Lattice Training Podcast

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Aidan Roberts just climbed Alphane , a 9A in Chironico  this week, so we got him to sit down with Tom Randall interview to discuss the news, the process and Aidan’s history with this line.  This is the second ascent after Shawn Raboutou,  and one of the few 9A/V17s in the world right now. The interview is broken down into sections few, which should give everyone something to go...

If you’re new to boulder projecting or even reasonably experienced, then this episode is for you! In today’s recording, we have Tom Randall giving his experience and advice on how to increase the chances of a successful tick this season, via his ‘Top 10’ strategies.  Each of these approaches can be used in almost any situation and when you find ways to combine many of them on the same day, then yo...

If you’re new to projecting or reasonably experienced at redpointing, then this episode is for you! In this episode, we have Tom Randall giving his experience and advice on how to increase the chances of a successful tick this season, via his ‘Top 10’ strategies.  Tom is no stranger to projecting, having had hundreds of successful redpoints over the last two decades including many multi-year proje...

In this episode, we’ve got Adam Fiala and Tom Randall back to finish off what they started in this 2-part storytelling podcast. If you’re looking for the first section of the journey where Adam shares his story about the dream to climb his first 5.14 you can find it here http://mujsuplik.blogspot.com/p/dancing-with-wolves-blog-series.html .   The interview is structured in the same manner as part...

Tom Randall returns in another 'solo podcast' for part 2 of the Power Endurance series. In this episode, he dives into the aspects of performance and preparation that have the greatest effects on the projecting and redpointing process. We can't really overstate how important these factors are and how much the use of them is the crowning glory on top of all the hard training you&apos...

In today's podcast Maddy Cope talks to Martina Demmel . Martina started climbing at the age of 15, and is now 20,  and despite the fairly short climbing career so far, she has a vast number of hard sport climbs under her belt. Her sport climbing is characterised by fast ascents and hard onsights, as well as achieving so across many different styles. Last year she climbed her first 9a - Joe Ci...

In todays episode, Tom Randall sits down with Lor Sabourin , who is an unwavering advocate for the non-binary and trans community in climbing, and has a lot to share. Their work in Warriorsway is very valuable, equipping climbers with resilient and flexible minds to deal with stress and anxiety. These mental tools are not just useful for climbers but can come in handy for everyday life. Tom and Lo...

Having a family and climbing means a lot of planning and rotating your projects in order to be able to project without missing prime seasons in different crags.  So, today we have the second part of Martin Keller 's interview with Tom Randall , where they reveal some of their secrets for juggling it all. Martin, or @swizzybouldering is known by some for getting fairly obsessed with performing...

On a rare occasion, you get a climber who has climbed impressive grades, but their performance metrics put them on weaker grades. Typically this means that the climber has something special or elite about another facet of their performance, away from pure physiology. And what better way to understand this better than for Tom Randall to sit down with Martin Keller , who is also known as 'Swizz...

In today's podcast,  Tom Randall sits down with one of Australia's most accomplished rock climbers, Tom O'Halloran. Having competed in the recent Tokyo Olympic games, bouldered up to V14, and also sport climbed 9a, this guest is a world class disciplined climber with a lot to share.   In addition to his impressive climbing career, Tom has a family and a day job, so he has learnt a l...

Today we have another returning guest having previously chatted on the show, with her partner in crime Kyra Condie . Who is both accomplished in indoor competitions as well as in outdoor climbing, having climbed up to V14! Please welcome back to the show .... Allison Vest ! Allison first came to the attention of us at Lattice through a piece of data funnily enough. Quite some time ago, Tom Randall...

In this episode, we have one of the Lattice athlete team, Anna Hazelnutt, returning to the podcast with Tom Randall to discuss her incredible run of climbing performance since last year. We last interviewed her, with just a few trad leads under her belt and her first 5.14 sport climb. Since then, she’s gone on to repeat two of the most iconic E9s in the UK - ‘Once Upon A Time In The Southwest’ and...

