The Nugget Climbing Podcast
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EP 305: Dr. Mohammad Ashori — The 5 Things That Will Keep You Climbing for Decad...
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EP 304: Justen Sjong Returns — Unique Challenges for Tall & Short Climbers (And...
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EP 303: Adam Ondra Returns — How He Prepares to Flash V15, and Why the Best Spor...
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EP 302: Aaron Shamy — The Epic Comeback: Sending 5.14c After a 15-Year Hiatus
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EP 301: Matt Samet — Escaping Benzo Addiction, Rifle in the Early ‘90s, and Embr...
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EP 300: Jeff Patterson — What Climbers Can Learn from Martial Arts (and How 20 M...
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EP 299: Herm Feissner — A Unique Training Philosophy at Age 53, Understanding Ha...
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EP 298: Sonnie Trotter — Gunning for 5.15, How He Trained as a Teen, and Stamina...
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EP 297: Peter Mortimer (filmmaker) — Dean Potter’s Rivalry with Alex Honnold, Hi...
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EP 296: Dave Thompson — Early FAs in Leavenworth, Applying Your Strength on the...
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EP 295: Sam Watson — The Fastest Climber in the World on His Routines, Mental Pr...
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EP 294: Melissa Strong — Dying and Coming Back to Life, Having Her Arms Sewn Tog...
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EP 293: Joel Unema — Unlocking V14 Finger Strength, the Key to Long Roof Boulder...
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EP 292: Tom Randall — How to Program Your Training Like a Pro (Repost from Patre...
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EP 291: Charlie Boscoe — Pro Climbing League: Comps Are About to Change Forever
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EP 290: Chris Schulte — Developing Your Own Style, Age-Proof Motivation, and Red...
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EP 289: Christian Beckwith — The 10th Mountain Division, WW2 Guerrilla Warfare S...
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EP 288: Carol Simpson Returns — Life After 80 Years Old, Longevity Routines, and...
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EP 287: Domen Škofic — The Red Bull Plane Project, Rediscovering Passion in Flat...
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EP 286: Steve Moss — Why Discomfort Fuels Breakthroughs, Double V12 Days at Age...
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EP 285: Tyler Stableford — Finding More Joy in Climbing, Breaking Plateaus, and...
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EP 284: Four PTs — The Case for Taking a Break, Heel Hooking Injuries, & Off-the...
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NEW LAUNCH: The Nugget Training App is Live
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EP 283: Adrian Ballinger — The Mental and Physical Grind of High-Altitude Climbi...
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EP 282: Kerwin Loukusa — 4 Keys to Unlocking V13, Forecasting Perfect Conditions...
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Something Different | Robb Wolf — Vitamin D, Zone 2 Cardio Hacks, Strength & Con...
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EP 281: Eryn Phelps — Healing Anxiety & Trauma, Navigating Time Scarcity, & Gett...
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Follow-Up: Alex Bridgewater — 3 Sports Psychology Skills That Will Transform You...
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EP 280: Stevie Hochbaum — Sending Germany’s First V16, The Toll of Obsessive Pro...
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Something Different | Can Soil Save the World? Climate, Health, and Big Ag with...
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EP 279: Andy Raether — Bringing Routes to Life, How to Be Stronger at 40 than 20...
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EP 278: Jeremy Kiner (Patron Spotlight) — The GRINDS Program, Embracing Double R...
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EP 277: Michelle LeBlanc — Project Pride 2025, the Political Pendulum Swing, and...
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EP 276: Alex Bridgewater — Sports Psychology Tools to Elevate Your Climbing Perf...
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Something Different | Jake Muise (CEO & Founder of Maui Nui Venison) — Sustainab...
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EP 275: Yuji Hirayama — Japanese Focus, Improving Every Day, and the Secret to S...
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Something Different | Eric Edmeades — Unlocking Resilience Through Ancestral Liv...
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EP 274: Seneida Biendarra — Onsighting Without Sight, Designing Better Gear, and...
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EP 273: Brendan Baars — Developing ‘The Nooks’, How His Big Toe Saved His Life,...
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EP 272: To Send Hard Boulders Outside… Go Try Them A Lot — Steven Bergey (Patron...
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Something Different | Justin Nault — The Pitfalls of Nutrition Research, the Int...
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EP 271: Facundo Langbehn — The WHY Behind Hard Climbing, the Goal of Intention,...
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Follow-Up: Tony Yaniro & Randy Leavitt — Learning to Leavittate, the Equinox Pho...
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EP 270: Bob Wells — The Ultimate Vanlife Guide: How to Live Cheap, Comfortable,...
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EP 269: The King of the Board Lords on Projecting Tactics, Protein, & Climbing 4...
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EP 268: Tess Driessens — Tools for Chronic Pain, Learning to Move Effortlessly,...
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EP 267: Keith Baar & Natalie Gilmore — The Secret to Strong & Healthy Fingers, &...
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EP 266: The 100-Day Climbing Experiment — Connor Bodin (Patron Spotlight)
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EP 265: Katie Lambert Returns — How to Eat on a Climbing Day, Ingredients to Avo...
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EP 264: Tony Yaniro — The Grand Illusion, Tin Foil Training, & Leslie Gulch Ch...
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