The Power Company Climbing Podcast

BUILDER | Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg Are Pushing Their Sport Climbing Limits

Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg are an up-and-coming climbing power couple. From Michigan, they call the Red River Gorge their home climbing area, and they are making sure to cement their place there. After using one of our Ebook training plans, they both had breakout seasons – and then they upped the ante the following season without any additional training.
In this BUILDER episode, we discuss the plans they chose, how the training went, how they fit it into their busy lives, and ultimately, the details of the two seasons where they saw big progress, including how getting bit by a bat while on route might just give you superpowers.
Find Lucia and Noah online at Beta Addicts.
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📚 CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:34) Meeting Noah and Lucia
(00:10:39) Goals and Choosing a Plan
(00:20:34) Fitting Training Into Life
(00:29:39) How Did the Training Go?
(00:36:07) Did Anything Surprise You?
(00:42:42) How Much Do You Get Outside?
(00:49:35) How Did the Training Show Up?
(00:53:39) Fall Season After Training
(00:58:15) Bit by a Bat on Route
(01:06:10) Spring Season After Training
(01:23:05) Wrap Up

MOVIE NIGHT | Devotion: Jakob Schubert's Journey to the Top

Kris and Nate decide on their favorite movie theater candy and then watch Devotion: Jakob Schubert's Journey to the Top, released by Mammut. They discuss the film and the takeaways from it that we can use in our own climbing.
Watch the film.
Film Credits:Yucca Films
Online Climbing Films from the 1990s
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MOVIE NIGHT | Passion (featuring Jonathan Siegrist)

Kris and Nate get a popcorn and watch Arcteryx Presents: Passion featuring America's most prolific sport climber, Jonathan Siegrist. They discuss the style of the film, Ryan White's editing, how difficult it is to make sport climbing look hard (or interesting) and the lessons that we can use in our own climbing.
Watch the film.
The Lil Yachty Walk Out video discussed.
Film Credits:
Director: Ryan WhiteDP: Ryan White + Marco ZanonePhotography: Ryan WhiteMusic: Dubspeeka + Thimble
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EVERY BODY CLIMBS | Melissa Ruiz on Training with a Neurological Disorder

Today's episode, which comes to us from Every Body Climbs, features Melissa Ruiz. Melissa has been climbing and competing for about 6 years. She’s got a collection of medals to her name, including five gold, from national and world paraclimbing championships/cups. 
But recently she's started climbing outside, and to put it lightly, she is stoked. So, this October (2024) she'll be teaching an aid climbing workshop at the Adaptive Climbers Fest in the Red River Gorge. Aid climbing is part of how Melissa has been able to access outdoor climbing with her disability, which is cerebral palsy. We pick up the conversation as she's explaining her condition and throughout the episode we talk about the importance of core strength, the joy of outdoor climbing, and what grades really mean.
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REWIND | Craig DeMartino on Making Hard Decisions and Using Limitations
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TAPED TIPS | The Most Underrated Climbing Movement Skill

Of all of the elements of climbing movement, Rhythm is the most overlooked. What's more, it's often the reason we fall, even if it appears to be something different. Learn how to spot when Rhythm is a problem and how you can get better at making sure Rhythm isn't holding you back.
 
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Watch the video on YouTube!
Check out The Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement course! 
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MOVIE NIGHT | Takeaways from In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering

Kris and Nate sit down to watch In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films, and then discuss the film itself as well as lessons and takeaways that we can use in our own climbing.
 
Watch the film.
 
Produced and Directed by Eric BissellEditor David FitzgeraldDirector of Photography Eric BissellExecutive Producers Alex Lowther, Justin Roth, Kristo TorgersenProducer Monika McClureAdditional Photography Owen Bissell, Spenser Tang-SmithColor Royal Muster/Greg ReeseGraphics Ben BlanchardSound Design and Mix David Fitzgerald
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MOVIE NIGHT | Takeaways from Scarpa Presents: Soudain Seul 9a/V17 x Simon Lorenzi

Kris and Nate sit down to watch the new climbing film Scarpa Presents: Soudain Seul 9a/V17 x Simon Lorenzi, and then discuss the film itself, as well as lessons and takeaways that we can use in our own climbing. 
Three years ago, Simon Lorenzi climbed the first ascent of the second 9a boulder in the world. This is that story. Produced, directed, filmed, and edited by Gilles Charlier.
Watch the film.
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Ravioli Biceps and Nate Drolet | The Parallels Between Climbing and Video Games

Nate and Ravioli Biceps have been friends for more than 15 years, since long before Ravioli became the reigning king of the Moonboard. In this conversation, they discuss the myriad of lessons they pull from video gaming that can help inform our life and climbing. 
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Check out our NEW Atomic Elements Movement Course.
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A Better Framework for Assessing and Improving Climbing Movement and Technique

Improving climbing movement is challenging. Understanding what you most need to improve is even more challenging. The discussions around climbing technique have always been either extremely abstract or specific to a single move on a single climb. 
It doesn't have to be that way.
Check out the new course and movement evaluation tool: The Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement
Watch the video of Kris failing to commit.
Read more and see the video for this episode on the blog.
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Allyson Gunsallus | The Challenges of Parenting as a Climber

Allyson Gunsallus is a mom and climber who is directing and producing a film series called Hand Holds: Climbing After Parenthood with the aim of benefitting parental and maternal wellness in the community.  Currently shooting, with plans to release in spring 2025, this free-to-watch series will feature interviews with well-known climbers to uncover how families address logistical challenges, issues like postpartum recovery, and more – topics rarely explored in climbing media.
Learn more about Hand Holds.
Support the project through Seed & Spark.
Support the project through The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
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📚 CHAPTERS
(0:00) Theme
(0:36) Introduction
(1:40) Guest Introduction
(3:32) Hand Holds Name Origin
(8:48) Parenting for the Second Time
(14:35) Modeling Passion
(19:16) What is Hand Holds?
(28:13) Who will be profiled?
(30:18) Goals for Hand Holds
(48:03) Where will it be? How can we help?
(53:05) Wrap Up
(54:34) Theme