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Inner Fire Climbing Podcast

Inner Fire Climbing Podcast

Written by: Jesse Firestone
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Thinking deeply about climbing. A podcast with climber and coach Jesse Firestone.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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  • #27 - December AMA
    Jan 1 2026

    Thanks patrons for the questions this month!

    Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing

    00:00:00 Intro and personal updates

    00:03:00 Anthony - Balancing try-hard and being present

    00:10:42 Anthony - Flagging techniques

    00:14:15 Sam - Thoughts on "flashing"

    00:19:25 Lorraine - Drills for power endurance

    00:24:10 Joe - Predestination and free will

    00:28:35 Joe - Heel-toe cams on vert terrain

    00:31:18 Jantina - Why is Janja so dominant?

    00:36:05 Kenzie - What counts as a "move"?

    00:38:15 Dennis - How to get psyched on climbs not in your style

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    44 mins
  • #26 - Collin McGee
    Dec 18 2025

    Collin McGee is a coach with Camp 4 Human Performance and the Fitness Director at the Alliance Fitness Center in Reading, PA. Collin has coached a wide range of athletes in multiple sports and fitness disciplines. On today's podcast, we discuss the importance of strength training for climbers, which fitness trends are overrated and underrated for climbers, and the keys to building physical resiliency.

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • #25 - November AMA
    Dec 4 2025

    Thanks patrons for the questions this month!

    Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/innerfireclimbing

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:00:52 Joshua - Session capacity for projecting

    00:05:31 Jantina - Yoga for climbing

    00:08:26 Foo - Climbing books

    00:12:17 Foo - Business advice (lol. Run away, people. Run away)

    00:15:55 Eric - Squat DOMS impacting performance

    00:19:45 Simon - Zooming in on single hard moves

    00:24:58 Miles - Breathing while bouldering

    00:28:50 Instagram question of the month - Dealing with grade-obsessed climbing buddies on a trip

    00:33:39 Sam - Sport climbing partners

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    36 mins
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