The Power Company Climbing Podcast

Patty Law | From Belay Check to Gym Ownership

Don’t be fooled by Patty Law’s small frame and soft-spoken demeanor – she’s a fierce climber, mother, entrepreneur, and community cultivator. She’s been welcoming climbers through the doors of her gyms and into a thriving Cincinnati climbing community for more than 20 years now. Kris sits down with his long-time friend to talk about about her journey from a climbing-obsessed college student to a successful businesswoman and community leader.
 
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REWIND | Tommy Caldwell on Belief and Partnership

In January 2015, 7 years ago this week, I, along with countless others including many non-climbers, was glued to a saga happening on the side of El Cap. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson were battling it out on what would become the world's hardest big wall free route, the Dawn Wall, and it was being streamed live. We watched as they topped out on January 14th after a tension-filled week in which Tommy had showed the world, in real-time, one of the most important things about climbing: partnership.
So now, 7 years later almost to the day, that Tommy and Kevin topped out the Dawn Wall together, we are going to REWIND to this conversation about belief and partnership with one of the best all-around climbers on the planet, Tommy Caldwell.
 
This episode originally aired on October 26, 2017.
 
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REMIX | PROCESS (featuring Alex Megos, Sam Elias, Arno Ilgner and Trevor Ragan)

“It's all about the process.”
Sure, the journey is important, but so is the destination. It's not all about the journey. It’s about mapping out the journey that gets you to the intended destination. So is there a way to care about the outcome without making it the focus?
In this REMIX episode, we'll hear from athletes Sam Elias and Alex Megos, learning expert Trevor Regan, and mental training coach Arno Ilgner about how we can care about the outcome, but stay focused on the process.
 
REVISIT THE ORIGINAL EPISODES FEATURED IN THIS REMIX:
Process vs. Goal Based Motivation with Arno Ilgner
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset with Trevor Ragan
Thoughtful Process with Sam Elias
Alex Megos and Ken Etzel | Rotpunkt
 
Music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions.
Spindash 
Sylvestor
 
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Nominations for Most Inspiring Ascents and What’s New for 2023

Nominate the most inspiring ascents of 2022 at https://www.powercompanyclimbing.com/ascent
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BOARD MEETINGS | Surviving the Modern Mega Climbing Gym

Kris and Nate sit down to discuss some of the perks and pitfalls of climbing in today’s modern mega gyms, and give some tips on how to deal with them. They’ll talk about how to handle things when the new sets are crowded, the gym is overrun with team kids, the bouldering wall is full of “weird” comp style setting, and you’re afraid attempting a boulder’s top out might cost you an ankle.
 
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BUILT OUTDOORS | Amy Skinner and Joan Chase of Wild Iris Mountain Sports

Today we're listening to the first episode of Built Outdoors, a new show Kris is hosting, with Amy Skinner and Joan Chase from the iconic gear shop, Wild Iris Mountain Sports. They talk history of the store and how it's inextricably linked to the rise of climbing in Lander, community, and business in a small mountain town. 
Check out Episode 2 of Built Outdoors with Jay Halford from Backcountry Cobblers on the Plug Tone Outdoors Channel.
 
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Caitlin Holmes | Body Composition for Climbers

Certified Nutrition Specialist and co-host of The Average Climber Podcast, Caitlin Holmes, sits down with Kris to discuss body composition, which is often conflated with weight loss and can thus be a very polarizing topic.
 
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Steven Jeffery | Climbing in the Disinformation Age

Back in September, at the 8th annual Joe’s Valley Festival, Kris sat down to talk to local legend and longtime crusher Steven Jeffery, about how climbing has evolved since he first came onto the scene. They reflect on how today’s online resources like digital guidebooks and social media have impacted climbing.
 
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BOARD MEETINGS | Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing with Taylor Fragomeni

Kris and fellow Power Company coach, Taylor Fragomeni, sit down and discuss how you can make the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing easier on yourself.
They’ll dive into the specifics with ways to:
warm up well outdoors, even when a crag’s “warmups” aren’t great.
prepare yourself for using “bad” feet outdoors.
practice pacing yourself appropriately for changing difficulty throughout routes outdoors.
making difficult clips outdoors.
 
Find Taylor at Tangent Climbing.
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Roy Quanstrom | Translating Movement Through Shaping and Setting

In today’s episode, Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing. They talk about Roy’s newest holds from Trango, the Khans and the Fuegos, and the climbing experiences that inspired their design.
Check out the Khans and the Fuegos, from Trango Holds.
Find Roy at Tension Climbing.
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