The Future of Hard Sport Climbing and Gear Design with Jonathan Siegrist, Alannah Yip, Mike Foley, and Tyler Thompson (LIVE from the Arc'teryx Academy)
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Jonathan Siegrist, Alannah Yip, Mike Foley, and Tyler Thompson sit down at the Arc'teryx Academy to explore:
- Memorable climbing experiences (and epics) in Squamish
- The process of athlete-designer collaboration for gear design
- The future of hard sport climbing
- When will we see a 5.15d (9c) repeat or 5.16a (9c+) FA
- Why America is falling behind on hard sport climbing
- What went into Arc'teryx's brand new sport harness, the Lithos SL
- Gates in or out
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Shoutout to Aiden Schlatter, Michael Martin, and Kent Olmstead for supporting at the Hero level on Patreon. So mega!
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right):
00:00 Intro
00:24 Ryan Returns From Squamish
01:10 Meet The Panel
02:18 Puppy Distraction
04:47 Live Show Kickoff
04:59 Enormocast Origins
06:23 Old School Harnesses
10:03 Suffering And Progress
11:41 Alannah First Gear Story
13:53 Mike Foley Squamish Intro
15:34 Designing Lithos SL
19:31 Mike Path To Arc'teryx
21:34 Harness Giveaway Moment
22:41 Future Of Sport Climbing
25:13 Non Gendered Fit System
29:31 Bring Out Tyler And J Star
31:00 Clinic And First Leads
32:11 Squamish Memories Grand Wall
35:41 Squamish Epic Stories
37:49 Harness Design Testing
41:57 Minimalist Sport Rack
46:06 Future of Hard Climbing
52:15 Route Development Debate
54:07 Audience Q and Harnesses
59:22 Squamish Trip Recap
01:00:46 Bouldering and Slab Lessons
01:05:10 Multi Pitch Humble Pie
01:09:23 Sport Day and Film Night
01:12:04 Fun Over Grades
01:13:46 Thanks and Wrap Up
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger! I hope your training and climbing are going great.
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And now here are some buzzwords to help the almighty algorithm get this show in front of people who love to climb: rock climbing, rock climber, climbing, climber, bouldering, sport climbing, gym climbing, how to rock climb, donuts are amazing. Okay, whew, that’s done. But hey, if you’re a human that’s actually reading this, and if you love this show (and love to climb) would you think about sharing this episode with a climber friend of yours? And shout it out on your socials? I’ll send you a sticker for doing it. Just shoot me a message on IG – thanks so much!
