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How to Continue Making Progress After 20 Years of Climbing, by Chad Volk
Articles, Client Testimonials, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 5/2/19 Articles, Client Testimonials, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 5/2/19

How to Continue Making Progress After 20 Years of Climbing, by Chad Volk

I don’t have much experience with making rock climbing feel easy. What I do have experience with is transforming myself from a lover of 5.10 trad climbs to a sender of 5.13 sport climbs.

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Episode 128: Mentorship with Dru Mack and Lee Smith
Podcasts, Mental Training, Community Kris Hampton 4/29/19 Podcasts, Mental Training, Community Kris Hampton 4/29/19

Episode 128: Mentorship with Dru Mack and Lee Smith

Some say that mentorship is dying. I'm not sure that's true, although mentors are definitely outnumbered by new climbers these days.

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Episode 127: Thoughtful Process with Sam Elias
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 4/23/19 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 4/23/19

Episode 127: Thoughtful Process with Sam Elias

While some climbers cultivate an image that is extremely shallow and limited, it's not so with Sam. He wears his heart on his sleeve, as well as his ruminations on that fact.

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Part Three of The Once and Future Sport Climber: Winter Training and Hueco
Injury and Prevention, Articles, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 3/17/19 Injury and Prevention, Articles, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 3/17/19

Part Three of The Once and Future Sport Climber: Winter Training and Hueco

Part three from Nate: training in December and January, how I spent my time in Hueco to keep preparing myself for sport climbing, and what I’m doing from here.

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Episode 124: Meditation and Yoga for Climbers with Susan Ashley Hunt
Podcasts, Mental Training, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 3/14/19 Podcasts, Mental Training, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 3/14/19

Episode 124: Meditation and Yoga for Climbers with Susan Ashley Hunt

Yoga and meditation have been practiced for thousands of years, so there's far more to it than the core strength, flexibility, and mental focus promoted by popular culture.

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Part Two of The Once and Future Sport Climber: 2018 Recap
Articles, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 2/4/19 Articles, Physical Training, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 2/4/19

Part Two of The Once and Future Sport Climber: 2018 Recap

Nate reviews his 2018 in regards to goals, training, climbing, numbers, injuries, and lessons.

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Episode 119: Breaking Through with Brian Antheunisse
Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 1/21/19 Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 1/21/19

Episode 119: Breaking Through with Brian Antheunisse

Dark Horse. Climber's Climber. Undercover Crusher. Whatever you want to call it, today's guest Brian Antheunisse may be it.

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The Biggest Red Flag of 2018
Rants, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 1/1/19 Rants, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 1/1/19

The Biggest Red Flag of 2018

We live in an age of fast food bouldering. Gym boulders are turned over more frequently than ever before. You can try 2,500 different V7’s on a Moon Board before you have to move on to V8.

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Episode 117: Form and Function with Ayo Sopeju
Podcasts, Mental Training, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 12/26/18 Podcasts, Mental Training, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 12/26/18

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.

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Episode 116: Not So Reckless Abandon with Kyra Condie
Podcasts, Mental Training, Best Of Kris Hampton 12/11/18 Podcasts, Mental Training, Best Of Kris Hampton 12/11/18

Episode 116: Not So Reckless Abandon with Kyra Condie

I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with one of the most exciting comp climbers to watch: recent Pan American Combined Champion Kyra Condie.

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Episode 115: Climbing Past Mythology with Brittany Goris
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 12/4/18 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 12/4/18

Episode 115: Climbing Past Mythology with Brittany Goris

We all create some sort of mythology around certain routes or grades, a mythology that often says, "You don't belong on this route!"

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Climb Better: How to Bulletproof Your Technique
Movement Practice, Mental Training, Extensive Endurance, Intensive Endurance, Articles, Video, Best Of Kris Hampton 11/18/18 Movement Practice, Mental Training, Extensive Endurance, Intensive Endurance, Articles, Video, Best Of Kris Hampton 11/18/18

Climb Better: How to Bulletproof Your Technique

It's no secret that skills deteriorate with fatigue, particularly a complicated, high skill sport like climbing.

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Episode 105: Big Walls and Authenticity with Sasha DiGiulian
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 9/19/18 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 9/19/18

Episode 105: Big Walls and Authenticity with Sasha DiGiulian

Fame and authenticity don’t always go hand in hand. We’d love to believe that in climbing they always do, but that just isn’t the case.

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Why Your Endurance Isn't Enough
Mental Training, Articles, Extensive Endurance Nathan Drolet 8/22/18 Mental Training, Articles, Extensive Endurance Nathan Drolet 8/22/18

Why Your Endurance Isn't Enough

Someone once told me that the person who needs to work on their mental game isn’t the same person who needs to be doing physical training. I’m here to argue otherwise.

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Training. Fucking. Works.  by Marina Inoue
Articles, Client Testimonials, Physical Training, Mental Training Power Company Climbing 8/20/18 Articles, Client Testimonials, Physical Training, Mental Training Power Company Climbing 8/20/18

Training. Fucking. Works. by Marina Inoue

My perception of what I was capable of, what could be possible, how hard I can push myself, the belief, the confidence, was all very much changed through a mere three weeks of training.

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Episode 100: How To Weekend Warrior with Kris Hampton Hosted by Nate Drolet
Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 8/9/18 Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 8/9/18

Episode 100: How To Weekend Warrior with Kris Hampton Hosted by Nate Drolet

We're flipping the script for our 100th episode. Nate takes over the host mic, and I do my best to let him lead the conversation.

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Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training
Articles, Mental Training, Physical Training Kris Hampton 5/21/18 Articles, Mental Training, Physical Training Kris Hampton 5/21/18

Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training

We've been asked often who our trusted sources of information are. And we know there’s a LOT out there. So here are some of our favorites.

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Episode 93: Being Good Climbing Partners with Scott Pagel and Tyler Algeo
Podcasts, Mental Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/14/18 Podcasts, Mental Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/14/18

Episode 93: Being Good Climbing Partners with Scott Pagel and Tyler Algeo

A good climbing partner can be your greatest asset. If you dispute this, it's probably because you've never had as great a partner as Scott or Tyler.

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When You Shouldn't Train Smarter
Articles, Mental Training, Physical Training Nathan Drolet 5/3/18 Articles, Mental Training, Physical Training Nathan Drolet 5/3/18

When You Shouldn't Train Smarter

“Learn how to train, then train hard, then train smart. Most people will never have to go past step two.”

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Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel
Podcasts, Mental Training, Coaching, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/17/18 Podcasts, Mental Training, Coaching, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/17/18

Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel

Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel set the bar high for being a successful coach/climber team. Taylor has helped coach Bella to big success on the international stage.

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