Neely Quinn returns to the podcast! We talked about how doing mindset work with Hazel Findlay changed her life, why she decided to become a life coach herself, simple tactics for working through negative emotions and banishing shame, why working on your mindset will make you climb harder, and much more! Neely also gives Steven a life coaching session and helps him find more contentment with his climbing. Book a Session With Neely: trainingbeta.com Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Watch the Video Interview: EP 214: Neely Quinn — Uncut Video! Check out KAYA ..read more

Carlos Mason is a filmmaker and the creator of SENDING, a new film featuring Ethan Pringle, Anna Hazelnutt, and Dan Beall. We talked about how a car commercial inspired this unique film, why he chose Bishop as the primary location, writing the poem that became the narrative for the film, the connections we form through climbing, how the in-between moments make up our experience, what it took to make the film, future film projects, and much more! Watch the Film: SENDING | MHW sending.film Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Watch the Video Interview: EP 212 ..read more

Davis Ngo (dr.climb) is a climber, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and Instagram personality. We talked about his upbringing as a first-generation Vietnamese American, blowing up on Instagram, why Sean Bailey deserves to make a living from climbing, breaking his back while highballing, overcoming fear after his injury, his dream of creating a bouldering competition in Bishop CA, and much more! Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Watch the Video Interview: EP 211: Davis Ngo (dr.climb) — Uncut Video! Check out KAYA! kayaclimb.com Use code "NUGGET" at checkout for ..read more

Graham Zimmerman is an award-winning alpinist, writer, filmmaker, and climate advocate. We talked about his harrowing ascent of Mt. Bradley in his early 20s, getting injured in New Zealand, how his relationship with risk has evolved, losing friends in the mountains, the mystery of passion, the 100-year-plan, falling in love with his wife Shannon, getting shut down on K2 by global warming, the climate crisis, the concept of imperfect advocacy, and his new book, A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains. Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Watch the V ..read more

Charlie Schreiber returns to the podcast! Charlie joins me from Fontainebleau to talk about the epiphany he had in Rocklands, leaving his job to focus on Paradigm Climbing, teaming up with Alex Johnson, getting obsessed with ‘The Big Island’ 8C/V15, building a perfect replica of the boulder, how to train on your limit projects, the concept of the “ideal circuit”, and much more! Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  The Nugget is sponsored by BetterHelp! betterhelp.com/NUGGET Use this link for 10% off your first month! Check out PhysiVantage! physivantage.com ..read more

Adrian Vanoni is an up-and-coming finger crack wizard who has been on fire for the last few years. We talked about him breaking into 5.14, freeing El Cap ground up and then in a day, training for the famous ‘Cobra Crack’ using a campus board, doing the first free ascent of a 5.14 finger crack in the alpine, lucid dreaming about beta, going after hard routes that will force you to grow as a climber, and much more! Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Check out KAYA! kayaclimb.com Use code "NUGGET" at checkout for 20% off your first year of KAYA PRO! Check out ..read more

Anak Verhoeven is a professional climber from Belgium and one of the most accomplished female sport climbers ever. We talked about growing up with her mom as coach and dad as trainer, why she quit competitions, dealing with a strange injury that plagued her for 3+ years, winning her first World Cup, building 9a+ endurance with mediocre training facilities, making up rules in the gym, her onsighting strategy, being public about her faith, and much more! Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Check out Rhino Skin Solutions! rhinoskinsolutions.com Use code “NUGGET ..read more

Jakob Schubert is one of the greatest competition climbers ever. In 2023 he won the World Championships in both lead and combined, secured his ticket to the Paris Olympics, sent his first 9c with his FA of ‘B.I.G.’, and sent his hardest boulder with ‘Alphane’ 9A. We talked about his incredible year, learning from Adam Ondra’s risky and efficient climbing style, what he learned from failing on ‘Sleepwalker’ V16, plans for more 9c’s, and much more! Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial! patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Check out PhysiVantage! physivantage.com (link includes 15% off coupon) Use c ..read more

This full episode is available for Patrons right now! James talks about training with Ollie Torr, using a fingerboard as his primary training for 'Bon Voyage', how to train tweaky grip positions, why he prefers repeater to max hangs, getting stronger while only training 10 hours total per week, how he climbed his first V15 (8C) in his mid-30s, advice for new trad climbers, supporting a family as a pro climber, renovating old houses, futuristic trad lines, and more! Become a Patron to get access to the full episode! And support the podcast!  *The full version is 1:11:33. patreon.com/thenug ..read more

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