The Power Company Climbing Podcast

This is one of the most special conversations I've ever been a part of. I didn't know what to expect going in, and my emotions surrounding this conversation took some time to work through.  Thanks to Mario and Dynell for being so open and letting me - and us - into this love fest.  You can find Mario and his podcast at https://mariostanley.com/sendsandsuffers We don't tweet. We scream like eagles....

We were all beginners once. Nate and I sit down to recount some of the worst pieces of advice we got as beginners, and what advice we wish we'd gotten instead.  Check out our new Proven Plans at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/proven-plans We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collect...

Recorded November 2018. Nate and I sit down with our fellow Power Company Coach Paul Corsaro to discuss the top 6 myths we see persisting in the climbing industry.  Check out the new book at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/the-hard-truth Find the new Proven Plans at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/proven-plans   We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Powe...

Chad Andrews doesn't like the word retired - but he doesn't have to work in anymore - in his mid 30's. The way he got here is pretty simple, and he's entirely willing to share his methods. In this episode we discuss a subject that is strangely taboo - money. We look at some of the steps that climbers can take to become more secure with their financial future.  Find more from Chad at https://clippi...

Devin Dabney is a climber, setter, coach, poet, and rapper. He's a good friend of mine, and two years ago we sat down and recorded this conversation - without a plan and not really knowing what would come out of it. Now felt like the appropriate time to send it out into the world.  We discuss race, tough conversations, mentorship, and making art. At this time Devin was just beginning to find his v...

Genevive Walker is unapologetic. She knows that it takes all types to make change, and she has the unique ability to be many of those types all at once.  In this episode I sit down with Genevive in between projecting days in Tensleep, WY - a very white town in a very white state that has no hate crime laws - to discuss racism and the ways it manifests in climbing. And what we can do about it.  You...

This conversation originally aired in July 2018. I repost it now because it's my starting point, and may be yours as well.  Find Brown Girls Climb at www.browngirlsclimb.com   Find our online uprising resources at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/uprising-resources We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of th...

In this episode Nate and I have a discussion inspired by Episode 3 of Revisionist History from Malcolm Gladwell titled The Big Man Can't Shoot. Malcolm discusses Granovetter's theory of the Threshold Model of Collective Behavior through the lens of shooting free throws. We work through it in terms of climbing. You can find The Hard Truth at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/the-hard-truth You can revie...

This episode was recorded in Summer of 2018, but got lost in the archives. Now that climbing areas are beginning to open again, it seemed like a good time to resurrect it. We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective . You can help us keep episodes sponsor-free by becoming a  P...

In this episode I try to answer a few great but not easy questions from our listeners.  When do you keep grinding on a project vs. taking a step back and training for it? What are the differences of training in your 40's vs. your 20's and 30's?  If 2nd Try Sends can help your longterm projects, can longterm projecting help you send faster? You can find The Hard Truth at www.powercompanyclimbing.co...

So many people right now are struggling with motivation right now. Rather than give only my advice, I sought out the opinions of past and future guests including Sam Elias, Eva Lopez, Jonathan Siegriest, and many others. We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective . You can he...

In this episode Nate and I breakdown the lessons we learned from listening to Episode 412 of the Tim Ferriss podcast with guest Josh Waitzkin.  Josh is the author of The Art of Learning, one of our favorite books, and has a great approach to the learning process. On Tim's podcast, Josh essentially asks the question "What holes do we have in our mental models for learning?" from the perspective of...

We're switching things up and answering some of the good questions our community has for us. First up is a really great question that we should all be asking ourselves pretty much constantly - How do I know when to focus on getting better vs. getting stronger?  Find The Hard Truth at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/the-hard-truth We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is b...

It's a widely held belief - and rightfully so - that bouldering will help your sport climbing. But does it always work out that way? If not, why not?  In this episode I sit down with Nate in Houston to discuss the mistakes that sport climbers make in using bouldering as training. We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a...

Let's be clear - not every trend is a good one. In this episode, Nate and I sit down in Houston to discuss the trends we've seen recently that we are glad to see becoming popular. We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective . You can help us keep episodes sponsor-free by becom...

Literally every season, as soon as people are able to get outside, I get the same message. Dozens of times. "Why am I still getting pumped? The training didn't work! I wasted all that time!!" While I can almost understand the gut reaction when you've built up the expectations, I can't sympathize. You should know better. Now you will.  We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podc...

It used to be that training for climbing was out in the open. Wolfgang trained for the hardest route in the world. John Bachar and the Stonemasters turned Camp 4 into a training gym. Tony Yaniro made no secrets about how hard he trained. Then sometime in the 90’s it became cool to NOT train. I’m not sure exactly when that was, but by the time I was climbing in the late 90’s there was a fairly larg...

Brittany Leavitt is an educator. By profession, by passion, and by choice. It’s a choice I appreciate. She’s also a listener, though maybe that goes hand in hand with being an educator.  I sat down with Brittany because something about the way she presents herself online, and the fact that she's involved in EVERYTHING, made me want to know more about her perspective. She recently went on a roadtri...

We've all done it, and not always for the right reasons. Find the new Proven Plans at www.powercompanyclimbing.com/proven-plans We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective . You can help us keep episodes sponsor-free by becoming a  Patron for as little as $3 a month. Find full...

Yves Gravelle is a legendary Canadian strongman, and pound for pound may have the strongest grip in the world. I suppose that likely helps him climb V14, but it's not the only reason. He's also a workhorse who is a stickler for the details. He's also a father, husband, business owner, and youth coach. Somewhere in there he's found time to be an Armlifting World Champion with numerous world records...

Troy Fauteux tries harder than you. His try hard might have gotten him up hard boulders before the mental skills had a chance to catch up - but I suspect those are coming along just fine.  To make the most of this interview go HERE and watch the video of Troy doing The Mandala in Bishop. THEN listen to the episode.  Once you're finished, go HERE and watch this video of Troy just two weeks before d...

Not all goals need to be major, far off events. Not all goals need to lead you directly toward those major goals. Sometimes it's perfectly ok - even encouraged - to have a side goal. We don't tweet. We scream like eagles.   The Power Company Podcast is brought to you by Power Company Climbing and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective . You can help us keep episodes sponsor-free by be...

The phrase “a force to be reckoned with” doesn’t quite do justice to Dr. Favia Dubyk. Yes, she is a force, but that phrase conjures up images of some stoic, menacing figure, and Favia is the polar opposite of this image. She’s funny, excited, genuine, and unassuming - unless you happen to see her in a tanktop. However, it’s not the biceps that I’m most interested in. It’s the brains and the spirit...

If you have been interested in training for climbing for more than a few days, it’s likely that you know of Dr. Natasha Barnes. She’s not only a former national champion climber and champion power lifter, but is a doctor based in San Francisco who specializes in rehabilitation, orthopedic sports medicine and physiotherapy for climbers and lifters. I’ve known Natasha for some time, and when I booke...

Alex Megos may well be the strongest climber in the world. But is he the best?  In this episode I sit down with Megos and his good friend Ken Etzel, the director of the new film that we are discussing, Rotpunkt.  Rotpunkt gives us a rare glimpse into the up and down struggles of someone trying to become the best in the world. Maybe not suprisingly, these are struggles that every single one of us c...