The Power Company Climbing Podcast

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BOARD MEETINGS | The Pros and Cons of Replicas (Bonus Episode) Apr 03, 2023

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It's all the rage. Watching Will Bosi and Aiden Roberts work on the Burden of Dreams replica is fun, but is it valuable for the rest of us?

This episode is the first half of the full episode our Patrons and Subscribers get today. To get bonus conversations like this every month (over 100 in the archive currently!) you can become a Patron or you can subscribe to Power Company + in the Apple Podcast App by clicking on the full version of this episode.

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REMIX | EFFORT: How to Try Harder (featuring Bill Ramsey, Jonathan Siegrist, Jason Kehl, Hazel Findlay and More) Mar 23, 2023

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Most of us have never given 100% to an attempt on a rock climb. Most of us just don’t know how. It’s one of the hardest to cultivate components of high performance: effort. So, the big question:

How can we all learn to give more effort?

In this REMIX episode, we'll hear from climbers Bill Ramsey, Jonathan Siegrist, Jason Kehl, Hazel Findlay, Troy Fauteux, and more, as well as author Alex Hutchinson and Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis about how we – the average athlete – can refocus our effort.

Find videos, citations, a full transcript, and more at the blog post for this episode.

REVISIT THE ORIGINAL EPISODES FEATURED IN THIS REMIX:

A Philosophy of Sending with Bill Ramsey

If It Ain't Broke, Fix It Anyway with Jonathan Siegrist

Aggressive Creativity with Jason Kehl

Flow and Mental Mastery with Hazel Findlay

Troy Fauteux | Try Harder

Music for this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

Audio clips of Alex Hutchinson come from Press 1 for Nick and Modern Wisdom.

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McKenzie Long | Climbing and Our Changing Relationship with Public Lands Mar 09, 2023

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McKenzie Long started climbing like many of us did, indoors, in a midwestern climbing gym, far from the vast landscapes and towering rock formations of the American West. But her love of climbing – and dream of becoming a writer – led her to those places soon enough, and also led her to consider our relationships with those places. Her book, This Contested Land: The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America’s National Monuments, explores those relationships and their impact.

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Check out this Q&A with McKenzie about her book.

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Hear McKenzie talk more about her book and read selected passages over on the Plug Tone Outdoors channel.

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BOARD MEETINGS | 5 Reasons Simple Training is Better with Nadya Suntay Mar 02, 2023

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With the seemingly endless amount of information available online these days, and the newest training trends popping up in reel after reel on our feeds, it can be pretty tough to know what to keep and what to toss when it comes to our own training, and really tempting to overcomplicate things. In this Board Meeting, Kris chats with our very own coach Nadya Suntay to remind us why it’s better to keep it simple.

Interested in working with Nadya? She's always available to coach you through one of our Proven Plans! Or check out her Custom Training availability!

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WHAT WHEN HOW TO TRAIN | Wild Iris Sport Climbing with Leif Gasch Feb 16, 2023

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Looking for a sport climbing destination where you can climb comfortably from mid-Spring through mid-Fall? Look no further than Wild Iris, with its high elevation, low humidity, and perfectly-pocketed limestone walls.

Wyoming local Leif Gasch has been climbing at Wild Iris for more than 25 years. While his life and travels have taken him all over, he and his wife Lindsay are happy to once again call Lander home.

Head over to this episode's blog post to see Kris and Leif's picks for Must-Do Routes, Overlooked Classics, guidebook recommendations, and more.

Also be sure to check out our Trip Prep Plans for Wild Iris!

Support WyoClimbers – Central Wyoming Climbers Alliance.

Find Leif and Substr8 Climbing Performance online and on Instagram.

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REWIND | Beth Rodden on Parenting, Identity and Climbing Feb 09, 2023

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Nearly 15 years ago, with the FA of her route Meltdown, Beth Rodden gave us one of the hardest crack lines in Yosemite – if not the world – helping to solidify the role women have played in the development of hard rock climbing. Since then, she’s also solidified herself as one of the leading voices in support of body positivity and healthier ideas surrounding body image in climbing. Today we REWIND to this conversation about parenting, identity, and climbing with the great Beth Rodden.

Watch “Above the Fray” – a short film about Beth.

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Articles:

Beth Rodden's Thoughts On Mentorship And Vulnerability In Today's Climbing World

Climbing's Send-At-All-Costs Culture Almost Ruined Me

Climbing, Motherhood, and Body Image

This episode originally aired on February 17, 2018.

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BOARD MEETINGS | Top Training Considerations for Routesetters with Jess West Feb 02, 2023

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If you already spend 4 or 5 days a week climbing for your job as a setter, is it a good idea – or even just a feasible one – to take on a training program? How do you find the additional time, energy, and motivation? Plus, aren’t you just asking for an injury? In today’s Board Meeting episode, our very own coach Jess West answers these questions and more, providing valuable insight as to how setters can smartly and safely train for their goals.

Interested in working with Jess? Check her availability HERE.

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Patty Law | From Belay Check to Gym Ownership Jan 19, 2023

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Don’t be fooled by Patty Law’s small frame and soft-spoken demeanor – she’s a fierce climber, mother, entrepreneur, and community cultivator. She’s been welcoming climbers through the doors of her gyms and into a thriving Cincinnati climbing community for more than 20 years now. Kris sits down with his long-time friend to talk about about her journey from a climbing-obsessed college student to a successful businesswoman and community leader.

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REWIND | Tommy Caldwell on Belief and Partnership Jan 12, 2023

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In January 2015, 7 years ago this week, I, along with countless others including many non-climbers, was glued to a saga happening on the side of El Cap. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson were battling it out on what would become the world's hardest big wall free route, the Dawn Wall, and it was being streamed live. We watched as they topped out on January 14th after a tension-filled week in which Tommy had showed the world, in real-time, one of the most important things about climbing: partnership.

So now, 7 years later almost to the day, that Tommy and Kevin topped out the Dawn Wall together, we are going to REWIND to this conversation about belief and partnership with one of the best all-around climbers on the planet, Tommy Caldwell.

This episode originally aired on October 26, 2017.

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REMIX | PROCESS (featuring Alex Megos, Sam Elias, Arno Ilgner and Trevor Ragan) Jan 05, 2023

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“It's all about the process.”

Sure, the journey is important, but so is the destination. It's not all about the journey. It’s about mapping out the journey that gets you to the intended destination. So is there a way to care about the outcome without making it the focus?

In this REMIX episode, we'll hear from athletes Sam Elias and Alex Megos, learning expert Trevor Regan, and mental training coach Arno Ilgner about how we can care about the outcome, but stay focused on the process.

REVISIT THE ORIGINAL EPISODES FEATURED IN THIS REMIX:

Process vs. Goal Based Motivation with Arno Ilgner

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset with Trevor Ragan

Thoughtful Process with Sam Elias

Alex Megos and Ken Etzel | Rotpunkt

Music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

Spindash

Sylvestor

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