Ep. 173: Devin Dabney | Show Up As You Are
On race, mentorship, tough conversations, and making art.
Ep. 146: Boards vs. Spray Walls with Will Anglin and Michael Rosato of Tension Climbing
Deciding to get a home wall is easy. Deciding what to get is much more complicated.
Ep. 142: Moonboard Benchmarking with Ravioli Biceps
Ravioli Biceps is a Moonboard legend: the only person to complete every Benchmark on the 2016 set.
Ep. 132: A Business for the People with Dave Chancellor and Yusuf Daneshyar of Climb SoiLL
Building a gym is all about building a community.
Sleight of Hand: Interchangeable Hangboarding (Video)
In a world where home training setups for climbing are increasingly important, saving space is key.
Episode 126: The Climbing Wall Association Summit with Emily Moore
Emily Moore is the Events Manager for the Climbing Wall Association. I attended the CWA Summit last spring and was blown away by the event.
Episode 117: Form and Function with Ayo Sopeju
Ayo Sopeju is a competitive climber, head setter at The Minneapolis Bouldering Project, and an artist who takes the utmost care with his work.
Episode 104: Board Meetings | A Product of Your Climbing Environment
Nate and Kris discuss how climbers are a product of their environment.
Episode 101: Board Meetings | Top 5 Ways Your Gym is Holding You Back
Don't get us wrong... we LOVE gyms. And if your only goal is to be as good as you can in your gym, then you can skip this episode.
Episode 99: Setting for the Future with Tonde Katiyo
Shaper/setter Tonde Katiyo has put quite a bit of thought and care into his craft. He approaches it with both a pragmatism and creativity that often don't exist together.
Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym
Sod’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will always go wrong, with the worst possible outcome.” Turns out, Sod generally spends his time at the climbing gym.
Episode 91: Board Meetings | Do Climbing Gym Grades Matter?
Nate and I sit down to discuss how we feel about climbing gym grades. Do they matter? Should they be taken seriously?
Episode 70: Routesetting with Jonathan Brandt
Routesetting is hard and hard on the body. Jonathan Brandt has continued to improve as a climber while simultaneously running the setting crew at Climb Nashville.
Episodes 46-48: World Cup Pressure with Angie Payne
Pressure. No matter if it's a comp, a project, self-inflicted, or external - we all feel it.
The Importance of Daniel Woods and The Bubble Wrap Project.
Prepare yourself; this isn't your typical bouldering video: it's indoors.
Beware The Exspurt
There are two main dangerous types that thrive in the chalky environment in climbing gyms: The Lurker and The Exspurt.
How Your Friends Are Holding You Back
There is NO single workout that any group of people can follow to get the optimum results for each of them.
The Specialist: Routesetting with Chris Danielson
Professional setter Chris Danielson is the absolute go-to guy for any big comp or gym consulting project.