Ep. 148: Will Anglin and Rowland Chen | P.O.E. 2
Episode 12 with Will Anglin and Rowland Chen quickly became a cult classic. Today we bring them back for P.O.E. Part 2, a follow up to examine how the P.O.E. path they had both embarked on had worked out. If you haven't yet, it will be to your benefit to go back and listen to that episode.
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Both, despite their lives getting busier, have made big progress - not an easy thing to do when you're already climbing at a high level. There have been mistakes, reassessment, taking things too far, desk jobs, and less free time, but they've found their way to progress. Be prepared to laugh, but you might also want to take notes.
Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing to talk about his latest holds and more.
100 Boulders and Mango Tango: Kerry Scott gets after it. Consistently.
From coach Nate Drolet and Tension Climbing, the obvious next progression in campus training is here.
Position Over Everything. Part 2 of a cult classic.
Deciding to get a home wall is easy. Deciding what to get is much more complicated.
Kerry is a crusher. And she's not ashamed to "spray" a little.
Tension Climbing makes wooden climbing holds. Why wood? That's exactly what I wanted to know.
Coaches and elite boulderers Will Anglin and Rowland Chen talk about their concept of P.O.E., which could potentially change your climbing.
If we’re always compensating for some weakness or skill we don’t yet have, how will we ever improve?
Despite being constantly present and often the reason we fail, Rhythm is the most underrated of the Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement.
Improving movement skills is by far the most abstract part of becoming a better climber. And arguably the most important part.
But then it hit me… Techniques are just the language we use to name the combination of elements as they show up in usage.
A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering. Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11.
Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks. He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.
Co-founder of Tension Climbing, Will Anglin, talks movement skills, how climbers can continue improving, and the tools that can help.