BLACK FRIDAY PATREON DISCOUNT! Get 25% off your first month or annual subscription until midnight (PT) on Dec 1st. Use code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’.‘Emergency’ Episode! Elias Iagnemma sent his long standing project last week and proposed the grade of V18 / 9A+. A grade no one has ever proposed before. So we got the crew together outside our regularly scheduled program to discuss. Enjoy!This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE
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#178 Ollie Torr — Olympians Train Like This, How Climbing Technique Actually Progresses, The Future Of Video Analysis, and What Lattice Is Doing With The Best Data Set In Climbing
Ollie Torr is the co-founder of Lattice. Yes, that Lattice. The biggest training company in the climbing space. Ollie has tested, coached, or worked with almost every top climber in the world, especially if they are in the UK. That means that Lattice also has the biggest and best data set around climbing metrics, and they’ve created an app to help apply what Lattice has learned over the last decade for everyone. Here is a link to get a Lifetime discount: https://plan.latticetraining.com/sign-upPatreon Questions (join Patreon for extended cut with answers):Do you ever see people that perform significantly better than their testing metrics suggest? What is their ‘secret sauce’?Is it important to be a good climber if you want to be a good coach?How would you coach Will Bosi if decided that he wanted to compete in the 2028 Olympics?Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE
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Good Temps #7 — Arrival Of The Birds [V17] By Sean, Janja Climbs Everything, Current State Of The Gym Industry, and Ethical Limits Of Climbing Equipment
This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.Look at the Chapters for today's topics.Patreon Questions (join Patreon for extended cut with answers):All things shoes! Stiff shoes or soft shoes? Should you have a special pair for sending and a different pair for training? And more…What does and does not factor into a grade? Approach? Morphology? Risk? Condition? And how FA’s decide to grade based on these factors.UPDATE / CORRECTION: A CLIMBER WAS NOT SHOT AND KILLED BY A HUNTER IN THE SE. IT WAS A NON CLIMBER WHO WAS TRAGICALLY SHOT. MORE INFO HERE: https://bucks.crimewatchpa.com/da/29567/post/bucks-county-hunter-pleads-guilty-sentenced-7-20-years-killing-jason-kutt-nockamixonJoin Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE
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#177 Tyler Willcutt — The ‘X’ Factor, Agent For The Best Of The Best, Where Pro’s Make The Most Money, and How The Climbing Industry Compares To Others
Tyler Willcutt is the agent for climbers like Alex Honnold, Chris Sharma, Natalia Grossman, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, etc… You get the idea. He is part of RXR Sports, an agency that represents the best athletes in adventure sports.In this episode we get a behind the scenes look at what the day to day is like as one of the greats in our sport. How they make money, handle pressure, and capitalize on major sends. Tyler also explains how not all athletes can cross into the mainstream. Some have an ‘X’ factor that give them broad appeal, and we discuss what that is and how to get it.Tyler is also an incredible climber and success story in his own right. He went from a “typical” strong dirtbag to having a successful career in climbing, and he shares how you can do that too.Patreon Questions (join Patreon for extended cut with answers):What are the most valuable skills for a professional climber to develop, in addition to their climbing ability?Does anyone make 9 figures in our industry? 8 figures? 7 figures?!What is the most outrageous sponsorship deal you were a part of that actually made sense?Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE
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Board Talk #5 — Benn Wheeler Guest Appearance, Kilter Deep Dive, V15’s On Boards Are Officially Here, and Condition Dependent Boards
Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Michael Rosato (Director of Marketing at Tension) and Joshua Horsley.This week Michael took a vacay, but he was replaced by the inimitable board lord Benn Wheeler!Media Mentioned:Noah Wheeler FA’s a new V15 on the TB2Wheel Rock “Olympian vs V17 Climber”Wedge Video “This training board is legendary — here’s why”Patreon Questions (join Patreon for extended cut with answers):Tips for setting a spray wall? Did you set one?Why aren’t you on the leaderboards even though you climb all the hard ones?How do you like the 2024 MB?Are boards becoming more consistent between brands?Why is 8a harder on a board than outdoors? (Is it?!)Top 5 us boards vs top 5 euro boarders, who wins?Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE
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