EP 178: Ethan Pringle Returns — Two Things He Does Every Day, Taking Your Time, and Honoring His Dad

Ethan Pringle is back on the podcast! We talked about our first few weeks in Rocklands, the style of climbing here, his plans to try Monkey Wedding 8C, nemesis boulders, micromanaging holds, two habits that Ethan does every day, taking your time while executing hard moves, adjusting on holds, and Ethan talked about his dad’s life after his stroke, his final weeks, and his passing on November 6, 2022.

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Ethan’s Other Episodes:

EP 21: Ethan Pringle (Jun 2020)

Follow-Up: Ethan Pringle (Oct 2020)

EP 44: Steven Dimmitt (feat. Ethan Pringle) (Nov 2020)

A Call from Ethan (Jul 2021)

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

0:03:49 – Princess Pringle

0:06:13 – Rocklands Trip update

0:11:24 – Feeling fit for bouldering after sport climbing

0:14:14 – Ethan’s haphazard approach, and following the psych

0:20:04 – Monkey Wedding (8C/V15)

0:21:43 – Being surprised at the tactics of some really strong climbers

0:24:03 – Rapid firing dynamic moves

0:26:09 – The style of climbing in Rocklands

0:32:37 – Bonus cruxes and nemesis rigs (Black Mango Chutney and Dangle)

0:40:20 – Munchy holds

0:41:12 – Micromanaging holds

0:44:56 – Pause

0:45:57 – Ethan-ism #1: Rolling out

0:48:33 – Ethan-ism #2: Drinking lots of water

0:51:03 – The lacrosse ball, and lubricated tendons

0:54:00 – The injurious style of Rocklands

0:55:54 – Ethan-ism #3: “Take your time.”

1:03:12 – Perfectionism and being detail oriented, and accessing beast mode

1:07:12 – Wanting moves to feel good, and committing when they’re not

1:08:39 – More about the style in Rocklands, and funky moves

1:10:02 – Adjusting on holds, and Adam Ondra on Perfecto Mundo and La Dura Dura

1:15:18 – His dad’s stroke

1:20:12 – Ethan’s sleeping injury

1:26:08 – His dad’s quality of life in the final years of his life

1:33:10 – Honoring his dad, which parts of Ethan feel most like him, and how his dad didn’t how to process and talk about feelings

1:39:22 – How Ethan developed his emotional intelligence, and giving space to other people’s thoughts and feelings

1:44:21 – A shared life philosophy

1:47:58 – The loniless of thinking your inner messiness isn’t ok

1:49:11 – What made Ethan feel the best when his dad passed away

1:53:46 – His dad’s passing on November 6th, 2022

2:03:19 – Living

2:06:22 – Thinking about the future

2:10:10 – Goals and evolution

2:12:39 – Inspiration, the unpleasant nature of hard rock climbing, and Seb on Bibliographie

2:16:59 – Goals for the rest of the Rocklands trip

2:19:07 – Plans to do trip updates, and my first two weeks in Rocklands

2:22:57 – Indoor camping vibes, and plans for the podcast