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The Power Company Climbing Podcast
A Climber’s Podcast | In-depth conversations with climbers, coaches, and experts about how to become better climbers.
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The Power Company Climbing PodcastBOARD MEETINGS | When To Say Take or Let Go (And When NOT To)
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You're Wrong About The Limits of Climbing
The future of climbing difficulty isn't only about the size of holds or the distance between them. In fact, that's rarely what changes things. It's more about…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Climbing Performance Bottlenecks: Not Enough Time Outside
In Part 1 of this series exploring the most common performance bottlenecks in climbing, Kris and Nate sit down to discuss how not spending enough time outside…
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BOARD MEETINGS | The Most OVERRATED Climbing Training Methods
In an ideal world, we'd value climbing training methods based on how well they actually work, but that's not reality. Instead, climbing training goes in…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastTAPED TIPS | The Simplest (Effective) Session To Improve Climbing Movement Skill
Drills aren't the only way to improve your climbing movement skill and technique. In fact, there's a much simpler way. This is Part 4 of 4 videos detailing the…
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BOARD MEETINGS | The Most UNDERRATED Climbing Training Methods
In an ideal world, we'd value climbing training methods based on how well they actually work, but like it or not, climbing training goes in trends. What that…
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TAPED TIPS | How to Structure a "Do More" Climbing Endurance Training Session
Effective doesn't need to be complicated. This is Part 3 of 4 videos detailing the simplest effective way to train for climbing. In this video, we cover the Do…
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TAPED TIPS | How to Structure a Go Hard Bouldering Session
Effective doesn't need to be complicated. This is Part 2 of 4 videos detailing the simplest effective way to train for climbing. In this video, we cover the Go…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastJuliet Hammer | A Better Relationship With Climbing Grades (Especially if You're Short)
Like it or not, grades are a part of climbing, and I've recently been exploring how to have a good relationship with them. In that exploration, I've decided on…
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TAPED TIPS | The Simplest (Effective) Climbing Training
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TAPED TIPS | What Climbers Get Wrong About Microbeta (And What We Can Do Better)
When climbers work a project, the process often goes straight from beta discovery to dialing in microbeta. This isn't wrong, but might be missing some…
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TAPED TIPS | Stuck In The Middle: The Most Common Movement Error Made By Advanced Climbers
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The Power Company Climbing PodcastTAPED TIPS | Is Grade Chasing Actually as Bad as We Make It Out to Be?
Watch this on YouTube. We're regularly told that chasing grades in climbing is bad, but what does it even mean? Is it actually all that negative? Or is there a…
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TAPED TIPS | What Science Says About How We Grade Climbs
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TAPED TIPS | The Climbing Grade Scales Are Wrong (And a Better Way to Look at Them)
There's no shortage of debate about the climbing grade scales, but one simple perspective shift can solve many of the issues you might have. Watch it on…
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TAPED TIPS | Why V7 is the Key To V10 (Rethinking the Grade Pyramid and Climbing Progression)
The climbing grade pyramid is old, outdated, and maybe actually right on the money. In this episode we reexamine it and find a new way to see climbing grades…
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TAPED TIPS | How To Better Switch Between Bouldering and Sport Climbing
Switching back and forth between sport climbing and bouldering can be difficult, and it's not simply because of strength and power or endurance. It's not about…
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TAPED TIPS | Alex Megos Admits He Was Wrong About Conditions. But Was He?
Part of the Alex Megos lore is: "There are no bad conditions, only weakness." We all knew it wasn't true, and even Alex came clean to me about it, but he may…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Mindset Shifts That Led Us to V10 Bouldering
With the popularity of physical training, it's easy to overlook the fact that without the necessary shifts in mindset, we are rarely in a position to take…
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TAPED TIPS | Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Learn more about The Climbing Academy! While things like finger strength, power, and technique are incredibly important for climbing harder, partners have the…
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TAPED TIPS | Is Working Weaknesses Holding Climbers Back?
Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT From the very beginning of trying to improve at climbing, we’re told one thing: Work on your weaknesses. I’ve probably said…
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TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus
Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT Years ago I was working on what would turn out to be my longest-ever project, Swingline, the first 13d I’d ever tried. I had…
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TAPED TIPS | How Good Tactics Can Be Bad For Your Climbing
Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT Employing good tactics is something all climbers should do, but there is a point at which continuing a tactical approach can…
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TAPED TIPS | Boulder Harder With This Simple Stability Technique
Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT In my coaching and consultations with climbers, it’s become pretty obvious that there are common bouldering grade plateaus at…
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TAPED TIPS | The Technique Error Holding Sport Climbers Back: Embracing Instability
After working with thousands of sport climbers, I’ve noticed a pattern of climbers getting stuck at around 11c, then 12b, and again at 13a. One of the…
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TAPED TIPS | The Two Biggest Barriers to Sending Hard Climbs
Have you ever tried a hard climb or a hard move and immediately said, “I just need to get stronger,” but then a few attempts later you just do the thing? Did…
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TAPED TIPS | There Are 3 Types of Climber. This One Is ALWAYS Better.
When it comes to putting effort into climbing, there are 3 types of climber. All can be effective, but one type is ALWAYS better. Which are you? Read the rest…
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BOARD MEETINGS | How To Use Outdoor Sport Climbing As Training
Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT Not all training needs to be indoors. If you're lucky enough to be able to spend a large amount of your time outside, it might…
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TAPED TIPS | How To Toe Hook: The Most Misunderstood Climbing Technique
Toe-hooking is a technique that is very often misunderstood in two principal ways. This confusion leads to toe hooks seeming harder and more like sorcery than…
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TAPED TIPS | The Most Important Skill for Climbing 5.13
When I finished my 100th 5.13 sport climb and was writing a book about the lessons I learned along the way, something became clear to me. There is one single…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Better Working Goes: How To Send Faster
The length of time we spend working a project often depends on the strength of our projecting game – particularly what we do on those important working…
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TAPED TIPS | Triple Your Sends Using If-Then Intentions
There's one simple thing that can result in the biggest performance gains in your climbing, no matter what level you’re at. And you can implement it right now…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Principle vs. Prescription in Climbing Training
Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Should Climbers Train Where They Are or Where They Want To Be?
Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Should Climbers Generalize or Specialize?
Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of…
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BOARD MEETINGS | The Pros and Cons of Building Grade Pyramids vs. Towers
Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of…
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BOARD MEETINGS | The Quality vs. Quantity Conundrum in Climbing
Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of…
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Jibé Tribout and Arnould T'Kint | The Birth of Sport Climbing as We Know It
Kris sits down in Wyoming with two absolute legends from the 80’s, Jibé Tribout and Arnould T’Kint, to talk about Patrick Edlinger and the birth of sport…
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Climbing 100 5.13's, My New Book, and Goals About Goals
An update on where we've been, where we're going, and my new book, Adapt: Lessons Learned Climbing 100 5.13's. Check out the new book!
