The Power Company Climbing Podcast

BOARD MEETINGS | Where We Go Wrong When We Get Training Right

You nailed the training and showed up stronger. Still, things went wrong.
 
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Lynn Hill, Katie Brown, and the Importance of Climbing History

The year is 1991.No woman has ever climbed 5.14.One French superstar says that no woman ever will.
But Lynn Hill didn’t listen...
And years later, Katie Brown wouldn't either.
 
This is a sample of Episode 1 of Written In Stone: Climbing's Most Important Ascents, the latest podcast from Power Company Climbing & Plug Tone Audio.
To hear the rest of the episode and learn more, head over to: www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone
 
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TAPED TIPS | Stop Applying Training Principles to Climbing Performance

Training principles are important, but when they creep into performance, your climbing will suffer. Nearly every time.
 
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INTRODUCING | Written in Stone: Climbing’s Most Important Ascents

Written in Stone tells the (mostly) true stories of the most groundbreaking ascents in rock climbing history. Hosted by Kris Hampton, you’ll hear the narrated, sound-designed stories about what led to new levels in climbing, alternated with conversations with today’s top climbers about what inspired them about what went down way back then. Season One is focused on the 1990’s, and will tell the stories of how sport climbing came to dominate, how women climbers made their mark, and explore the characters who made it all happen. Moon, Skinner, Güllich, Hill, Nicole and more! Like Todd Skinner always said, ”Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”
 
Learn more at www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone
 
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REWIND | Miguel and Dario Ventura on Life Imitating Art

If you’re a climber and you haven’t been to Miguel’s Pizza, you probably want to go, or you’ve at least seen a dozen people wearing their t-shirts. Forty years ago, Miguel Ventura moved from Connecticut to Slade, Kentucky and started what was then known as The Rainbow Door, a pizza and ice cream shop that has since become an icon to climbers all over the world. REWIND with us to this classic episode with the man himself, Miguel Ventura, and a special appearance by his son Dario, about art, pizza, climbing, and community.
And to everyone over there off Exit 33, congrats on 40 years!
 
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This episode originally aired on December 24, 2016.
 
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WHAT WHEN HOW TO TRAIN | Blue Mountains Sport Climbing with Lee Cujes

Looking to climb on gorgeous streaky sandstone cliffs full of high-angled crimps? Look no further than the Blue Mountains, sport climbing mecca of the land down under, boasting thousands of routes.
Legendary Australian climber Lee Cujes spent more than 20 years taking trips to the Blue Mountains before eventually moving there, and now it’s been his local crag for nearly a decade.
 
Head over to this episode's blog post to see Lee's picks for Must-Do Routes, Best Crags for a group, guidebook recommendations, and more.
 
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Support rebolting efforts and trail maintenance in the Blue Mountains.
Support the Australian Climbing Association (NSW)
 
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BOARD MEETINGS | Lowpointing: The Most Overlooked Climbing Tactic

You know what highpointing is, and definitely redpointing, but what about lowpointing? And for those of you who know what we’re talking about, do you actually do it? Chances are, you’re not using this tactic to its full potential, which means you’re not using it to your full advantage.
In this Board Meeting, Kris and Nate discuss the tactic of lowpointing, when and why you should use it, and some of the reasons why it remains one of the most overlooked climbing tactics, despite the fact that it could speed up the sending process for many folks.
 
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REWIND | Ravioli Biceps on Moonboarding, Process, and Identity

Five years ago this week, Ravioli Biceps walked into the gym, did his usual detailed warmup, and then set his camera up pointed at the Moonboard. It had only been a year since he'd started climbing on it, and he'd obsessively worked his way through the benchmarks. And on this day, he pulled on and finished the final benchmark of the 2016 set, becoming the first person to do so.
This kind of dedication is rare, and deserves to be recognized. So now, five years since becoming the undisputed king of the Moonboard, we REWIND to this conversation about process, identity, and using a tool to its absolute fullest with Ravioli Biceps.
 
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This episode originally aired on September 9, 2019.
 
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TAPED TIPS | Connect the Dots: Where Climbers (and Coaches) are Going Wrong

There’s more information out there than ever. When I first started Power Company Climbing, there were very few training blogs, no training podcasts for climbers, maybe one other remote climbing coach, and honestly, very few reputable sources for information on how to improve. 
That lack of information, or of people willing to offer advice, is certainly no longer the case. It’s quite the opposite now. There’s SO MUCH out there to wade through, never mind spending time to parse it out, verify the claims made, and think critically about the applicability of it. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of internet coaches, dozens of podcasts all doing the same interviews about the same topics, and millions of posts and videos telling you exactly how to train. 
That’s the root of our problem. But the problem itself? That’s us – and how we collect these things. 
We have become collectors – rather than connectors – of dots.
 
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CONFLICTED | Kneebarring on Boulders

Does kneebarring hard boulders make you stronger? What if it IS a kneebar boulder? Is it good for training? We're conflicted. And how does Chris Sharma feel about it?
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