EP 290: Chris Schulte — Developing Your Own Style, Age-Proof Motivation, and Redefining Progress Beyond Grades

EP 290: Chris Schulte — Developing Your Own Style, Age-Proof Motivation, and Redefining Progress Beyond Grades

Chris Schulte is an elite boulderer known for bold first ascents, compression mastery, and a thoughtful approach that prioritizes style over grades. We talked about his evolution as a climber, developing his own style, how Fred Nicole inspired him, redefining progress with age, tips for compression problems and wide cracks, and the state of elite bouldering and cutting-edge grades.

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Show Notes:

thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/chris-schulte

Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:13) – Being an introvert

(00:13:49) – Becoming a boulderer

(00:24:56) – First ascents vs. repeating

(00:37:09) – Climbing in Yosemite

(00:47:00) – How Chris developed his climbing style

(00:51:28) – Fred Nichol's inspiration

(01:11:25) – Putting brakes on grades

(01:33:02) – What drives Chris & what progress looks like

(01:40:20) – How climbing has changed with age

(01:50:37) – The Big Island

(01:51:56) – Pairing projects

(01:55:31) – Compression climbs

(01:59:16) – Elbow tendonitis

(02:03:08) – What makes for a beautiful line

(02:08:51) – Best V10+ compression in the Front Range

(02:14:28) – Tips on wide cracks

(02:18:43) – Where Chris would like to climb next

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EP 273: Brendan Baars — Developing ‘The Nooks’, How His Big Toe Saved His Life, & Choosing Adventure Over Grades

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EP 272: To Send Hard Boulders Outside… Go Try Them A Lot — Steven Bergey (Patron Spotlight)

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22 Touko 20251h 33min

Something Different | Justin Nault — The Pitfalls of Nutrition Research, the Intersection of Health & Performance, & the Journey of Self-Love

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21 Touko 20253h 13min

EP 271: Facundo Langbehn — The WHY Behind Hard Climbing, the Goal of Intention, & His Approach to Improving

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12 Touko 20252h 8min

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9 Touko 202538min

EP 270: Bob Wells — The Ultimate Vanlife Guide: How to Live Cheap, Comfortable, and Free on the Road

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28 Huhti 20251h 21min

EP 269: The King of the Board Lords on Projecting Tactics, Protein, & Climbing 4 Hours Every Day — Sean Houchins-McCallum (sean911)

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21 Huhti 20252h 8min

EP 268: Tess Driessens — Tools for Chronic Pain, Learning to Move Effortlessly, & Three Sentences That Will Change Your Life

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