Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can’t recommend enough.
Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can’t recommend enough.
Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can’t recommend enough.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
Happy 10th Birthday Fitz! I am so proud of the smart, kind, goofy and loving kid you are!
If you are like me, and would rather give experiences for Christmas that stuff, consider @MasterClass. Not only do you get to learn to climb from @alexhonnold and I. But there are a ton of other great classes, too. @adam_stack learned to be a master chef. Fitz learned some chess tips. @beccajcaldwell also loved the cooking classes. And Right now, you get two memberships for the price of one! Link in bio.
Is this comedy or inspiration? I’d say a little of both. Thanks @corosglobal for bringing me back to the last time I suffered a big injury and how it transformed me as a climber and a person. I’m going through it again with my achilles injury and I’m feeling the motivation, desire and creativity on the rise! Getting psyched for what’s to come. Link to these incredible watches, and the campaign mugs in bio.
I’m not sure if it’s the @kiltergrips board, the fact the my doc cleared me to climb 2 feet, or climbing date days with @beccajcaldwell are the most fun, but I’m really feeling like this forced training thing is paying off! I even improved my max hang on a 20 mil edge by nearly 30 pounds. Can’t wait to see what happens get back to hard climbing on rock.
If you are feeling stressful about climate, you should spend time with young activists. I once associated that high energy excitement, that glow in the eyes, and that buzz of creativity with climbers. Turns out, you just get that when you live with purpose. And there are few purposes greater than saving humanity. I gave a talk yesterday, about athletes getting involved in activism, along side a bunch of scientists and politicians. That was cool, but the best part of #aspenideasclimate was spending time with all the great thought leaders and stoke spreaders. Link to opening night talks in bio.
If you are feeling stressful about climate, you should spend time with young activists. I once associated that high energy excitement, that glow in the eyes, and that buzz of creativity with climbers. Turns out, you just get that when you live with purpose. And there are few purposes greater than saving humanity. I gave a talk yesterday, about athletes getting involved in activism, along side a bunch of scientists and politicians. That was cool, but the best part of #aspenideasclimate was spending time with all the great thought leaders and stoke spreaders. Link to opening night talks in bio.
“Visiting the company and being able to actually touch the shoes throughout the assembly process was an exciting experience. As a climber, delivering the best possible performance means paying attention to every detail, and La Sportiva follows the same philosophy..” Read more about Tommy’s visit to La Sportiva HQ, link is in our bio @lasportivagram 📷 by Matteo Pavana . . . #lasportiva #foryourmountain
“Visiting the company and being able to actually touch the shoes throughout the assembly process was an exciting experience. As a climber, delivering the best possible performance means paying attention to every detail, and La Sportiva follows the same philosophy..” Read more about Tommy’s visit to La Sportiva HQ, link is in our bio @lasportivagram 📷 by Matteo Pavana . . . #lasportiva #foryourmountain
“Visiting the company and being able to actually touch the shoes throughout the assembly process was an exciting experience. As a climber, delivering the best possible performance means paying attention to every detail, and La Sportiva follows the same philosophy..” Read more about Tommy’s visit to La Sportiva HQ, link is in our bio @lasportivagram 📷 by Matteo Pavana . . . #lasportiva #foryourmountain
“Visiting the company and being able to actually touch the shoes throughout the assembly process was an exciting experience. As a climber, delivering the best possible performance means paying attention to every detail, and La Sportiva follows the same philosophy..” Read more about Tommy’s visit to La Sportiva HQ, link is in our bio @lasportivagram 📷 by Matteo Pavana . . . #lasportiva #foryourmountain
Big news, folks. To celebrate episode 100, we will be doing our first live-streamed podcast @runoutpodcast. And we’ll be chatting with a very special guest—Tommy Caldwell, the first person with 9 fingers to free climb El Capitan among other things he’s probably better known for. @tommycaldwell This event will be broadcast via Zoom webinar. And it is only available for our Patrons. If you’ve been on the fence about supporting the only climbing podcast on the Internet, now is a good week to join us. We will send out a link to our Zoom webinar to our Rope Guns (patrons) the day before the event. We’ll be chatting about climbing, dad life, the environment, and activism and we’ll have time for a Q&A session as well. ✨Save the date: This Friday, March 24th, at 1 PM MST. Details at patreon.com/runoutpodcast. Photo @coreyrichproductions 🙏🏻
I love the idea that small climbing non-profits can team up with Indigenous groups and fight against giant, multinational corporations to protect our most valuable places. It’s all coming to a head in Oak Flat. We are throwing these events to make some noise and get Arizonans involved. Come down to learn about the issue and find out what you can do.
