Xian Goh is a professional rock climber, coach, global champion and rock climbing ambassador for The North Face.

In this conversation, we cover:

• ​Moving from urban Singapore to rural Scotland
• ​Culture shock and deciphering accents
• ​Early days of rock climbing
• ​From indoor comps to outdoor adventure
• ​Climbing as self-cultivation
• ​Patience, progress and avoiding injury
• ​Reframing the fear of falling
• ​Social media, instant results and reality
• ​Goals for direction vs process for growth
• ​Practical tools for nerves: risk checks, visualisation and laughter

You can find Xian here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/xiangoh_/

Xian is the author of:

Smooth: Movement Principles and Techniques for Climbing - https://shorturl.at/h1946