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Follow-Up: Ned Feehally — More Beastmaking Questions, and Longer Hangs for Long-Term Strength Gains (Teaser)
23 mins; September 29, 2022
EP 137: Drew Ruana & Cameron Hörst — Lessons from Recent Sends, Training for Bouldering vs. Sport Climbing, and Leveling Up to V18 and 5.15c
146 hours 30 mins; September 26, 2022
EP 136: Dan Varian — High Angle Crimps, Silver Bullets in Finger Strength, and How to Activate Lazy Fingers
143 hours 0 mins; September 19, 2022
EP 135: Alice Hafer — How to Train Your Mind Muscle, Tips for Staying Motivated, and Box Jumps for Power
169 hours 12 mins; September 12, 2022
EP 134: Sam Van Boxtel — Creating Value on Social Media, Having a Strong “Why”, and the Road to 100k Followers
137 hours 55 mins; September 05, 2022
Follow-Up: Jonathan Siegrist — How to Climb Hard Sport Routes and Improve for Decades (Teaser)
29 mins; August 31, 2022
EP 133: Neil Gresham — Using Ballet to Climb Harder, Developing Your Finishing Game, and Extensor Training for Stronger Fingers
155 hours 20 mins; August 29, 2022
EP 132: Rebecca Williams — A Deep Dive Into Fear of Falling, the Self-Soothing System, and Climbing Smarter
115 hours 41 mins; August 22, 2022
EP 131: Ryan Devlin — Life as a TV Actor, Progressing From 11b to 12c in a Year, and How Pro Climbers Relate to Struggle
169 hours 38 mins; August 15, 2022
EP 130: Stian Christophersen & Martin Mobråten — Writing The Climbing Bible, Finger Strength vs. General Strength, and Strategies for Improving Technique
141 hours 12 mins; August 08, 2022
Follow-Up: Matt Fultz — How to Train for the Hardest Crimp Boulders in the World (Teaser)
24 mins; August 05, 2022
EP 129: Dorian Evers — How to Navigate Different Stoke Levels in Your Relationship, and Getting Vulnerable with Your Partner
124 hours 5 mins; August 01, 2022
EP 128: Callie Joy Black — Training During Pregnancy, Climbing Hard with Kids, and Being Your Own Project
156 hours 27 mins; July 25, 2022
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch — My Summer Training Plan, and How to Get Stronger on the Moonboard (Teaser)
38 mins; July 21, 2022
EP 127: Jesse Firestone — Bouldering Tactics, Quantum Leaps, and Non-Physical Factors That Affect Our Performance
164 hours 59 mins; July 18, 2022
BONUS: Michelle LeBlanc — An Upcoming 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Event in Squamish
22 mins; July 14, 2022
S1E2: The Great Equalizer (Repost from The American Climbing Project)
29 mins; July 11, 2022
EP 126: Devin Dabney — Getting Uncomfortable, How Climbing Saved His Life, and How Competition Makes Us Better
155 hours 42 mins; July 11, 2022
Follow-Up: Alita Contreras — Sending Her First 5.14a, and Training With Lattice (Teaser)
21 mins; July 07, 2022
EP 125: Zofia Reych — The Heritage of Climbing, Breaking Down Gender Roles, and What It’s Like to Be Autistic
123 hours 17 mins; July 04, 2022
EP 124: Karly Rager — Mental Strategies for Developing Focus, Learning vs. Performing, and Building a Coaching Business
159 hours 29 mins; June 27, 2022
EP 123: Magnus Midtbø — The Hard Work Behind Success, Go-To Climbing Workouts, and Takeaways from Training with Adam Ondra
103 hours 15 mins; June 20, 2022
Follow-Up: Chad Andrews — The Pros and Cons of Living on the Road to Climb, and Having a Healthier Relationship with Money (Teaser)
