuit — Charlie Schreiber Returns
128 hours 3 mins; February 19, 2024
SEND ALERT: Kai Lightner — ‘Life of Villains’ 9a, Not Rushing the Process, and Building Jamaica’s First Climbing Wall
59 mins; February 16, 2024
EP 205: Adrian Vanoni — Finger Crack Wizardry, Blue Collar Sending, and Lucid Dreams About Beta
196 hours 41 mins; February 12, 2024
EP 204: Anak Verhoeven — How to Build 9a Endurance, Why Motivation Trumps Fancy Facilities, and Being Public About Her Faith
164 hours 30 mins; February 05, 2024
EP 203: Jakob Schubert — World Champion to 9c and 9A, Adam Ondra’s Risky and Efficient Style, and Failing on ‘Sleepwalker’
99 hours 23 mins; January 29, 2024
SEND ALERT: Jon Cardwell — Establishing ‘Wind Up Bird’ 5.15b, and Uphill Athlete Training
69 hours 1 min; January 26, 2024
EP 202: Tyler Nelson Returns — How to Get Stronger Fingers, Habits to Prevent Injuries, and Why Climbers Shouldn’t Train Like Gymnasts
164 hours 26 mins; January 22, 2024
EXTRA: James Pearson — Finger Training for 'Bon Voyage' E12, and Supporting a Family as a Pro Climber (Teaser)
12 mins; January 16, 2024
EP 201: James Pearson — The Full Redemption Story, Proposing the Mythical Grade of E12, and Climbing Harder After Kids
206 hours 19 mins; January 15, 2024
EP 200: Brooke Raboutou — An Olympian’s Mindset, Dancing on the Wall, and Competing Against Your Friends
114 hours 14 mins; January 08, 2024
EP 199: Will Anglin & Matt Jones — A Masterclass in How to Progress Your Climbing
181 hours 38 mins; December 18, 2023
EP 198: Travis Tameirao — The Day His Life Changed Forever, Climbing V10+ With an Artificial Knee, and Taking the Wheel
173 hours 37 mins; December 11, 2023
EP 197: Melina Costanza Returns — Harnessing the Power of Nerves, Praising Your Effort, and Choosing Good Over Perfect
100 hours 26 mins; December 04, 2023
EP 196: Pete Whittaker — Chasing the Hardest Cracks in the World, Embracing the Suck, and Futuristic Desert Projects
102 hours 32 mins; November 27, 2023
EP 195: Matt Segal Returns — The Recipe for a Peak Year, Cooking Tips, and High Summits and Higher Grades
95 hours 39 mins; November 20, 2023
EP 194: Will Anglin — Why We Should Treat Climbing Like Baseball, and the #1 Thing All Climbers Should Do
175 hours 52 mins; November 13, 2023
EP 193: Mat Wright — Risking It All to Send, The Power of Specific Goals, and Relaxing Hard to Climb Harder
168 hours 17 mins; November 06, 2023
EP 192: Alex Biale — Bootlegging Wine, Training With Ollie Torr, and the Keys to a Balanced Life
164 hours 46 mins; October 30, 2023
EP 191: Jesse Firestone Returns — Finding Silver Linings, How to Move Like Adam Ondra, and Key Benefits of Visualization
117 hours 28 mins; October 23, 2023
EP 190: Josh Champion — Quitting After Sending V13, and Reengaging With Climbing in a Healthier Way
115 hours 17 mins; October 16, 2023
Follow-Up: Martin Keller — Sending V16 at Age 45, Getting More Out of Less, and the Skill of Delayed Gratification (Teaser)
70 hours 34 mins; October 12, 2023
EP 189: Lily Kral — Building a Board Climbing Gym, Exotic Dancing, and Being a Work in Progress
136 hours 24 mins; October 09, 2023
EP 188: Joey Jannsen & Rich Breuner — Underground Hip-Hop, Cage Fighting, and Hustling ‘Til You Make It
123 hours 59 mins; October 02, 2023
EP 187: Stefanie Myr — Miniature Carpentry, Becoming Polyamorous, and Finding “Church” at the Gym
175 hours 18 mins; September 25, 2023
Four Women Have Climbed V15
3 mins; September 22, 2023
Follow-Up: Katie Lamb — Box Therapy V16, and the Willingness to Persist (Teaser)
48 mins; September 21, 2023
EP 186: Q&A 7 (feat. Ethan Pringle) — Rocklands Wrap-Up, Bat Hang Shenanigans, and Challenging Your Perceived Limits
149 hours 26 mins; September 18, 2023
EP 185: Mattias Braach-Maksvytis — All Things Dynos, Why Boulderers Should Train Their Legs, and How to Enjoy Your Climbing
141 hours 35 mins; September 11, 2023
EP 184: Nic Rummel — Embracing Thickness, Lessons From 9 Years of Hangboarding, and Doing Whatever It Takes to Feel Like a Badass
181 hours 44 mins; September 04, 2023
EP 183: Jenn DeBellis — Chasing Dream Boulders, Turning Small Wins Into Big Wins, and Sustaining a Full-Time Job on the Road
143 hours 7 mins; August 28, 2023
EP 182: Carlos Tkacz & Steph Letourneau — Lessons From 7 Trips to Rocklands, Being Good at Being Consistent, and Writing Novels
185 hours 49 mins; August 21, 2023
EP 181: Charlie Schreiber, Adam Shahar, Noah & Benn Wheeler — Accidentally Flashing V13, Board Training, and Ultimate Dream Sends
155 hours 38 mins; August 14, 2023
EP 180: Troy Fauteux, Austin Hoyt, & Bryce Viola — Times We Almost Died, Toe Hook Training, and Laughs and Sends in Rocklands
129 hours 31 mins; August 07, 2023
