The Power Company Climbing Podcast

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FOCUS | Movement Skills for Climbers Feb 08, 2024

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Introducing: Something new. Something different. Something FOCUSED.

Rather than doing what most podcasts do and jumping from subject to subject with each new episode, we’re going to be spending the next couple of months focused on discussing one topic. Through Board Meetings, Expert episodes, Taped Tips, and our new Builder series that you’ll hear more about later, as well as on Youtube, Instagram, the blog, and the newsletter, for the next 10 or so episodes we’re going to be digging deep into movement and skill acquisition: the research, the theories, anecdotes and experiences, and of course, practical application. And Patrons will be getting bonus episodes on the same topic. At the end of the two or so months, we’ll wrap it all up with a podcast episode and a newsletter.

We’re aiming for 3 or 4 of these FOCUS periods this year; we hope you’ll tune in to see how it goes.

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EXPLORE FURTHER

Mentioned in this episode:

Board Meetings | Improved Learning from Podcasts, Books, and Videos

Taped Tips | Connect the Dots

Written In Stone

Movement Practice Resources

The Current

You might also enjoy these related episodes:

Board Meetings | The Art of Learning Climbing

P.O.E. with Will Anglin & Rowland Chen

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Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3.

Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers.

Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.

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BOARD MEETINGS | Indoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Outdoors (Bonus Episode) Feb 01, 2024

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Indoor and outdoor climbing have different constraints, and as such, lead you into different solutions for how to interact with that environment. But there are lessons from the climbing gyms that should absolutely be applied to outdoors in order to get the most out of it and become a better climber faster.

In this bonus episode from our Patron feed, Kris and Nate discuss 3 of their Top 6 Indoor Lessons. To hear their 3 favorites as well, you can get those bonus episodes on Patreon or in your Apple Podcast Feed or on Spotify by subscribing to the We Scream Like Eagles Podcast.

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EXPLORE FURTHER

You might also enjoy this related episode:

BOARD MEETINGS | Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing

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Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3.

Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers.

Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.

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The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:24) Topic Explanation

(00:07:13) Be Picky About Projects

(00:15:11) Below Project Level, Climb Everything

(00:27:51) Climbing With and Around Crowds

(00:35:30) Become a Patron to Get the Top 3. Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

BOARD MEETINGS | Outdoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Indoors Jan 18, 2024

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Many people view indoor climbing as less serious than climbing outside, but if we're looking to improve, that may be a mistake. There are aspects of climbing outside that lead us into learning specific things that we don't necessarily find as easily indoors.

In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss their top 5 lessons from climbing outside that, when taken indoors, can help us become better climbers faster.

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EXPLORE FURTHER

Check out our Proven Plans to jumpstart your intention indoors.

Check out the Comment Card blog post mentioned in this episode.

You might also enjoy these related episodes:

BOARD MEETINGS: Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing with Taylor Fragomeni

BOARD MEETINGS: How to Make the Most of a Board Session

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SUPPORT + CONNECT

Help us keep the show sponsor free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3.

Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers.

Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.

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The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Introduction and Topic Explanation

(00:05:55) Using and Practicing Better Tactics

(00:14:32) Bring Mid-Session Snacks or Food

(00:25:44) Go In With a Plan

(00:28:38) Power Company Proven Plans

(00:29:18) Set Goals

(00:35:47) Not Complaining About the Setting

(00:48:57) Outro

BOARD MEETINGS | Improved Learning from Podcasts, Books, and Videos Jan 11, 2024

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With more and more information out there, it would seem that we can learn faster and better. But that isn't always the case.

In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss why learning is more challenging in our current environment, ways we can better structure our time, tools we can use for learning, and the changes we are making to this podcast and our website in order to make them more valuable learning tools.

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EXPLORE FURTHER

You might enjoy these related episodes:

BOARD MEETINGS | The Art of Learning Climbing

Trevor Ragan | Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

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SUPPORT + CONNECT

Help us keep the show sponsor free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3.

Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers.

Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.

