Eddie Taylor: How to Go On an Epic Climbing Trip as a Weekend Warrior, Mentorship, Big Walls, and Strength Training

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Weekend Warrior and badass adventurer Eddie Taylor explores:

• How to plan a first expedition as a weekend warrior
• What to do when the plan goes sideways
• Dealing with killer mosquitoes
• Trundling while climbing
• Training hard on a busy schedule
• Participating in the SCARPA Athlete Mentorship Initiative
• How he raised funds for his Everest expedition
• Why onsighting is the way

Learn more about the SAMI program here: https://us.scarpa.com/pages/scarpa-athlete-mentorship-initiative-sami

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Shoutout to Kent Olmstead, Michael Martin, and Sam Hancock for supporting at the Hero level on Patreon. So mega!

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Midnight Pre Climb Panic 00:23 Sendtember Welcome 01:10 Meet Eddie Taylor 02:38 Weekend Warrior Resume 04:55 Catching Up Dad Life 06:03 Family Climbing Trip Beta 07:17 Why The Cirque 08:30 Getting There Logistics 09:43 What Makes It Unique 11:59 Endless Daylight Window 12:58 Training And Prep Reality 14:22 The Expedition Team 15:32 Goals And Route Wish List 17:22 Parenting Time Tradeoffs 18:54 Sponsor Break Scarpa 20:19 Sponsor Break Physiovantage 22:30 Trip Length Breakdown 23:24 Planning And Packing Lessons 27:29 The Brutal Mosquito Hike 29:16 Fairy Meadows Vibe 30:39 Right Into The Storm Warmup 31:43 Lotus Flower Tower Push 35:17 Summit Glow And Rappel 36:10 Rest Days and Forecast 37:46 Goals Shift After Storms 38:26 Power of Silence Attempt 40:29 Bailing and Regrets 41:43 Arc'teryx Gear Break 43:08 Hawaiian Shirts and Meaning 45:30 Parenting and Next Trips 47:46 Training Split and Simul Mileage 49:12 Freerider Boulder and Board Power 53:22 Scarpa SAMI Mentorship 58:13 Funding Everest Lessons 01:03:57 Fall Goals and Yosemite Plans 01:07:13 Ground Up Adventure Ethic 01:09:01 Wrap Up and Listener Takeaways 01:10:44 SAMI Links and Bonus Episode 01:13:05 Host Training and Horseshoe Hell 01:17:33 Final Thanks and Sign Off

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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

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