Elite climber Mary Eden (aka Tradprincess) shares her struggles and breakthroughs in Training, Nutrition, Tactics, and Mental Game. 

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Mary Eden is perhaps most known for her crack and off-width climbing at an elite level, but as you’ll hear in our chat, she doesn’t consider herself an "off-width climber"… she’s a climber. A climber who seeks discomfort and charges headlong into styles that challenge her. Bouldering, sport climbing, crack and off-width… she gets after all of it, and at an incredibly high level. Just a few months ago Mary accomplished a life goal when she became the first woman to send Necronomicron on gear, an insanely cool 100ft 14a horizontal roof crack in the White Rim. Mary is humble, honest, and an incredible example of what can be accomplished with focused hard work, an open mind, and a seemingly bottomless well of stoke. I think you’ll find this conversation very relatable, and very motivating. 

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CHAPTERS:

Struggle: 0:06:45

Training: 0:11:55

Nutrition: 0:24:22

Tactics: 0:30:25

Mental Game: 0:38:33

Purpose: 0:45:22

Takeaways: 0:51:42

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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow, and @tradprincess

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This episode was produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. 

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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!