The Power Company Climbing PodcastEXPERT | Joy Black on Training for Pregnant Climbers, Trimester by Trimester
Joy Black is a mother of three, and a strength and climbing coach specializing in working with pregnant and postpartum climbers. In this episode, Kris and Joy…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastEVERY BODY CLIMBS | A Blind Trio featuring Justin Salas, Seneida Biendarra, and Chaz Misuraca
This is the final episode in this special series with host Emily Chen-Newton. In keeping with the themes of community-built and community-led, this episode…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastBUILDER | Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg Are Pushing Their Sport Climbing Limits
Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg are an up-and-coming climbing power couple. From Michigan, they call the Red River Gorge their home climbing area, and they are…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastMOVIE NIGHT | Devotion: Jakob Schubert's Journey to the Top
Kris and Nate decide on their favorite movie theater candy and then watch Devotion: Jakob Schubert's Journey to the Top, released by Mammut. They discuss the…
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MOVIE NIGHT | Passion (featuring Jonathan Siegrist)
Kris and Nate get a popcorn and watch Arcteryx Presents: Passion featuring America's most prolific sport climber, Jonathan Siegrist. They discuss the style of…
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EVERY BODY CLIMBS | Melissa Ruiz on Training with a Neurological Disorder
Today's episode, which comes to us from Every Body Climbs, features Melissa Ruiz. Melissa has been climbing and competing for about 6 years. She’s got a…
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TAPED TIPS | The Most Underrated Climbing Movement Skill
Of all of the elements of climbing movement, Rhythm is the most overlooked. What's more, it's often the reason we fall, even if it appears to be something…
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MOVIE NIGHT | Takeaways from In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering
Kris and Nate sit down to watch In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films, and then discuss the film itself as well as…
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MOVIE NIGHT | Takeaways from Scarpa Presents: Soudain Seul 9a/V17 x Simon Lorenzi
Kris and Nate sit down to watch the new climbing film Scarpa Presents: Soudain Seul 9a/V17 x Simon Lorenzi, and then discuss the film itself, as well as…
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Ravioli Biceps and Nate Drolet | The Parallels Between Climbing and Video Games
Nate and Ravioli Biceps have been friends for more than 15 years, since long before Ravioli became the reigning king of the Moonboard. In this conversation…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastA Better Framework for Assessing and Improving Climbing Movement and Technique
Improving climbing movement is challenging. Understanding what you most need to improve is even more challenging. The discussions around climbing technique…
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Allyson Gunsallus | The Challenges of Parenting as a Climber
Allyson Gunsallus is a mom and climber who is directing and producing a film series called Hand Holds: Climbing After Parenthood with the aim of benefitting…
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EVERY BODY CLIMBS | Fallon Rowe on Learning Mental Gymnastics So Our Bodies Can Climb
Fallon Rowe has been climbing since 2003 and coaching since 2013. After a decade of youth and collegiate competitions, she found her true passion for outdoor…
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BOARD MEETINGS | Our Favorite Effective Finger Strength Protocols
There are a million of them out there, but not all finger strength protocols transfer well to climbing, or are time efficient, or are even possible with the…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastFOCUS Q&A 2: Movement Solutions, Finding Better Beta, and Toe Hooks vs. Heel Hooks
Be the first to learn about about the new Movement Assessment Tool & Mini-Course! In Part 2 of this special Q & A episode, Kris fields questions from YOU! Sent…
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TAPED TIPS | 5 Simple Ways to Climb Harder
You’re scrolling Instagram or YouTube or listening to the newest podcast episodes, and now, just today, you’ve got three new finger strength protocols to try…
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FOCUS Q&A 1: Climbing Movement Principles, Skill vs. Strength, and How to Evaluate
Be the first to learn about about the new Movement Assessment Tool & Mini-Course! In this special Q & A episode, Kris fields questions from YOU! Sent in from…
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TAPED TIPS | How To Climb Taller AND Smaller
Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right? Ummm, no. Not always. Actually, not even most of the time…
The Power Company Climbing PodcastREWIND | Can We Accurately Measure the Movement Skills of Sport Climbers?
Today we rewind to an episode of Breaking Beta where Kris and Paul dig into a paper that presents and then tests a method for measuring movement skills in…
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EVERY BODY CLIMBS | Ben Mayforth on Discipline, Paraclimbing World Championships, and Letting Go
Ben Mayforth is a decorated climber well known for dialing in his training regimen. He's a Paraclimbing World Cup multi-medalist. Since 2019, he hasn't missed…
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Nate Drolet | A Consultation with The Struggle Climbing Show
Today's episode comes from The Struggle Climbing Show and features our very own coach Nate Drolet in consultation with the show's host Ryan Devlin, who has…