Lattice Training Podcast

In today's Lattice Podcast Highlight, coach Maddy Cope is joined by coach Billy Ridal to discuss the challenges and insecurities faced while climbing a difficult pitch on a big wall. They delve into the physical and mental efforts required to overcome insecurities and stick with the climb. Topics include: Facing Climbing Challenges: The physical and mental efforts needed to tackle difficult p...

In today's episode, host and coach, Maddy Cope, is joined by  Dr. Sarah Duvall,  a women's health and fitness specialist, to explore the intersection of climbing, fitness, and motherhood. Maddy brings her experience from coaching elite climbers post-partum such as Emily Harrington, and her passion for climbing to the conversation as she delves into Sarah's expertise. With over 15 ye...

In today's Lattice Podcast highlight, host and coach Josh Hadley sits down with coach Cameron Hartley to explore two interesting theories. The ‘Central Governor Theory’, which suggests that a system in our brain signals when it's time to stop exercising to prevent potential harm, and the ‘ Psycho-Biological Theory ’, which integrates psychological constructs into our understanding of end...

Join us for an inspiring podcast with Jana Švecová, an accomplished climber who is currently pushing her limits on the boulder problem Terranova, which was established by Adam Ondra in the Czech Republic back in 2011, it’s currently graded 8C+/V16, and with no repeats, it’s rumoured it could be  9A/V17. Jana's dedication and goal-oriented mindset have propelled her to become one of the strong...

Today's highlight is on Emily Harrington's postpartum journey, including her rapid recovery and return to climbing and skiing. Emily faced criticism for her decision to resume physical activities soon after giving birth, but she stood firm in her belief that it's essential to do what feels right for oneself. Join us as Emily opens up about the challenges of navigating postpartum lif...

In this episode, join host Tom Randall as he sits down with Jill Whitaker, she is a 61-year-old climber and mother of two accomplished pro climbers (Pete and Katy Whitaker). She is a testament to the power of perseverance and dedication! We will explore Jill's remarkable journey into climbing post-60 and her unique perspectives on training and climbing. Main topics: Jill's climbing backg...

In this podcast highlight, Tom Randall and Will Bosi discuss various aspects of Will's climbing projects, aiming to understand the mental process of walking away from a project. They also touch on Will's future plans for 2024 and whether Will will try a 9c route any time soon. Listen to the Podcast highlight, or the full episode on our Spotify, Apple Music, Stitcher, and many more! The L...

In today's Lattice Podcast, Coach Josh Hadley sits down with Dr Simon Fryer to discuss the challenges of testing rock climbers, highlighting the differences between climbing and other sports. Dr Simon Fryer is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology at the University of Gloucestershire, with a PhD in biomedical science. His background is in sports, exercise, and biomedical scienc...

May seem like an obvious question, but in this podcast highlight, Nate Williams shares his experience with projecting Return of the Sleepwalker, a V17/9A boulder problem, and the challenges he faces with friction control and conditions. Nate also talks about his projecting and beta sharing with Will Bosi, and how they optimise weather and friction conditions for best attempts. The Lattice jingle i...

In today’s Lattice Training podcast, coach Josh Hadley sits down with coach Cam Hartley to discuss three key areas;  Training myths and misconceptions Psychobiology and endurance performance Importance of consistency in training for climbing  just one of the strongest members of the Lattice Training coaching team, but also has a BSc in Sports Science and wrote his research paper on the strength di...

People regularly get confused between a pulley strain and an irritation of the tendon, which Huffy has called 'crimp finger'. In this podcast highlight it explains the differences between the two to enable you to diagnose the correct injury so that you can seek the correct treatment.  This podcast highlight is a snippet of our podcast with GB climbing physio,  which covers various topics...

In this week’s podcast, join Lattice Training coach, Josh Hadley, as he is joined by pro climber, Nate Williams , who has been projecting ‘Return of the Sleepwalker’ (V17/9A) in Las Vegas, USA, which recently saw its second ascent, by Will Bosi in February 2024. Nate’s been working on this well-known climb for over 2 seasons, since sending the stand-start version ‘Sleepwalker’ (V16/8C+) back in De...

In this episode, join host Tom Randall for an in-depth conversation with climbing legend James Pearson . James recently established ‘Bon Voyage’ (E12), a route he boldly suggests is the world's hardest trad climb, pushing the boundaries of difficulty and safety in the sport. James Pearson is a household name in the climbing world, known for his ground-breaking first ascents like ‘The Walk of...

