The Power Company Climbing Podcast
Episodes
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Jorg Verhoeven | Project 9b
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
If you aren't aware of Jorg Verhoeven, it's likely that you don't pay all that much attention to climbing. Jorg is one of the most accomplished all around climbers on the planet, having climbed 14d, V15, and freed the Nose and Dihedral Wall on ElCap. He's also an accomplished comp climber, having been on more than 25 World Cup podiums for bouldering and lead, and having won both the Combined World Cup Championship and the Overal Lead World Cup Championship.
He climbs hard. He climbs well. On all terrain, in all the places.
In this episode I sit down with Jorg in Vail to discuss his big goal of climbing 15b, and the website he's started to let us all follow along, www.project-9b.com. Project 9b is a rare glimpse into not only the training of a pro climber, but the thought process behind it, the tactics employed, and the emotions of success and failure.
You can find videos of Jorg from LT11 HERE.
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Ryan Gagnon & Valerie McDonough | Engaging Minority Youth in Climbing
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Ryan Gagnon is rare blend of data driven research and infectious enthusiasm, particularly when discussing his programs built to introduce and engage minority youth in climbing. I attended a talk that Ryan gave at the CWA Summit, and afterward sat down with him to talk. Because I know very little about the challenges that a gym might face in implementing these programs, I pulled in my friend Valerie McDonough, who manages Rockquest Climbing Center in Cincinnati.
You can find Ryan online at www.ryangagnon.com
You can email Ryan at ryan@usaclimbing.org or ryangagno@clemson.edu
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