The Future of Hard Sport Climbing and Gear Design with Jonathan Siegrist, Alannah Yip, Mike Foley, and Tyler Thompson (LIVE from the Arc'teryx Academy)

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Jonathan Siegrist, Alannah Yip, Mike Foley, and Tyler Thompson sit down at the Arc'teryx Academy to explore:

• Memorable climbing experiences (and epics) in Squamish
• The process of athlete-designer collaboration for gear design
• The future of hard sport climbing
• When will we see a 5.15d (9c) repeat or 5.16a (9c+) FA
• Why America is falling behind on hard sport climbing
• What went into Arc'teryx's brand new sport harness, the Lithos SL
• Gates in or out

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• Arc’teryx: Check out the new Lithos SL harness; the lightest and most comfortable harness I've ever tied into. Inspired by and tested in the Coast Mountains of BC, Arc’teryx makes gear to go the distance! Shop their full collection at Arcteryx.com
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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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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right):

00:00 Intro

00:24 Ryan Returns From Squamish

01:10 Meet The Panel

02:18 Puppy Distraction

04:47 Live Show Kickoff

04:59 Enormocast Origins

06:23 Old School Harnesses

10:03 Suffering And Progress

11:41 Alannah First Gear Story

13:53 Mike Foley Squamish Intro

15:34 Designing Lithos SL

19:31 Mike Path To Arc'teryx

21:34 Harness Giveaway Moment

22:41 Future Of Sport Climbing

25:13 Non Gendered Fit System

29:31 Bring Out Tyler And J Star

31:00 Clinic And First Leads

32:11 Squamish Memories Grand Wall

35:41 Squamish Epic Stories

37:49 Harness Design Testing

41:57 Minimalist Sport Rack

46:06 Future of Hard Climbing

52:15 Route Development Debate

54:07 Audience Q and Harnesses

59:22 Squamish Trip Recap

01:00:46 Bouldering and Slab Lessons

01:05:10 Multi Pitch Humble Pie

01:09:23 Sport Day and Film Night

01:12:04 Fun Over Grades

01:13:46 Thanks and Wrap Up

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

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The struggle makes us stronger! I hope your training and climbing are going great.

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