EP 261: Chris Sharma & Ron Kauk — The Essence of Climbing, ‘Vision Quest’ FA, and Following Your Own Path

Chris Sharma and Ron Kauk return to the podcast for a philosophical chat. We discussed early bouldering in Camp 4, the essence of climbing, the source of motivation, reinventing your climbing identity, Chris’ latest deep water solo ‘Vision Quest’ 9a, thoughts for future climbers, the key to good climbing technique, following your own path, and much more.

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:01) – Fish sticks

(00:04:45) – Chris & Ron introduce each other

(00:15:08) – Threads & identity

(00:23:38) – Pure climbing & societal rules

(00:31:15) – Follow your heart

(00:43:32) – Vision Quest

(00:48:50) – The freedom of gym climbing

(01:01:02) – The essence

(01:14:35) – Supreme Jumbo Love & The Force

(01:20:12) – The evolution of bouldering

(01:23:25) – Thoughts for future climbers

(01:30:39) – Flow & precision

(01:32:40) – The inspiration of the line

(01:39:33) – Self-awareness & freedom

(01:46:31) – Le Blonde

(01:48:19) – Motivation

(01:54:04) – A good feeling

(01:56:24) – Mother Earth

(01:57:37) – A personal path

(01:58:49) – Wrap up