REWIND | Hazel Findlay on Flow, Attention and Letting the Body Climb
Today, we rewind to an episode with Hazel Findlay in which she shares strategies for getting into the right mindset to send.
Sweet Dissatisfaction | Exploring Discomfort in Climbing
What makes us feel curious in the face of anxiety, fear, and frustration? It's all in asking the right questions.
Build In Wins
The belief that you are getting better at climbing is one of the most important ingredients in actually getting better at climbing.
Breaking Beta | Did You Punt Because Your Focus is On the Wrong Thing?
“You’re overthinking it.” But is your overthinking actually costing you the send?
Blake Cason, MS | Wellness and Habits for Climbing Performance
Climbing has never been purely physical.
Interview with Hazel Findlay: Learning, Flow States, and How to Climb with Courage
Lauren Abernathy gathers lessons on climbing with courage and flow from podcast episode 57, which features mental master Hazel Findlay.
Episode 127: Thoughtful Process with Sam Elias
While some climbers cultivate an image that is extremely shallow and limited, it's not so with Sam. He wears his heart on his sleeve, as well as his ruminations on that fact.
Episode 124: Meditation and Yoga for Climbers with Susan Ashley Hunt
Yoga and meditation have been practiced for thousands of years, so there's far more to it than the core strength, flexibility, and mental focus promoted by popular culture.
The Biggest Red Flag of 2018
We live in an age of fast food bouldering. Gym boulders are turned over more frequently than ever before. You can try 2,500 different V7’s on a Moon Board before you have to move on to V8.
Episode 117: Form and Function with Ayo Sopeju
Ayo Sopeju is a competitive climber, head setter at The Minneapolis Bouldering Project, and an artist who takes the utmost care with his work.
Why Your Endurance Isn't Enough
Someone once told me that the person who needs to work on their mental game isn’t the same person who needs to be doing physical training. I’m here to argue otherwise.
Episode 67: The Work Behind The Body with Kelsey K. Sather
Kelsey K. Sather discusses her series of blog posts titled "The Work Behind the Body", a collection of interviews with female outdoor athletes in Bozeman, Montana.
Episode 66: Now What? with Dan John
After you've done your assessments, you've trained and met the standards, you've won or lost, or your season is over... Now What?
Episode 64: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset with Trevor Ragan from Train Ugly
Trevor Ragan helps us understand the science of learning and how mindset affects it, plus how to actually apply the science.
Episode 59: Mental Fitness with Alex Honnold and The Warriors Way
Fresh off of his audacious free solo of “Freerider,” Alex Honnold sat down with Arno Ilgner and Jeff Lodas from The Warrior’s Way to discuss his mental preparation.
Episode 57: Flow and Mental Mastery with Hazel Findlay
Hazel Findlay has a way of taking mental training concepts that can be tough to connect with and making them seem simple.