EP 179: Cat Runner — Life After Winning The Climb, Embracing Trans Pride, and Sending Big at 5’0”
173 hours 3 mins; July 31, 2023
Follow-Up: Ollie Torr — How to Improve Your Critical Force, Training Endurance at Home, and Listener Q&A (Teaser)
38 mins; July 27, 2023
EP 178: Ethan Pringle Returns — Two Things He Does Every Day, Taking Your Time, and Honoring His Dad
146 hours 42 mins; July 24, 2023
EP 177: Tiba Vroom — Confronting Fear of Failure, Being the 8, and Taking Responsibility for Your Life
97 hours 33 mins; July 17, 2023
Follow-Up: Dave MacLeod — Lessons From Recent Diet Experiments, the 9a+ Goal, and Getting Stronger After Age 40 (Teaser)
55 mins; July 15, 2023
EP 176: Eric Hörst Returns — Top 7 Most Common Training Mistakes
115 hours 30 mins; July 10, 2023
EP 175: Ady Wright — The Pressure of Opportunity, Acts of Rebellion, and Eating Oreos for Breakfast
160 hours 31 mins; July 05, 2023
EP 174: Bernd Zangerl — Developing World-Class Bouldering in the Himalayas, Entering the Easiness, and the Power of the Mind
151 hours 11 mins; June 26, 2023
Follow-Up: Hazel Findlay — Top 3 Performance Hacks (Teaser)
50 mins; June 19, 2023
EP 173: Louis Parkinson — How to Break Down Dynamic Movements, the Benefits of Indoor Climbing, and Cultivating Confidence
130 hours 6 mins; June 12, 2023
EP 172: Brittany Leavitt — Seeking Change in Climbing, Unmasking, and Top Lessons From Teaching Kids
132 hours 35 mins; June 05, 2023
EP 171: Leo Houlding — A Life of Adventure, Climbing Big Walls With Kids, and Epic Stories From El Cap
149 hours 35 mins; May 29, 2023
BONUS: Ron Kauk — Spiritual Revolution for Evolution
77 hours 44 mins; May 25, 2023
EP 170: Karly Rager & Casey Elliott — What the Data Says About Weight, Height, and Ape Index, and Which Metrics Matter for Climbing Performance
118 hours 59 mins; May 22, 2023
Follow-Up: Steve Bechtel — Active Recovery: Everything You Need to Know (Teaser)
34 mins; May 18, 2023
EP 169: Scott Johnston — A Masterclass in Training Principles, and Why Boulderers Should Train Their Aerobic System
185 hours 8 mins; May 15, 2023
EP 168: Don McGrath — Rewriting Unhelpful Scripts, How to Tackle Fear of Falling, and Playing as We Age
131 hours 37 mins; May 08, 2023
Climbing Gold — Hot Henry
42 mins; May 04, 2023
EP 167: Alex Honnold — Epic Solos That Nobody Heard About, Near Misses, and Sh*tting His Pants While Free Soloing
105 hours 6 mins; May 01, 2023
EP 166: Will Bosi — Sending ‘Burden of Dreams’ V17, Dream Projects, and Functional Finger Strength vs. Party Tricks
124 hours 21 mins; April 24, 2023
Follow-Up: Katie Lamb — Sending ‘Spectre’ V14, and Breaking Down Crux Moves (Teaser)
30 mins; April 20, 2023
EP 165: Charlie Schreiber — Asking "Why", Squeezing Lemons, and How to Have a Good Poop in the Morning, Every Time
138 hours 2 mins; April 17, 2023
EP 164: Melina Costanza — Why Eating Food Makes You Awesome, Competing to Win vs. Not Lose, and Fun Facts With Melina
150 hours 27 mins; April 10, 2023
Follow-Up: Matt Heyliger — How I Rehabbed My Bicep Tendon Injury, and How to Make the Transition From Rehab Back to Training (Teaser)
37 mins; April 07, 2023
EP 163: Johnny Dawes — Legendary No-Hands Climbs, How to Master Footwork, and Life Lessons From Omelets to Icebergs
151 hours 14 mins; April 03, 2023
EP 162: Fundamentals — How to Structure Your Climbing Year
62 hours 28 mins; March 27, 2023
Follow-Up: Emil Abrahamsson — Gaining Weight to Climb His First V15, Overhauling His Training, and Thinking Long-Term With Projects (Teaser)
39 mins; March 23, 2023
EP 161: Sam Stroh — Botching It and Sending Anyway, and Biggest Lessons from Hard Boulders to Free Climbs on El Cap
128 hours 36 mins; March 20, 2023
EP 160: Fundamentals — How to Pick a Project
59 mins; March 13, 2023
EP 159: Tom Randall & Sam Van Boxtel — Why YouTube is the Future of Climbing Media, and How Much $$ YouTubers Make
119 hours 14 mins; March 06, 2023
EP 158: Fundamentals — How to Improve Your Technique
67 hours 28 mins; February 27, 2023
Follow-Up: Tim Emmett — Lessons From 80+ Days on Era Vella 9a, and Changing His Diet to Thrive at Age 48 (Teaser)
28 mins; February 22, 2023
EP 157: Jeannie Wall — Getting Stronger in Her 50s, the Value of Doing Challenging Things, and Slowing Down to Go Fast
111 hours 37 mins; February 20, 2023
EP 156: Fundamentals — How to Go on a Sport Climbing Trip
56 mins; February 13, 2023
EP 155: Caleb Robinson — Reaching V13 in Four Years, Biggest Lessons From Competitive Soccer, and the Power of Consistency
142 hours 44 mins; February 06, 2023
Follow-Up: Aidan Roberts — Sending Alphane, Training for V18 Projects, and Listener Q&A (Teaser)
40 mins; February 02, 2023
Announcing YouTube + Win a Training Bundle!
5 mins; February 01, 2023
EP 154: Fundamentals — How to Go on a Bouldering Trip
54 mins; January 30, 2023
EP 153: Ollie Torr — The Secret to Finger Strength, How to Climb Like Aidan Roberts, and Staying on the Bus
219 hours 28 mins; January 23, 2023
Follow-Up: Jordan Cannon — Sending ‘Wet Lycra Nightmare’ on the Leaning Tower (Teaser)
44 mins; January 19, 2023
EP 152: Fundamentals — How to Go on a Climbing Trip
61 hours 27 mins; January 16, 2023
Announcing Fundamentals!
5 mins; January 16, 2023
EP 151: Anna Hazelnutt — Toe Training for the World’s Hardest Slabs, and Giving Others Permission to Be Real
192 hours 23 mins; January 09, 2023
Follow-Up: Tyler Nelson — Cutting Edge Finger Training Ideas, and the Difference Between Active Recruitment vs. Passive Tension (Teaser)
26 mins; January 04, 2023
EP 150: Luke Mehall — How Climbing Gave Him His Life, Creating The Climbing Zine, and Sustaining Creative Work
74 hours 49 mins; January 02, 2023
EP 149: Steven on Kegels and Coffee — We Are Not Robots, As It Turns Out
114 hours 27 mins; December 26, 2022
EP 148: Alan Watts (Repost) — A Life at Smith Rock, Eating Every Other Day, and Meeting Adam Ondra
146 hours 1 min; December 19, 2022
BONUS: Alita Contreras — Guerreras Film!
44 mins; December 15, 2022
Announcing Merch!
5 mins; December 14, 2022
EP 147: Alayna Joy — Coming out to 400k Subscribers, Queerness in Climbing, and Compulsory Heterosexuality
125 hours 48 mins; December 12, 2022
EP 146: Todd Perkins — The Mind-Opening Effects of Cannabis, Why Gratitude is the Key to Climbing Longevity, and Near-Death Experiences
111 hours 37 mins; December 05, 2022
Follow-Up: Amity Warme — Sending ‘The Honeymoon Is Over’ in a Hailstorm, and Lessons From Another Season in Yosemite (Teaser)
20 mins; November 28, 2022
EP 145: Katie Lamb — Breaking Into V14, Embracing Micro Beta, and How Climbers Can Be Leaders in the Climate Movement
122 hours 47 mins; November 21, 2022
EP 144: Marisa Michael — Why Losing Weight Won’t Make You Climb Harder, How to Navigate Food, and Intuitive Eating
134 hours 30 mins; November 15, 2022
EP 143: Matt Heyliger — Tissue Capacity vs. Biomechanics, Why Mobility Comes Before Strength, and the Eyeball Story
153 hours 36 mins; November 07, 2022
EP 142: Aidan Roberts — Training for Alphane V17, the Power of Replicas, and Embracing Your Style
182 hours 34 mins; November 01, 2022
EP 141: Robbie Phillips — Exploring Scottish Sea Cliffs, Keeping Things Fun, and Capturing Memories Through Filmmaking
154 hours 39 mins; October 24, 2022
EP 140: Tommy Caldwell — Undone Lines on El Cap, Father-Son Relationships, and Exploring the Limits of Human Endurance
112 hours 17 mins; October 19, 2022
EP 139: Lynn Hill — Breaking Barriers in Climbing, How to Find Self-Belief, and Challenging Social Norms
195 hours 53 mins; October 10, 2022
EP 138: Q&A 6 (feat. Taylor Fragomeni) — Ways to Improve Your Climbing if Access is Limited, and More Patron Questions