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The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro

(2:22) Topic Explanation

(4:27) MicroLearning

(5:39) More Content Isn't Better

(9:30) Actively Participating

(14:32) The Problem with Social Media Discourse

(18:54) What to Prioritize

(23:18) Entertainment vs. Education

(25:21) Find the Voices that Resonate

(32:43) Recognize the Biases

(39:56) Follow the Topic

(43:25) Just in Case vs. Just in Time

(50:03) Learning from Video

(58:23) Shape the Algorithm

(1:04:04) Create Playlists and Saved Folders

(1:06:01) Taking Notes and Making it Stick

(1:10:00) Don't Forget the Past Information

(1:12:00) Writing About What You've Learned

(1:17:35) The Things We Are Changing

(1:35:38) Outro

Hubble vs. Action Directe | The World’s First 14d (9a), Featuring Alex Megos and Buster Martin Dec 12, 2023

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Two of the legendary routes from the 90s are now at odds with each other (sort of). One of them was likely the first 9a in the world, but which was it? Hubble or Action Directe?

In this bonus episode from Written In Stone, we examine the circumstances, discuss where the debate began, and hear from the only two people in the world who have climbed both routes – Alex Megos and Buster Martin – to try and decide once and for all...

...which route was really the world’s first 9a?

Cameos by Adam Ondra, Steve McClure, Ben Cossey, and Ben Moon himself.

This is an episode of Written In Stone: Climbing's Most Important Ascents, the latest podcast from Power Company Climbing & Plug Tone Audio.

Find more episodes everywhere you get pods or learn more at: www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone

The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective.

You can help us keep episodes ad-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month!

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

REWIND | Hazel Findlay on Flow, Attention, and Letting the Body Climb Nov 30, 2023

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Four years ago this month in 2019, Yosemite’s Magic Line, a 5.14 crack originally put up by Ron Kauk and not repeated until more than 20 years later by his son, Lonnie, saw its third ascent. Pushing her limits both physically and mentally, the formidable Hazel Findlay solidified her status as one of the strongest trad climbers in the world with the send. She reflected on her experience working the line at her blog, which is a must-read. Today, we rewind to an episode with Hazel in which she shares strategies for getting into the right mindset to send, strategies she no doubt called on to take down Magic Line. She talks breathing techniques, pre-climbing rituals, flow state, and more.

When this episode was recorded, Hazel was just beginning her journey into being a professional coach, and she has since continued along that path, founding Strong Mind, which specializes in mental training for climbers, and also the Strong Mind Podcast, which she hosts. If you’re interested in learning more about Hazel and Strong Mind’s offerings, check out Hazel’s Performance Hacks course!

Read Hazel's blog about her Magic Line experience.

Check out Hazel's Performance Hacks course.

Check out Strong Mind online.

Follow Hazel on Instagram.

This episode originally aired on September 3, 2017.

The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective.

You can help us keep episodes ad-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month!

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

Jereme Ransick from the RRGCC | If We Own It, They Can’t Close It Nov 16, 2023

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The Red River Gorge Climber’s Coalition was one oof the first climber owned organizations to OWN their local climbing. Now they have the opportunity to purchase a huge tract of land with miles and miles of cliffline. Some existing climbing, and a lot of potential climbing of nearly all grades.

But they need our help to make it happen.

This might include big donors, partners, or creative development solutions. They are open to all ideas.

You can find them online at RRGCC.org or email them directly at access@rrgcc.org

Kris and Jereme discuss:

The history of the RRGCC.
What the RRGCC does and what their mission is.
The new opportunity to bid on a huge property with miles of cliff line.
What this might entail and why they need partners.
The reasons more climbing can be valuable.
How we can help - both now and in general.
What’s on this property?

The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective.

You can help us keep episodes ad-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month!

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BOARD MEETINGS | Where We Go Wrong When We Get Training Right Nov 02, 2023

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You nailed the training and showed up stronger. Still, things went wrong.

The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective.

You can help us keep episodes ad-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month!

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Lynn Hill, Katie Brown, and the Importance of Climbing History Oct 30, 2023

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The year is 1991.
No woman has ever climbed 5.14.
One French superstar says that no woman ever will.

But Lynn Hill didn’t listen... And years later, Katie Brown wouldn't either.

This is a sample of Episode 1 of Written In Stone: Climbing's Most Important Ascents, the latest podcast from Power Company Climbing & Plug Tone Audio.

To hear the rest of the episode and learn more, head over to: www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone

The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective.

You can help us keep episodes ad-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month!

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

TAPED TIPS | Stop Applying Training Principles to Climbing Performance Oct 26, 2023

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Training principles are important, but when they creep into performance, your climbing will suffer. Nearly every time.

Taped Tips is presented by Power Company Climbing and Plug Tone Audio.

You can help us keep episodes sponsor-free by becoming a Patron for as little as $3 a month.

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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