Tune in to today's episode as host and coach Maddy Cope chats with climber and coach  Billy Ridal about his six-week American adventure to free climb El Capitan's The Nose (5.14a/8b+) . This historic route, famous for its challenging granite smears, was first aid climbed over 47 days by Warren Harding and various others in 1958 and first free-climbed by Lynn Hill in 1993 (an ascent which...

In today’s podcast, Lattice Coach, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk , delves deep with Emily Harrington into her recent transition to motherhood with partner, Adrian Ballinger, and their son, Aaro. Emily shares insights into her decision to have a child amidst their adventurous lifestyles and careers, and navigating the uncertainties that came with it. Emily, a multidisciplinary athlete, has major achievement...

Get ready for an eye-opening episode! Hosts Josh Hadley and Jonny Kydd sit down with renowned physiotherapist Paul ‘Huffy’ , a climbing injury expert with over 25 years of experience. He is known for attending the Olympics as Shauna Coxey ’s physio, and for having an impressive track record in diagnosing and treating the range of injuries climbers face. Discover the most misunderstood climbing inj...

In today's podcast, host Tom Randall sits down with athlete Will Bosi , delving into his recent trip to Arco, Italy. Where Will was attempting to secure the second ascent of Excalibur (5.15c/9b+), and looking ahead at his plans for 2024 and his upcoming trip to the USA. Reflecting on his multiple trips to his project Excalibur , Will gives an overview of his projecting strategies and how he c...

In today’s podcast, host and coach Josh Hadley sits down with coaches Roz Frugtniet and Jonny Kydd to discuss their common mistakes, challenges, and tactics for climbing projects. Roz is an experienced sport climber, having climbed multiple 8c routes and was the first British woman to flash 8a+ (Face de Rat, 8a+/5.13c, in Ceuse, France). Joined by, Jonny a renowned boulderer, who recently ticked h...

In today's podcast, we have one of our athletes, Mary Eden, also known as @TradPrincess joining us with Tom Randall . She has recently achieved the first female ascent of one of the hardest roof crack climbs in the world, Black Mamba (5.14b/8c) in White Rim, Utah. This route had its first ascent in 2019 by the Wideboyz , but it remained unrepeated until this year. The climbing powerhouse, who...

Lor Sabourin has been in the climbing scene for a while now! They made the first no-falls ascent of the route, ‘ Cousin of Death ’ (5.13+/7c+) in Northern Arizona, back in 2020. Then in 2021, they did an impressive ascent of ‘ East Coast Fist Bump ’ (5.14a/8b+). This was only the beginning though, this autumn, Lor outdid themselves by sending the infamous “ Stranger Than Fiction ” (5.14b/8c). This...

Today Tom Randall and Ollie Torr take a step back from being humble and name some of the biggest names Lattice has worked with. They dive deep into the details behind Alex Honnold , Toby Roberts , and even Emily Harrington ’s coaching. But these are just some of the major clients Lattice has worked with, so grab a cup of tea and tune in for a juicy podcast! The main topics are: Are Pros all-rounde...

Today’s guest is Dan Hipkiss , the coach to ' The Stoltman Brothers ', who have held multiple World’s Strongest Man titles, a few world records and multiple international competition podiums. Dan also coaches others in the sports of powerlifting, CrossFit and Olympic weightlifting, giving him a varied background in performance training. Seeing that Dan also rock climbs, and understands t...

Tom Randall couldn’t be more excited because in today’s podcast, the Wideboyz have come together to discuss Pete Whittaker ’s latest 9a Trad send, Crown Royale ! Tom and Pete discuss all the training behind this monstrous climb. Plus, they dive in into some of Pete’s assessment techniques before training, with Pete even spilling some key tips that helped him adapt his training for his project. Key...

Welcome to another exciting episode of 'This or That,' where our host, Tom Randall , is about to challenge our guest's climbing training preferences. Today's special guest is none other than Ollie Torr , the co-founder of Lattice and one of our world class coaches in the Lattice team. While we all recognize Ollie for his exceptional coaching skills, what you may not know is tha...

Welcome back to the Lattice Training podcast! Today, we have Ollie Torr joining our host Tom Randall , for an insight into coaching V17 climbers, preparing for the Olympics and much more 😏 From coaching, Will Bosi and Toby Roberts , Tom and Ollie also have coached Tommy Caldwell and are coaching Alex Honnold for his next projects. So what is required from a coach to be able to help these high-end...