Weekend Warrior: Iconic FA's, Quitting Climbing, and Coming Back as Strong as Ever in his 50's
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In this episode of the Weekend Warrior series, amateur climber Chris Martin joins to discuss:
- Early days developing at The Red
- Bolting some of the most iconic routes
- FA of my proudest sport send, The Force
- Quitting climbing due to work and family
- The struggle of restarting the climbing journey
- Going from 5.11 to 5.13 in his 40's
- Training up power in his 50's
- Endurance training via Tyler Nelson
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)
00:00 Basement Interview Setup
03:33 Meet Chris Martin
04:34 First Climbing Days
06:08 First Red River Epic
09:07 Improvised Gear Era
11:40 Rapid Grade Progression
13:20 Porter Crew Origins
15:30 Motherlode Discovery
17:39 Bolting First Routes
19:32 Undertow Cleaning Battles
20:43 Omaha Beach Beginnings
22:11 Team Wilson and Thirteens
24:17 Flower Power Project
25:39 Sponsor Break
28:29 Ryan’s Route Overlap
31:11 Training and All Weather
34:59 Boca and Route Names
36:35 The Force and Dark Side
38:24 Mossy Wall Beta
38:44 The Force Grade Debate
42:42 Sharp Side Route Dev
44:01 Life Break And Triathlon
46:45 Gym Comeback In 2015
49:30 Rebuilding To Thirteens
50:53 Moonboard Power Sessions
55:05 Endurance For Season
58:44 Recovery And Retirement
01:02:33 Project Process Outdoors
01:09:56 Training Takeaways
01:14:17 Wrap Up And Next Goals
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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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