BUILT OUTDOORS | Amy Skinner and Joan Chase of Wild Iris Mountain Sports
Today we're listening to the first episode of Built Outdoors, a new show Kris is hosting, with Amy Skinner and Joan Chase from the iconic gear shop, Wild Iris Mountain Sports. They talk history of the...
12 Dec 202243min
Caitlin Holmes | Body Composition for Climbers
Certified Nutrition Specialist and co-host of The Average Climber Podcast, Caitlin Holmes, sits down with Kris to discuss body composition, which is often conflated with weight loss and can thus be a ...
8 Dec 20221h 23min
Steven Jeffery | Climbing in the Disinformation Age
Back in September, at the 8th annual Joe’s Valley Festival, Kris sat down to talk to local legend and longtime crusher Steven Jeffery, about how climbing has evolved since he first came onto the scene...
1 Dec 20221h 23min
BOARD MEETINGS | Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing with Taylor Fragomeni
Kris and fellow Power Company coach, Taylor Fragomeni, sit down and discuss how you can make the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing easier on yourself. They’ll dive into the specifics with way...
17 Nov 202244min
Roy Quanstrom | Translating Movement Through Shaping and Setting
In today’s episode, Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing. They talk about Roy’s newest holds from Trango, the Khans and the Fuegos, and the climbing experiences tha...
10 Nov 20221h 8min
Eric Hörst | Growing Older, Stronger, Better
In today’s episode, Kris sits down to catch up with fellow climbing coach, Eric Hörst. They chat about how some big life shifts – Eric’s retirement, the success of his nutrition brand, PhysiVantage, a...
3 Nov 20221h 7min
BREAKING BETA | Can We Measure Energy System Contribution to Climbing?
In this episode, from our other podcast, Breaking Beta, Kris and Paul discuss a paper that investigates how different energy systems contribute to climbing performance: Climbing-Specific Exercise Test...
25 Okt 202245min
TAPED TIPS | Difficulties Should Be Desirable
I’m actually not a big fan of the term “drills”, but I don’t have a better word for it. I don’t like it for several reasons: One, because we aren’t “drilling” anything in. Despite the popular belief, ...
21 Okt 20225min
