Today on episode 43 I’m happy to have Chris Weidner, a long-time Colorado Front Range local, writer, husband, and father. This conversation is special to me for unexpected reasons. I hoped to interview Chris about his career as a writer, but what emerged was something far more interesting, and admittedly, brave on Chris’s part as it relates to career and finances. Chris is shockingly frank in many aspects of this conversation in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I really thank him for that, and I hope you will enjoy this truly fascinating discussion about his life, climbing, family, and career.

 

Topics Discussed with Chris Weidner

• Chris and Heather’s first child, Dallas, and the fascinating origin story of his name.
• The importance of being an all-arounder in climbing, and Chris’s recent alpine ambitions
• The importance of partnership in climbing
• Early jobs to support climbing in Boulder, CO
• A transition to writing and tips for getting published
• Financial support and the unspoken reality of financial security in climbing and related careers
• The creative benefits of procrastination?
• Writing routines and balancing with the climbing life
• First ascent ambitions
• Fitting travel into a training and work schedule
• Adaptations for a new parent
• Climbing with a significant other who is equally driven
• Tips for aging climbers
• The common comfort zone blind-spots of performance climbers
• So much more!

 

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