32 mins; June 16, 2022
EP 122: Jared Vagy — How to Prevent Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, and Finger Injuries as Climbers
155 hours 19 mins; June 13, 2022
EP 121: Carol Simpson — Being a Girl in the South in the 1950s, Yoga as the Fountain of Youth, and Ageism in Climbing
137 hours 19 mins; June 06, 2022
EP 120: Lea Volpe — The World of Paraclimbing Competitions, How We Perceive Wheelchairs, and Empathy in Coaching
140 hours 9 mins; May 30, 2022
EP 119: Carrie Cooper — Thinking of Ourselves as Athletes, Research in Climbing, and Mobility and Warming Up
156 hours 57 mins; May 23, 2022
EP 118: Chad Andrews Interviews Steven Dimmitt — Repost from the Clipping Chains Podcast
115 hours 50 mins; May 16, 2022
Follow-Up. Joe Kinder — Sending 'Mamajamma', and What I Learned from 5 Weeks of Projecting with Joe (Teaser)
32 mins; May 09, 2022
EP 117: Yves Gravelle — Lessons From Grip Sports, Basing Your Training on the Demands of Your Goal, and Top 3 Finger Training Methods
117 hours 46 mins; May 02, 2022
EP 116: Paul Robinson — Coming Back From Injuries, Opening Up About Autism, and Working Boulders Top Down
153 hours 49 mins; April 25, 2022
Steven's Blog: Mar '22
12 mins; April 23, 2022
Reflections: Mina
15 mins; April 23, 2022
Announcing "Reflections" and "Steven's Blog"
3 mins; April 23, 2022
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch — Hueco 2022 Debrief (Teaser)
38 mins; April 21, 2022
EP 115: Jordan Cannon — The Triple Crown in Yosemite, Big Wall Pooping Stories, and How to Build the Skills to Climb El Capitan
147 hours 0 mins; April 18, 2022
EP 114: Q&A 5 — My Current Finger Training Routine, How to Deal With Bad Body Image, and Golden Nuggets for Newer Climbers
125 hours 50 mins; April 11, 2022
EP 113: Ned Feehally — Beastmaking, Long-Term Finger Training, and Climbing With Ankle Weights
152 hours 10 mins; April 04, 2022
Follow-Up: Steve McClure — Sending ‘Lexicon’ E11, Projecting Tips, and How to Enjoy a Long Life of Climbing (Teaser)
34 mins; March 29, 2022
EP 112: Favia Dubyk — Specializing in Lowball Roof Bouldering, Surviving Cancer, and Learning How to Dyno
181 hours 47 mins; March 28, 2022
EP 111: Jerry Moffatt — Being a “Crag Rat”, Developing Your Mental Game, and What the Top Climbers Have in Common
113 hours 6 mins; March 21, 2022
EP 110: “The Verm” Returns — Life Lessons at Age 62, Fun Facts About Birds, and Injury Stories
247 hours 17 mins; March 14, 2022
Follow-Up: Josh Wharton — Attempting to Flash 'Freerider' on El Cap (Teaser)
27 mins; March 11, 2022
EP 109: Martin Keller — How to Train on Rock, Your Subconscious Brain, and Lessons from 150+ Days on a Boulder
166 hours 30 mins; March 07, 2022
EP 108: John Sherman — Hueco Tanks in the 80s, Highballing Before Crash Pads, and Adding Layers to the Bouldering Experience
124 hours 24 mins; February 28, 2022
EP 107: Tim Emmett — How to Climb Harder After 40, The Magic Formula for Climbing 9a, and Life Philosophies
162 hours 43 mins; February 21, 2022
Follow-Up: Tom Randall — How to Program Your Training Like a Pro (Teaser)
37 mins; February 17, 2022
EP 106: Hans Florine — Speed Climbing on ‘The Nose’, Big Wall Tips, and the Evolution of Speed Climbing Competitions
158 hours 27 mins; February 14, 2022
