Before OP comes and calls me "grigri police" lol, cope harder man. He isnt using his super climbing skills to mentally make sure that the grigri mechanism works. Hes simply not caring.

I mean, I guess we are all entitled to our pet peeves… But when I’m trying really hard, the screams just come out. I guess some people are able to try really hard without vocalizing it, ha ha. Not me tho. And honestly, I feel like it helps. But I have noticed that there’s a wide range of vocalization/non-vocalization when it comes to the pros that I have spent time with. Maybe it’s a genetic thing?

Thanks! It was such an awesome day. New episode coming out next month, featuring an epic day with Tom Randall in Moab 🤩

Appreciate the kind words! I had a blast making it. New episode hits next month, featuring a day I spent with Tom Randall 🤩

Thanks! Total dream day. And very fitting punt at the anchors to be on theme for the day of struggle. If you haven’t watched the full video, I won’t ruin the outcome of what happens when Alex tries his route 😅

@ Yeah watched the full video last week, one the best climbing moves to release in a while, looking forward to more in the series, keep up the good work dude.

Thank you so much! Definitely working hard on this series and I’m excited for what’s coming. Next episode will drop February 7 🤘

27 hours before the first GriGri police comment came in. I’m disappointed. I expect faster reflexes next month with my Tom Randall episode. Mark your calendar, Feb 7th!

@@thestruggleclimbingshow It's an important issue and should be addressed. Not avoided and brushed off like you're trying to do.

I don’t think anyone’s looking at Alex Honnold to be the role model of climbing safety 😅

​@@thestruggleclimbingshow so why not add that to your video, why not put a comment in your video saying you don't stand by his belaying "technique" and that he's not a role model for climbing safety.

Because i was very happy with how he belayed me. Great catches, never short roped me, and i decked exactly zero times. My point (joke) above was that Alex isn’t exactly the poster child for who safety-concerned climbers might want to emulate. From free solos to runout trad to risky speed tactics, he knows how to push gear and tactics beyond what the instruction manual states. I personally have zero issue hanging on an engaged GriGri. But if you have an opportunity to climb with Alex I suppose you could choose to not have him belay you. We all have the choice.

I’ve based my entire content strategy this month on that impulse 😅

CGM, yes. Diabetic, no. I was taking part in a university study that utilized a CGM for two weeks to monitor glucose levels in climbers. I learned a lot from it!

Hardest 12a I’ve ever been on 😅

road to pyramide is really necessary

Agreed. Tho I’ve done around 20 12a’s and this particular one remains a nemesis. That cave is very hard. For me at least.

@@thestruggleclimbingshow you got this!

Yeah- I don’t think I had a mic on when I took my shirt off for the send go. It got hot out there!

The highest compliment

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He can handle it. And we’ve done multiple interviews so I don’t think he was as offended as you. Plus, I found his answer to be pretty interesting.

i love ur profile picture

I love the people that just change from climbing the boulder right beside me, to down climbing the one I just started 😂 In fact that happened once to me on the rope. While leading a route in the gym, somebody else came from the top after he just hung his toprope from the route beside me into mine 😮

Ive only ever pros refer to just climbing more tbh

nobody says that

One thing to note, is that a lot of these pros are already supremely strong with insane tendon development.

Good advice when you already have an insane level of strength from years of training; the rest of us mortals can definitely benefit from sport-specific accessory training

@@thenayancat8802true, but by focusing entirely on accessory and muscle training we are much more likely go get injured. The reason they say to focus on climbing is to improve things like technical ability, route reading, pump management, and just spend more time climbing. The advice is not telling you to stop strength training its a warning to not make if your priority

That's exactly what it is. This is how Dave Macleod refers to endurance training in climbing as well. Zone 2, 120-140 or so just hanging on the wall all day.

That's partially because Dave Macleod just has insane endurance. I've heard him recommend just handing on vertical walls for hours at a time, which does make some sense. If you think that walking all day, will make it easier to run, hanging all day, will make it easier to climb harder for longer. I think.