This week we're watching In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films!

Kris and Nate discuss the new climbing film, Soudain Seul, and lessons from it that we can use in our own climbing. 

How should we separate training and performance when they both occur in the same environment?

There’s A LOT of great information out there on how to climb harder. But it’s tough to sort through…

We know spending time on a finishing link is smart tactics for hard climbs. So why not apply the same concept to individual moves?

Watching Will Bosi and Aiden Roberts work on the Burden of Dreams replica is fun, but is it valuable for the rest of us?

Achieving hard things requires sacrifice.

Climbing can be scary.

Be intentional.

Big, scary, and tactical.

End positions matter, too.

It’s not just all about the journey.

Or any grade, for that matter. Boulder or sport.

Eric Hörst chats about how some big life shifts – retirement, the success of his brand PhysiVantage, and becoming an empty nester – have impacted his climbing and training.

Being able to quickly recognize familiar sequences is a crucial ingredient to harder climbing.

Kris and Nate are joined by Lauren and Caitlin of The Average Climber Podcast, to discuss some of the biggest ways climbers get in their own way.

Once you learn the power of good tactics it can be hard to step away from them.

Both are important. Which is your default? Do you value the other?

How many times have you gone up a route and felt overwhelmed, only to look back and realize that it’s not as intimidating as it initially seemed?

Are you making these common sport climbing mistakes?