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Inner Fire Climbing Podcast
Thinking deeply about climbing. A podcast with climber and coach Jesse Firestone.
Episodes
- Inner Fire Climbing Podcast
#49 - October AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:02:44 - Jake - Tips for approaching a project with a…
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#48 - Kerrin Gale
Kerrin Gale is a counsellor (Dip. Couns.), sports psychology practitioner (Cert. Sports Psych.), and the founder of Beta Mind Lab. Kerrin coaches climbers by…
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#47 - September AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:01:45 - BA - When training endurance for sport…
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#46 - Tyler Nelson
Tyler Nelson is a chiropractic physician (DC), sports scientist (MS), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and the founder of C4HP. He is an…
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#45 - August AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:01:42 - Greg - If I was to add 20 minutes or so of…
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#44 - Karly Rager
Karly Rager is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor (SPI), and has over 13 years of climbing experience…
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#43 - July AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:01:52 - Olga - Describe your perfect climbing partner…
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#42 - Hilary Sherman
Hilary Sherman is scientist, climbing advocate, and local legend in the Northeast climbing scene. Over a decade ago, she suffered a life changing injury while…
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#41 - June AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:02:50 - Cian - What makes a good guidebook? 0:09:05 -…
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#40 - Andy McVittie
Andy McVittie is a physiotherapist and climbing coach based in the UK. He is currently working towards building research-based guidelines for youth athletic…
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#39 - May AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:01:41 - Anthony - Balancing outdoor climbing with…
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#38 - Henry Davis
Henry Davis is a professional routesetter and coach based in Austin, TX. He coached and set for Team Texas, set for multiple training centers, and is one of…
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#37 - April AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:01:30 Ethan – Strength and finger training after an…
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#36 - Karly Rager
Karly Rager is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor (SPI), and has over 13 years of climbing experience…
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#35 - Juliana Merighi
Dr. Juliana Merighi is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, and a Board Certified Strength and Conditioning…
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#34 - March AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:01:02 Anthony - Managing fatigue / autoregulation…
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# 33 - Rocco Bocchicchio
Rocco Bocchicchio is one of the OG developers of Joe's Valley and has been climbing for 28 years. He has spent much of his climbing career on the road and is…
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# 32 - February AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 0:03:15 Cian - What do you think of the Pro Climbing…
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#31 - Hayley McKinney
Hayley McKinney is a climber and YouTuber based out of Las Vegas. In this episode, we talk about her journey to overcome her fear of falling after a bad…
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#30 - Eric Jerome
Eric Jerome is a highly accomplished boulderer and creator of the Top 100 project, an attempt to define and categorize the top 100 double digit boulders (and…
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# 29 - January AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:01:17 Freiherr - RPE in climbing 00:07:18 Jantina -…
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# 28 - Ryan Frecka
Ryan Frecka is a strength and conditioning coach and multi-sport athlete based in Alberta, Canada. I have personally trained as a client of Ryan and consider…
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#27 - December AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:00:00 Intro and personal updates 00:03:00 Anthony -…
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#26 - Collin McGee
Collin McGee is a coach with Camp 4 Human Performance and the Fitness Director at the Alliance Fitness Center in Reading, PA. Collin has coached a wide range…
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#25 - November AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:52 Joshua - Session capacity for…
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#24 - Flo TIlley
Flo Tilley is a mindset coach with Lattice and has a Master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology. On today's episode we talk about flow, overcoming fear…
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#23 - Michael Hauss
Michael Hauss is a friend and client of mine. Michael is a former D1 athlete and the founder of ROQ Climbing, a new kind of climbing gym coming to Seattle. On…
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#22 - October AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:42 Update on fatherhood 00:04:12…
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#21 - Fallon Rowe
Fallon Rowe is a climber, coach, photographer, and writer. On today's episode we talk about climbing with chronic illnesses, being kind to yourself and your…
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#20 - Skyler Mavor
Skyler Mavor is an accomplished climber and geologist. We discuss basic geology, understanding rock types, tools you can use to find rocks and understand rock…
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#19 - September 2025 AMA
Thanks patrons for the questions this month! Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:19 Kyle - Visualization…
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#18 - Brian Antheunisse
Brian Antheunisse is a climber, dad, Hueco guide, and a few other things. We talk about his history in climbing, Hueco Tanks but especially the problem…
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#17 - Ollie Torr
Ollie Torr is one of the founders of Lattice Training and a thought leader in climbing coaching. We discuss coaching philosophy, identity, lots of high-minded…
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#16 - August 2025 AMA
Thanks Collin for joining me for a question this month! Questions: 00:00:00 Intro and updates 00:03:44 Kenz - Training while on a sport climbing trip 00:07:40…
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#15 - Marisa Michael
Marisa Michael is a credentialed and prominent figure in the climbing nutrition science space. We discuss the state of climbing nutrition science, and some…
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#14 - July 2025 AMA
Questions: 00:00:00 Intro & updates 00:03:22 Stephanie - Training for sport and bouldering simultaneously? 00:07:53 Duncan - Anti-flow flow state 00:12:31…
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#13 - Madeeha Drissi
Madeeha Drissi is a board-certified dermatologist and climber. We talk about all things skin – anatomy, wound healing, moisturizers, drying agents, and lots…
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#12 - June 2025 AMA
Questions: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:56 Nico - Solo bouldering 0:05:25 Simon Pearson - What to do while watching climbing media 0:11:00 Jantina - Should people of…
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#11 - Tom Herbert
Tom Herbert is a nutrition coach and all around swell Brit. He joined me on the pod to talk about dance, flow, and climbing, and we took many (unsurprisingly)…
Inner Fire Climbing Podcast#10 - May 2025 AMA
Questions from my Patrons and clients for April 2025. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jfireclimbing Questions: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:01…
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#9 - Ethan Salvo
Ethan Salvo is a Squamish-based climber. He's been climbing just over 7 years and has climbed some of the hardest boulders in North America. Last summer he…
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#8 - Juliet Hammer
In this episode I chat with Juliet Hammer and her dog Addy. Juliet is a climbing coach and an experienced boulderer and sport climber. She has a degree in…
Inner Fire Climbing Podcast#7 - April 2025 AMA - Weight management, developing technique, footwork, first ascents and more
Questions from my Patrons and clients for April 2025. Thanks to Ryan Frecka for joining me for the weight management questions. Support the show on Patreon…
Inner Fire Climbing Podcast#6 - The "Rules"
In this solo episode, I do my best to explain the rules of bouldering: what some of them are, why they're arbitrary, how they're changing over time, and how we…
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#5 - Ethan Pringle
I sit down with Ethan Pringle to catch up with him and his cat Snowflake. We talk about: Balancing stability and freedom Crag development in South Africa (AKA…
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#4 - March 2025 AMA - Session duration, soft pauses and gaze, DOMS
Questions from my Patrons and clients for March 2025. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jfireclimbing Questions: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37…
Inner Fire Climbing Podcast#3 - Zoe Sayetta
In this episode, my guest Zoe Sayetta & I discuss: Differences in mental strategies for outdoor & competition climbing Execution pressure Awareness &…
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#2 - February 2025 AMA - Values, energy systems, video beta, RPE, self-talk
Questions from my Patrons and clients for February 2025. Support the show on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jfireclimbing Questions: 00:00:00 Intro…
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#1 - Welcome
Welcome to the Inner Fire Climbing podcast! I'm Jesse Firestone. In this episode I take a minute to explain who I am and why I started this pod.