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Weekend Warrior: Breaking into 5.13 Sport, Rising thru Yosemite Grades, and Beginner Crack School
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Weekend Warrior, Doug Hartman, joins the show to share:
- How to schedule workouts as a busy dad and ER doctor
- What worked (and didn't) on his road to 5.13a
- Comparing his hangboard numbers to mine
- What to do when a plateau hits
- How he broke through a hangboard plateau
- Why climbing fast isn't always best
- How gratitude helped him send his hardest route
- Going from noob to proficient Yosemite climber
- His four "rules" for crack climbing
- One simple tip to advance way faster in the Valley
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)
- 00:00 Introduction to the Weekend Warrior Series
- 01:08 Meet Doug Hartman: The ER Doctor and Climber
- 01:38 Doug's Journey to Climbing 5.13a
- 02:15 Trad Climbing in Yosemite
- 03:43 Upcoming Events and Personal Updates
- 06:22 Doug's Climbing Background and Early Experiences
- 14:07 Training Strategies and Overcoming Plateaus
- 32:14 The Importance of Rest and Mental Strategies
- 44:24 Training for the Crux
- 45:13 Project Duration and Effort
- 46:54 Realizations and Training Adjustments
- 48:41 Fueling Gains with Fizzy Vantage Nutrition
- 50:05 Introduction to Trad Climbing
- 51:15 Four Realms of Trad Climbing
- 52:06 Crack Climbing Techniques
- 01:01:16 Mental Aspects of Trad Climbing
- 01:08:58 Final Thoughts and Goals
- 01:11:26 Yosemite Climbing Insights
- 01:17:25 Weekend Warrior Wrap-Up
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