EP 105: Brent Barghahn — How to Retire Before Age 30, Extreme Unicycling, and How to Free Climb Big Walls By Yourself
118 hours 10 mins; February 07, 2022
EP 104: Amity Warme — Crushing in Yosemite, Growing up in Gymnastics, and Eating More to Do More
130 hours 47 mins; January 31, 2022
Follow-Up: Tyler Nelson — How to Train Based on Your Finger Anatomy (Teaser)
26 mins; January 28, 2022
EP 103: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk — Chasing Flow State, The Role of Cleverness in Climbing, and Becoming a Mom
147 hours 6 mins; January 24, 2022
EP 102: Matty Hong — The History of ‘Flex Luthor’, Climbing Waterfalls in Japan, and the Camera as a Gift
121 hours 59 mins; January 17, 2022
EP 101: Nina Caprez — Being a Swiss Machine, Leaning into Womanness, and a Beautiful Story of Failing on ‘The Nose’
98 hours 33 mins; January 10, 2022
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch — My Training Plan for Hueco Round 2 (Teaser)
5 mins; January 07, 2022
EP 100: Ben Moon — How Ben Moon Uses the MoonBoard, and the Evolution of Sport Climbing
127 hours 14 mins; January 03, 2022
Follow-Up: Paige Claassen — Dreamcatching, and Learning to Celebrate (Teaser)
31 mins; December 16, 2021
EP 99: Q&A 4 — Goals for 2022, Dating on the Road, and What I’ve Learned from Nearly 100 Episodes
153 hours 39 mins; December 13, 2021
Follow-Up: Tyson Schoene — Building Champions, and Keeping Things Simple (Teaser)
31 mins; December 10, 2021
EP 98: Kyra Condie — The Olympic Experience, Training With a Fused Spine, and Thriving in Organized Chaos
110 hours 39 mins; December 06, 2021
EP 97: Austin Hoyt — Favorite Zones in the Northeast, Rediscovering Old Projects, and Being a GUNKaholic
95 hours 37 mins; November 29, 2021
EP 96: Joe Kinder — The Love of Projecting, Leaving a Legacy, and the Other Side of Cancellation
173 hours 37 mins; November 22, 2021
EP 95: Tyler Algeo — Starting a Climbing Gym in Africa, Climb Malawi, and Raising Black Sons as a White Dad
131 hours 23 mins; November 15, 2021
Follow-Up: Steve Bechtel — When to Stick With It, and Climbing His First 5.14 at Age 47 (Teaser)
21 mins; November 11, 2021
EP 94: Nathaniel Coleman — Preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, Climbing in a Sauna, and Kendama Training
108 hours 12 mins; November 08, 2021
EP 93: Tom Herbert (Part 2) —How to Relax to Improve your Passat Reserves, and Tom’s Life Story
152 hours 7 mins; November 01, 2021
Follow-Up: Natasha Barnes — Climbing Harder in a Stronger Body (Teaser)
22 mins; October 28, 2021
EP 92: Tom Herbert (Part 1) — Eating More to Train Harder, Protein Synthesis, and Carbohydrate Timing
155 hours 51 mins; October 25, 2021
EP 91: Craig DeMartino — Amputating His Leg to Climb Again, El Cap Stories, and Embracing a New Normal
163 hours 42 mins; October 18, 2021
EP 90: Josh Wharton — Onsight Tips and Tricks, Training to Flash El Capitan, and Risk Assessment as a Parent
136 hours 1 min; October 11, 2021
EP 89: Q&A 3 — How My Training Has Evolved, How to Stay Strong on a Road Trip, and Life Mottos
63 hours 7 mins; October 04, 2021
Follow-Up: Allison Vest — ‘Throwin’ the Houlian’, Mono Training, and the Periodic Table of Elements (Teaser)
15 mins; September 30, 2021
EP 88: Ben Ditto — Early Climbing and Photography, Dynafit Dangling, and Adventures With the ‘Wild Bunch’