For today's podcast, Tom Randall sits down with Molly Mitchel,  a pro climber with a very unique story. Having come out of a climbing gym, she is now a rising star in the trad community. Who seemingly quickly decided to get into hard and very bold trad, having done accents in Colorado mountains, including China Doll, a super techy 5.14 climb. With more danger inevitably comes more risk and Mo...

Have you ever wondered about extreme margins of performance, well today's podcast is the right one for you! Dominic Rowe , a client of Lattice, just got his first 8a / V11 under  2 years, and we couldn't be prouder. His amazing progress in an insanely small amount of time just blows our minds, so we had to have him come in and talk about it all. Training and hard work are all part of the...

In today's Lattice podcast , we bring you Moonboard Royalty, the one and only, Mr Ravioli Biceps ! Most of you probably already know him for his impressive and focused Moonboard achievements over on his Instagram. Ravioli has completed 413 of the benchmarks Moonboard 2016 set up, and most of the 2019 set up, placing him among the elite. Ravioli also has his fair share of outdoor ticks, with g...

Are you obsessed with fingerboarding? Well, grab a seat and listen up as we delve into the world of beastmaking! In this episode Tom sat down with one of the founders of Beastmaker , Dan Varian , a fingerboarding expert. As you probably know Dan is no stranger to training and also has multiple FAs, repeats of v14s and hard trad routes, to name a few of his climbing achievements.  It's tricky...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to achieve your climbing goals? Some people would argue you need the right facilities, equipment, time, low work stress and perhaps professional support to reach such high climbing grades, however, some individuals have proven that this is not necessarily true. Regardless of your personal approach, training for your goals is a process. In speaking to high-level...

On this episode we have guest host Lattice coach Josh Hadley with Tom Merrick - who you may well know from YouTube! Tom has an amazing 8-year fitness journey in callisthenics and flexibility and is not only a great inspiration online with all of his drills and training, but is also a coach and specialist in bodyweight skills.  This kind of training and sport not only provides great strength and fl...

On most of our Podcasts, we would usually sit down with elite climbers or complete specialists in niche areas of our sport, but today we have something a little different and we want to talk about what it is like to be on the journey of training and focusing on your goals. Focusing on the progress and what is actually done through training, Tom Randall sat down with Elizabeth Zang a previous clien...

Do you want to know more about how to juggle and manage a million different things, and what the process of dealing with setbacks looks like? Tom Randall is known for juggling a lot, however, Favia Dubyk not only works very hard hours but is also able to train at a higher level, showing us how you can do it all with the right time management. Not to mention Favia has had quite a few setbacks, incl...

In this podcast, Tom and Maddy sit down to talk about the role of expectations and satisfaction in climbing. Both Tom and Maddy have thought about the mindset with respect to their own climbing, and discuss their different approaches. Expectations and satisfaction are linked, and as such it is important to think about and manage our expectations, as well as what we define as a success, especially...

In this Podcast, Tom Randall has a chat with Adam Fiala , which is going to be quite different from anything you've heard on the Lattice Podcast before. We will have both a narrated interview and an insightful chat into the journey that our client took with us to climb his first f8b+ (5.14 USA route grade). This comprehensive look into his training and performance will have us read out some o...

Steven Dimmitt AKA ‘ The Nugget Climbing Podcast ’ is the founder and owner of one of the hottest (and most interesting) interview shows in the climbing industry right now. It has only been going just over 2yrs but has already had a huge impact on the climbing community and features tonnes of well-chosen and crafted interviews with pros, coaches and climbing personalities.   His show has featured...

Today Tom Randall talks with Anoushé Husain, who just set the Guinness World Record for the greatest vertical distance climbed on a climbing wall, one-handed, using the same hand in an hour. Anoushé had joined Tom for a podcast in early 2021 on the topic of overcoming setbacks, as life keeps sending her curveballs. However, this athlete has just become more resilient and stronger than ever.  So to...

After our recent interview with training legend Eric Horst, we've got another major contributor to training, performance and climbing rehab on the Lattice Podcast - this week we are chatting to Tyler Nelson , AKA Camp 4 Human Performance. Tyler's content on Instagram really gets people thinking, as he explores new approaches to rehab and climbing performance.  His curiosity for evidence-...