Thomas Huber is a German rock climbing and mountaineering legend. We talked about his most recent expedition to Pakistan, how to have fun at basecamp, exploring the impossible, his first trip to Buoux as a teenager, beer diets, his relationship with his brother Alex, challenges, silver linings, partying with the Stone Monkeys in Yosemite, his new book Freiheit, and much more.

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Show Notes:

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:25) – Many valleys

(00:04:53) – Hunting

(00:14:39) – Staying young

(00:16:29) – Thomas’ recent trip to Choktoi

(00:27:12) – Lessons from expeditions

(00:31:05) – Party in basecamp

(00:35:48) – The Pakistanis’ relationship with climbing

(00:45:48) – Exploring the impossible

(00:51:12) – Understanding why accidents happen

(00:55:50) – Sport climbing at age 57

(00:57:45) – Mountaineering holiday

(01:01:17) – Beer break

(01:02:37) – Early training

(01:09:36) – Part of the evolution

(01:11:42) – His first trip to Buoux

(01:13:53) – Inspiration & training setup

(01:19:11) – Finger strength in his 50s

(01:20:55) – 9a & beer

(01:27:36) – Reaching the world stage

(01:30:38) – His relationship with his brother Alex

(01:37:29) – Proudest accomplishments with Alex

(01:39:31) – Challenges & silver linings

(01:46:17) – Yosemite & the Stone Monkeys

(01:54:00) – Patagonia

(01:56:09) – El Nino on El Cap

(01:58:39) – The man-powered rappel

(02:00:45) – Keeping their stories alive

(02:06:24) – Freiheit

Moe’s Valley access is under threat! Todd Perkins returns to the show to talk about what is happening with Moe’s Valley, what actions are being taken to protect it, and what we can do to help. You can sign the petition here!

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Show Notes:

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – A few thoughts about my political episode with Kaizen

(00:02:16) – Intro

(00:03:34) – A splash of cold water

(00:04:33) – What’s going on with Moe’s Valley

(00:10:24) – Todd’s early days in Moe’s

(00:13:30) – Moe’s has it’s place

(00:14:04) – The petition & upcoming hearings

(00:17:46) – Fundraising

(00:21:18) – Stories from Todd

(00:27:56) – Striking a balance

(00:30:58) – Todd’s health & climbing

(00:33:00) – Top secret information

(00:34:02) – Wrap up

Fundamentals Season 2 (Part 6 of 6) — If you climb long enough, you’ll inevitably hit a plateau. In part 6, Jesse and I share our top tips and pitfalls for how to break through plateaus and continue progressing in your climbing. We cover the importance of focusing on skills rather than grades, doubling down on the basics, how to continually progress as a climber, and much more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:21) – Our longest plateaus

(00:03:50) – Jesse’s Tip #1: Think long-term

(00:08:10) – Steven’s Tip #1: Get focused and make sure everything you are doing has a reason behind it

(00:10:51) – Jesse’s Tip #2: Focus on objectives instead of grades

(00:14:17) – Steven’s Tip #2: Consider rebuilding from the ground up

(00:17:29) – Jesse’s Tip #3: Focus on your climbing skills and not the grades

(00:28:34) – Steven’s Tip #3: Do more of what you haven’t been doing

(00:33:24) – Jesse’s Tip #4: Double down on the basics (sleep, nutrition, stress, etc.)

(00:37:19) – Long rests & rewarming up

(00:38:12) – Steven’s Tip #4: Consider changing your circumstances

(00:42:40) – Pressure testing your assumptions

(00:44:12) – Creative home walls

(00:45:06) – Steven’s Pitfall #1: Doing more of what you’ve been doing

(00:45:49) – Jesse’s Pitfall #1: Overtraining

(00:50:32) – Steven’s Pitfall #2: Getting captured by other people’s agendas

(01:00:46) – Jesse’s Pitfall #2: Too much limit checking

(01:04:27) – What to do when you run out of routes or boulders to progress through

(01:09:21) – Steven’s Pitfall #3: Switching styles too often

(01:12:43) – Jesse’s Pitfall #3: You’re not actually plateaued, you’ve just built a tower

(01:15:01) – Area-specific pyramids

(01:19:48) – That’s a wrap on season 2!