169 hours 28 mins; September 27, 2021
EP 87: Alita Contreras — Learning Languages, Coaching Women to Climb Powerfully, and Translating Training Books
105 hours 54 mins; September 20, 2021
EP 86: Dylan Barks — Spray Wall Sessions, RMNP Rampaging, and Recovering From an Eating Disorder
101 hours 56 mins; September 13, 2021
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch — My Summer Training Plan, Listener Q&A, and Steve’s Go-To Training Exercises (Teaser)
42 mins; September 09, 2021
EP 85: Emil Abrahamsson — Trying Hard Projects, Hangboarding Two Times Per Day, and a Career on YouTube
122 hours 56 mins; September 06, 2021
EP 84: Boone Speed — Training in the Hell Cave, the Grasshopper Board, and the Future of Artificial Climbing
151 hours 57 mins; August 30, 2021
Follow-Up: Nathan Hadley — Two Routes on The Diamond (Teaser)
19 mins; August 28, 2021
EP 83: Neely Quinn — Lessons from the TrainingBeta Podcast, Nutrition Advice for Climbers, and Kids vs. Houses
105 hours 39 mins; August 23, 2021
EP 82: Christine Deyo — Learning Creativity, Fontainebleau Circuits, and the Role of Diversity in Route Setting
143 hours 22 mins; August 16, 2021
Follow-Up: Dru Mack — Play Hard. Rest Hard. (Teaser)
26 mins; August 12, 2021
EP 81: Hazel Findlay — The Ego, Fear of Falling, and Mental Training for ‘Magic Line’
91 hours 53 mins; August 09, 2021
EP 80: Robb Wolf — Prioritizing Protein, the Importance of Sleep, and a Case for a Meat Inclusive Diet
95 hours 58 mins; August 02, 2021
Follow-Up: Ron Kauk — Listener Q&A, Who Punched John Bachar, and a Plane Full of Weed (Teaser)
32 mins; July 29, 2021
EP 79: Tyler Nelson — A Deep Dive Into Blood Flow Restriction (BFR), Finger Training, and Doughnut Eating
121 hours 58 mins; July 26, 2021
EP 78: Jason Kehl — Karate Screams, Chronology of Hairstyles, and Bouldering with Cargo Nets
104 hours 31 mins; July 19, 2021
EP 77: Allison Vest — A Competitor’s Mindset, Fun Challenges, and the Secret to One-Arm Hangs
122 hours 23 mins; July 12, 2021
Follow-Up: Shanjean Lee — Free Climbing El Cap (Teaser)
12 mins; July 08, 2021
A Call from Ethan
32 mins; July 07, 2021
EP 76: Q&A 2 — Party Tricks vs. Useful Exercises, Training for Long-Term Goals, and Octopus Wrestling
71 hours 50 mins; July 05, 2021
EP 75: John Long — Yosemite Tales, the Love of Writing, and Opening Up About Alcoholism
117 hours 15 mins; June 28, 2021
Follow-Up: William Woodward — Sailing Stories, Vanlife Tips, and How to Wash Dishes (Teaser)
32 mins; June 24, 2021
EP 74: Tom Randall on Patience, Finger Training, and the Late Night Climbing Show
77 hours 55 mins; June 21, 2021
EP 73: Kyle O’Meara — Favorite First Ascents, Experience vs. Strength, and Sharing the Love of Climbing
158 hours 49 mins; June 14, 2021
Follow-Up: Katie Lambert — Zebra Stripes, and the Goal to Climb 300 5.13s (Teaser)
17 mins; June 10, 2021
EP 72: Eric Hörst (Part 2) — Coaching Kids, Training Slopers and Pinches, and the Science of Collagen
78 hours 27 mins; June 07, 2021
EP 71: Eric Hörst (Part 1) — TV Weather, Campusing vs. Hangboarding, and How to Train Your Core
126 hours 2 mins; May 31, 2021
Follow-Up: Alex Johnson — Sending The Mother F***ing Swarm (Teaser)
23 mins; May 27, 2021
EP 70: Steve Maisch — How to Structure a Bouldering Trip, the 85% Rule, and Hueco Debrief
