Adrian Vanoni is an up-and-coming finger crack wizard who has been on fire for the last few years. We talked about him breaking into 5.14, freeing El Cap ground up and then in a day, training for the famous ‘Cobra Crack’ using a campus board, doing the first free ascent of a 5.14 finger crack in the alpine, lucid dreaming about beta, going after hard routes that will force you to grow as a climber, and much more!
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Show Notes:
thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/adrian-vanoni
Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:02:04) – Mustaches, haircuts, and wired headphones
(00:05:16) – Our conversation about trying to climb 5.14
(00:07:42) – Geeking out about ‘Badman’ 5.14a
(00:08:40) – Collecting unfinished business, and sticking with it on projects
(00:11:04) – Little Si, and a new crag in WA
(00:13:30) – Adrian’s lifestyle
(00:16:04) – The glamorous life of an amateur climber
(00:20:29) – His beginnings in trad climbing
(00:23:29) – Developing the skills to free El Cap
(00:24:16) – Freeing ‘Golden Gate’ ground up with Sam Stroh
(00:26:14) – Comparing his and Sam’s tick lists
(00:30:54) – Putting ‘El Corazon’ in a day into context
(00:40:44) – Will’s impressive belay season
(00:41:25) – Blue-collar sending
(00:46:39) – ‘Mr. Chicken’
(00:53:38) – Trying hard is trainable
(00:58:50) – Anticipation, expectation, and redpoint stress
(01:00:59) – Living in the present, and appreciating the journey
(01:04:00) – Sending ‘Cobra Crack’ 5.14b
(01:10:25) – Training for Cobra on the campus board
(01:17:31) – Visualization and lucid dreaming
(01:21:30) – More ‘Badman’ beta
(01:25:01) – The nuance of resting on sport routes
(01:29:09) – Beta depends on context
(01:35:58) – Prusik Peak and ‘Prayer for a Friend’
(02:00:24) – The style of big wall ascents
(02:10:06) – Street credit
(02:18:07) – Sending ‘Prayer for a Friend’ 5.14-
(02:22:56) – Goal routes and boulders
(02:31:42) – Social media vs. inspiration
(02:39:41) – Not everything is for everyone
(02:45:54) – My climbing as a more public person
(02:49:26) – Growing to meet a route where it is
(02:51:26) – Get on the hard thing you want to do
(02:57:57) – ‘Freerider’ in a day
(03:13:19) – Wrap up and EXTRA teaser!
EP 121: Carol Simpson — Being a Girl in the South in the 1950s, Yoga as the Fountain of Youth, and Ageism in Climbing
EP 120: Lea Volpe — The World of Paraclimbing Competitions, How We Perceive Wheelchairs, and Empathy in Coaching
EP 119: Carrie Cooper — Thinking of Ourselves as Athletes, Research in Climbing, and Mobility and Warming Up
EP 118: Chad Andrews Interviews Steven Dimmitt — Repost from the Clipping Chains Podcast
Follow-Up. Joe Kinder — Sending 'Mamajamma', and What I Learned from 5 Weeks of Projecting with Joe (Teaser)
EP 117: Yves Gravelle — Lessons From Grip Sports, Basing Your Training on the Demands of Your Goal, and Top 3 Finger Training Methods
EP 116: Paul Robinson — Coming Back From Injuries, Opening Up About Autism, and Working Boulders Top Down
Steven's Blog: Mar '22
Reflections: Mina
Announcing "Reflections" and "Steven's Blog"
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch — Hueco 2022 Debrief (Teaser)
EP 115: Jordan Cannon — The Triple Crown in Yosemite, Big Wall Pooping Stories, and How to Build the Skills to Climb El Capitan
EP 114: Q&A 5 — My Current Finger Training Routine, How to Deal With Bad Body Image, and Golden Nuggets for Newer Climbers
EP 113: Ned Feehally — Beastmaking, Long-Term Finger Training, and Climbing With Ankle Weights
Follow-Up: Steve McClure — Sending ‘Lexicon’ E11, Projecting Tips, and How to Enjoy a Long Life of Climbing (Teaser)
EP 112: Favia Dubyk — Specializing in Lowball Roof Bouldering, Surviving Cancer, and Learning How to Dyno
EP 111: Jerry Moffatt — Being a “Crag Rat”, Developing Your Mental Game, and What the Top Climbers Have in Common
EP 110: “The Verm” Returns — Life Lessons at Age 62, Fun Facts About Birds, and Injury Stories
Follow-Up: Josh Wharton — Attempting to Flash 'Freerider' on El Cap (Teaser)
EP 109: Martin Keller — How to Train on Rock, Your Subconscious Brain, and Lessons from 150+ Days on a Boulder
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