EP 271: Facundo Langbehn — The WHY Behind Hard Climbing, the Goal of Intention, & His Approach to Improving

Facundo Langbehn is a Chilean-American boulderer and sport climber. We talked about sending his dream project The Nest V15, moving to Seattle, the WHY behind hard climbing, becoming the best version of yourself, his ideal training week, recovery tips, cardio, his optimistic view of climbing media, his goal to be intentional in all things, projecting tactics, hard projects in WA and Chile, and much more.

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:00:57) – Breakfast & coffee

(00:03:58) – Expression & language

(00:06:39) – Climbing background

(00:11:28) – Work

(00:16:34) – Moving to Seattle

(00:19:02) – Growing up in Chile

(00:24:38) – Why

(00:45:16) – The mental battle

(00:51:12) – Exposure to hard boulders

(00:55:00) – Hard projects in WA & Chile

(00:57:48) – Scarcity & value

(01:02:10) – Childhood

(01:08:00) – Fast-paced society

(01:10:28) – The character behind climbers

(01:12:13) – Better storytelling

(01:20:21) – Intentional

(01:24:53) – My approach to improving

(01:29:24) – Facundo’s approach to improving

(01:35:35) – Projecting tactics

(01:37:56) – Long careers

(01:40:38) – Always peaking

(01:44:05) – Facu’s ideal training week

(01:51:15) – Recovery & cardio

(01:59:02) – Best version all around

(02:00:50) – Intentional continued

(02:05:35) – Wrap up & EXTRA teaser