Ep. 148: Will Anglin and Rowland Chen | P.O.E. 2
Episode 12 with Will Anglin and Rowland Chen quickly became a cult classic. Today we bring them back for P.O.E. Part 2, a follow up to examine how the P.O.E. path they had both embarked on had worked out. If you haven't yet, it will be to your benefit to go back and listen to that episode.
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Both, despite their lives getting busier, have made big progress - not an easy thing to do when you're already climbing at a high level. There have been mistakes, reassessment, taking things too far, desk jobs, and less free time, but they've found their way to progress. Be prepared to laugh, but you might also want to take notes.
Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing to talk about his latest holds and more.
100 Boulders and Mango Tango: Kerry Scott gets after it. Consistently.
From coach Nate Drolet and Tension Climbing, the obvious next progression in campus training is here.
Position Over Everything. Part 2 of a cult classic.
Deciding to get a home wall is easy. Deciding what to get is much more complicated.
Kerry is a crusher. And she's not ashamed to "spray" a little.
Tension Climbing makes wooden climbing holds. Why wood? That's exactly what I wanted to know.
Coaches and elite boulderers Will Anglin and Rowland Chen talk about their concept of P.O.E., which could potentially change your climbing.
No matter what technique, its success depends on getting the basic elements right: Position, Tension, Rhythm, Commitment, and Effort.
Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right? Wrong.
Kris and Paul dig into a paper that presents and then tests a method for measuring movement skills in sport climbing.
Nate talks movement analysis and technique in a consultation with host Ryan Devlin on The Struggle Climbing Show.
Kris presents his idea of the Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement to Nate and asks for his thoughts.
A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering. Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11.
Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks. He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.
Co-founder of Tension Climbing, Will Anglin, talks movement skills, how climbers can continue improving, and the tools that can help.