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This week’s episode ran a bit shorter than usual. To make it up to you, we’re including the Patreon bonus section for free! This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Will Anglin, Allison Vest, Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.  Look at the Chapters for today's topics. Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Last November, after four years of projecting, Elias Iagnemma sent Exodia, and proposed the world’s first ever V18/9A+. The boulder has remained somewhat mysterious since then, with limited footage of it and little information on who has been trying it. Today, in Elias’s first English podcast appearance, he answers all the questions about Exodia that the climbing world has been asking for the past year. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - Sending every MoonBoard benchmark - Elias’s approach to learning new movements and refining beta - The importance of the name, “Exodia” Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Matt Fultz, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece. SHOW NOTES Get Training Plans From Matt - https://otgstrength.com/ *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - How to be comfortable on small box climbs as a bigger climber - Does climbing skill transfer to Beyblade? Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Austin Hoyt joins us every month for Good Temps, but after yet another season of levelling up, we had to bring him on the show to spotlight him as a guest. In this episode, Austin breaks down some of his recent sends, including Creature From The Black Lagoon V16, and tells us about his daunting V18 project. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - How Austin's approach to climbing has evolved with his progress - How to set easy and complex boulders Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Allison Vest, Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.  Look at the Chapters for today's topics. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - The world’s best easy and moderate boulders Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Ryan Sewell and Mike Bockino are two of the best routesetters in the world. Together they have almost 50 years of routesetting experience for countless USA Climbing events and World Cups. Today, they join Josh and Carlo to discuss the level of international events and the current direction of competition routesetting. They also debate Josh and Carlo's controversial opinions on the WC scoring system from Good Temps #16. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - Is crimping bolt holds and behind volumes cheating? - How important is getting a route setting certification Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Michael Rosato and Quinn Spadafora from Tension, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - How you can attend Board Lords - Was there a 3rd climb prepared for Bord Lords 10? - Michael’s favorite Tool song  - Quinn’s favorite LCD soundsystem song SHOW NOTES: Board Lords 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiDRMWvjTD0 TensionBoardClub Vol. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6f4QFSdhsI Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

James Pearson climbs only the best lines. With a background in sketchy UK trad routes, a natural ability to send hard boulders, and an eye for aesthetics, it’s no wonder he’s managed to build a ticklist of some of the world’s most coveted ascents. Today, he joins Josh to try to convince us to take up trad climbing and break down his long career as a professional climber. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - James’s experience with Exodia V18 - Thoughts on Ondra’s flash of Lexicon E11 Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.  Look at the Chapters for today's topics. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - Why Carlo sands everyday - The benefits of training comp moves for outdoor climbers Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Si Moore has been coaching climbing since before it was a real job. Today, he coaches some of the world’s best climbers, and is the founder of Vertical Ascents, a company built on the foundation of movement science. Today, he and Josh sit down to discuss the philosophy that informs his coaching, and some of the most important lessons he teaches his clients. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - How to send your project - The benefits of training beyond your limit - Is getting a coach the right move for you? - What is the most fun type of climbing? SHOW NOTES: Vertical Ascents - https://www.verticalascents.com West Coast Gimps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbmOjZFsxG8 Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Adam Shahar, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* The secret to climbing on slopersAdam’s training routineEvery board’s hardest climb Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Chris Deuto climbs everything. He’s bouldered V14, he’s sent hard 5.14s, he’s the youngest person to climb the Yosemite triple crown, and, most impressively, last year he climbed Cerro Torre’s southeast ridge. In this episode he breaks down the factors that make Cerro Torre such a difficult ascent, how he approaches the substantial danger in his climbing, and his career in climbing journalism. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - How do pitches get graded on big alpine ascents? - Chris’s scariest climbing moments from the past year Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Will Anglin, Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.  Look at the Chapters for today's topics. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - Should you use dog paw medicine? - Predictions for the second half of the year SHOW NOTES: Annie Sanders flashes the slab boulder at the Innsbruck World Cup finals - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1dF6U-frAg Janja Garnbret's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Janja.Garnbret Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

You probably already know Hazel Findlay for climbing some of the world’s hardest, boldest trad routes. Today, she and Josh sit down to discuss her career as a pro climber, sports psychology, and unlocking the ability to dig deep and try as hard as you can. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* - Hazel’s approach to danger in climbing - How Hazel balances hard projecting with being a parent SHOW NOTES: Trying hard is a skill. Here's how to train it. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0W4DT-h9I Strong Mind - https://go.strongmindclimbing.com/webinar Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Brian Squire, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extended cut):* The hardest move ever on the TB2Is a Houdini Match allowed on a no matching boulder?Spray or Mirror for the TB2?Favorite angle to climb on for Boards?Favorite holds on the TB2?Boulders that are harder than “How Soon Is Now?” V15 SHOW NOTES: Brian’s board account - https://www.instagram.com/itsybitsylittlecrimpers/ The TB2’s hardest move - BRANEWORLD @50 https://tensionboardapp2.com/climbs/9DA5ADDC70E14F86B96D6EB5343BE676 Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE