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Back to Search#84 T&J — Hard Hard, New New, Sessioning With The BEST, USAC Controversy, and Switching To Moonboard 2024
Episode 84
2024 is off the a bang with incredibly hard bouldering FA’s happening non-stop.
Is this because USAC caused one of the strongest crews in the world …
2 years, 3 months ago
#83 Sean Bailey — Devilution FA [~V16], Japan’s Gym Scene, The Future of Hard Sport Climbing, Spearheading USA’s Return to WC’s, Projecting in Bouldering vs Sport, and BTS of Making It As a Pro
Episode 83
Sean Bailey came on Testpiece and shared his decades of experience from sending and competing at the absolute top of the sport. Sean truly is one of …
2 years, 4 months ago
#82 T&J — Negative Thoughts -> Words -> Actions, Type 2 Fun, Achieving Your Potential, Grades vs Belts, and ‘Make Climbing Dangerous Again’
Episode 82
Tim shares a common problem that holds people back that he sees in even some of the top athletes he coaches. They jokingly call it "Vomit Mouth".
Lear…
2 years, 4 months ago
#81 Carlo Traversi — The Dark Side V16 FA, Using Wet Chalk, Pushing Not Pulling, The Grade Debate, and What He Learned From Yosemite Testpiece’s
Episode 81
Carlo Traversi is back to tell us about his recent FA of The Dark Side V16 (suggested grade) in Yosemite.
Josh thinks this FA will go down in the his…
2 years, 4 months ago
#80: T&J — Always Be Hungry, Good Sessions Only, Stop Lying, You Suck, Fueled by Failure, and Tim Joins A Normie Gym
Episode 80
Happy New Year, my dude.
Tim and Josh get meta about how to have the best 2024 possible by asking the question — why can’t all sessions be good ones?
S…
2 years, 4 months ago
#79: West Coast Pimps — Jeremy Meigs and Joel Ruscher, Sharma’s Mentor, The Origin’s of Try Hard, Early Days in Hueco and Bishop, and Lessons From Decades of High Level Bouldering
Episode 79
Jeremy Meigs and Joel Ruscher are West Coast bouldering OG’s. They started climbing 3 decades ago and were part of the birth of modern HARD boulderi…
2 years, 4 months ago
#78: T&J — Baby Rattlesnakes, F*CK! Tim Got Injured, The Demonstration of Strength, Kids Vs Adults, and Boarding As A Minor
Episode 78
F*CK! Tim busted his knee. Not the best way to spend the holidays...
The main topic for this episode is what Kids do better than Adults, and what Adul…
2 years, 5 months ago
#77: Zach Galla — Raw Power, The Truth Behind WC Comps, The Olympic Grind, Leaving a Legacy, and The Role of Boards
Episode 77
Zach Galla has been ticking off some of the hardest boulders in America while simultaneously competing at the highest level. He’s always vying for th…
2 years, 5 months ago
#76: T&J — How Technical is Board Climbing? Committing vs Learning, Being the Conductor, Lead Domino, and One Arm Pull-Ups
Episode 76
Why do we call board climbing “not technical”? What does this really mean?
Board climbing wasn’t the planned topic of the day, but once Tim and Josh g…
2 years, 5 months ago
#75: Jesse Grupper — Neck Tats, Paris 2024, Big Goals Little Steps, Mega-Volume, Sport Climbing Tips, Cyborgs and Optimism as a Tool
Episode 75
Jesse Grupper recently punched his ticket to Paris 2024 as part of the men’s USA Olympic team!
This is on top of his already incredible last few years…
2 years, 5 months ago