EP 203: Jakob Schubert — World Champion to 9c and 9A, Adam Ondra’s Risky and Efficient Style, and Failing on ‘Sleepwalker’

Jakob Schubert is one of the greatest competition climbers ever. In 2023 he won the World Championships in both lead and combined, secured his ticket to the Paris Olympics, sent his first 9c with his FA of ‘B.I.G.’, and sent his hardest boulder with ‘Alphane’ 9A. We talked about his incredible year, learning from Adam Ondra’s risky and efficient climbing style, what he learned from failing on ‘Sleepwalker’ V16, plans for more 9c’s, and much more!

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Show Notes:

thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/jakob-schubert

Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:44) – Jakob’s best year ever

(00:08:49) – Securing his ticket to Paris, and focusing on B.I.G.

(00:10:40) – Inspiration for rock climbing

(00:13:20) – Learning about efficiency from outdoor projects

(00:16:28) – Less emphasis on winning the overall World Cup

(00:18:55) – Giving away his trophies

(00:20:08) – Why did Jakob choose ‘B.I.G.’ 9c and A’lphane’ 9A as projects?

(00:24:16) – Teaming up with Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi

(00:26:48) – Learning from Adam’s risky and efficient climbing style

(00:36:13) – The quality of ‘B.I.G.’

(00:38:13) – Breakdown and logistics of ‘B.I.G.’

(00:43:46) – Breaking a hold on his send go of ‘B.I.G.’

(00:45:29) – Did live streaming change the experience?

(00:48:22) – Will Jakob do more live streams in the future?

(00:50:26) – His project schedule on ‘B.I.G.’

(00:53:45) – Logistics of traveling to Flatanger

(00:56:26) – Is ‘B.I.G.’ the best hard route in the world?

(00:59:36) – Plans to return to ‘DNA’ 9c

(01:00:00) – What does ‘B.I.G.’ stand for?

(01:01:45) – How Jakob prepared for ‘B.I.G.’, and revisiting the route with fresh eyes

(01:09:16) – Tweaking beta to send ‘B.I.G.’

(01:11:48) – Muscle memory, connecting hard moves, and repeating boulders with different beta

(01:14:48) – “Waking up” his fingers for ‘Alphane’

(01:17:14) – Analyzing videos of ‘Alphane’

(01:18:28) – Speed training

(01:20:02) – Recovery

(01:21:09) – Failing on ‘Sleepwalker’ V16 (8C+) and what he learned from it

(01:25:48) – Greedy

(01:27:47) – What he plans to do differently for ‘Sleepwalker’ when he goes back

(01:29:30) – Drew Ruana’s story about Jakob, and who Jakob has been the most impressed by

(01:35:27) – Wrap up and EXTRA teaser!