TBP 054 :: Ryan Vachon on Mixed Climbing Training

TBP 054 :: Ryan Vachon on Mixed Climbing Training

About Ryan Vachon

This is an interview with Ryan Vachon, a 43-year-old who won the Ouray Mixed Climbing Competition this year (2016) and sent Saphira, M15- shortly afterward. As a full-time climate scientist at his company, Earth Inititiatives, he has a lot on his plate. He's the ultimate weekend warrior, and he puts in long hours of training most weeks in order to stay super fit.

Ryan is a Rab athlete, and we recently teamed up with Rab to get you a 20% discount on their stuff. Get the discount here.

More About Our Talk
  • What is mixed climbing and where do we draw the line between mixed and sport?
  • Work/life balance
  • His intense 30-minute sessions
  • Exactly how he trains
  • How his vegetarian diet affects his climbing
  • Why the M Scale is "weird"
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