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In this episode of the Weekend Warrior series, amateur climber Chris Martin joins to discuss:

• Early days developing at The Red
• Bolting some of the most iconic routes
• FA of my proudest sport send, The Force
• Quitting climbing due to work and family
• The struggle of restarting the climbing journey
• Going from 5.11 to 5.13 in his 40's
• Training up power in his 50's
• Endurance training via Tyler Nelson

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Basement Interview Setup

03:33 Meet Chris Martin

04:34 First Climbing Days

06:08 First Red River Epic

09:07 Improvised Gear Era

11:40 Rapid Grade Progression

13:20 Porter Crew Origins

15:30 Motherlode Discovery

17:39 Bolting First Routes

19:32 Undertow Cleaning Battles

20:43 Omaha Beach Beginnings

22:11 Team Wilson and Thirteens

24:17 Flower Power Project

25:39 Sponsor Break

28:29 Ryan’s Route Overlap

31:11 Training and All Weather

34:59 Boca and Route Names

36:35 The Force and Dark Side

38:24 Mossy Wall Beta

38:44 The Force Grade Debate

42:42 Sharp Side Route Dev

44:01 Life Break And Triathlon

46:45 Gym Comeback In 2015

49:30 Rebuilding To Thirteens

50:53 Moonboard Power Sessions

55:05 Endurance For Season

58:44 Recovery And Retirement

01:02:33 Project Process Outdoors

01:09:56 Training Takeaways

01:14:17 Wrap Up And Next Goals

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Shoutout to Aiden Schlatter, Michael Martin, and Kent Olmstead for supporting at the Hero level on Patreon. So mega!

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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

And now here are some buzzwords to help the almighty algorithm get this show in front of people who love to climb: rock climbing, rock climber, climbing, climber, bouldering, sport climbing, gym climbing, how to rock climb, donuts are amazing. Okay, whew, that’s done. But hey, if you’re a human that’s actually reading this, and if you love this show (and love to climb) would you think about sharing this episode with a climber friend of yours? And shout it out on your socials? I’ll send you a sticker for doing it. Just shoot me a message on IG – thanks so much!

A casual catch-up with coach Kevin Cuckovich from Kilter (alliteration overload!!!!) to chat through my training plan now that I sent the rig, and how we'll adjust things this spring and summer to help support my sport climbing goals while maintaining all of my hard-earned boulder fitness.

If you'd like to train with Kevin, you can reach him at training@kiltergrips.com

I'm on spring break vacation with the fam and not supposed to be working, so I'm going to go bury my kids in the sand and eat my bodyweight in Oreos now. Hope you're having an awesome day!