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10 Maj 20214min
BOARD MEETINGS | Top 5 Ways to Shorten Climbing Sessions Without Sacrificing Quality
In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss the top 5 ways you can - if you are so inclined or need to - shorten your climbing sessions without sacrificing quality: Have a Plan (and a backup plan) Have you...
26 Apr 202157min
BOARD MEETINGS | Extra Effort vs. Overtraining
Giving that extra bit of effort can make all the difference, but there is a thin line between that and overdoing it. It's a frustrating topic to find any real information on. In this episode, Nate and...
20 Apr 20211h 9min
Caroline Wickes | Eating Disorders
Eating disorders and disordered eating are a real, but often hidden problem in the sport of climbing, and many of us unwittingly perpetuate the idea that less weight is better. In this episode, Caroli...
15 Apr 20211h 20min
A Look Back and What’s Next | Kris interviewed by Zach Alexander and Lana Stigura
EPISODE 2motherfuckinghundred. WHAT?? Thanks for riding with us for all this time. In this episode, Kris gets grilled by friends Zach and Lana on all things about the podcast. Where we've been and whe...
6 Apr 20211h 36min
BOARD MEETINGS | Is It A Weakness or Is It Just Hard?
Hard climbing is, well, hard. In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss one of the unrealistic expectations that training can bring about - that everything should just feel easy. We don't tweet. We screa...
25 Mars 20211h 4min
Nina Williams | Sends and Suffers
You should absolutely take yourself over to Sends and Suffers and listen to this episode with pro climber Nina Williams, hosted by our dear friend, the incredible Mario Stanley. And be sure to check o...
22 Mars 202111min
BOARD MEETINGS | Climbing Terms We Don’t Like
Hopefully, for most of us, 2020 was a year that showed us we need to be more cognizant of the language we use and the effects that it has. That shouldn't end with 2021. In this episode, Nate and I dis...
18 Mars 20211h 7min
