You probably know Lincoln Knowles from instagram. Last year he started posting a series called, “Free soloing a harder route everyday until I fall.” Thankfully, he did not deliver on that, but the series did propel him to viral stardom and built him a career as a free soloist.

Since then he’s made the first free solo ascent of Squawstruck, the longest sport climb in America, he’s soloed as hard as 5.12b/c, and he’s taken some of the world’s best climbers with him.

Today, he joins Josh to talk about the mental prep that goes into his daring ascents, and his Stonemasters style rockstar life.

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- Lincoln’s scariest moments

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Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Michael Rosato from Tension Climbing, Ben Burkhalter, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece.

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• What happened to The Red Board?
• Why are spray walls disappearing?
• The rules of board climbing

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• “How Soon Is Now” V15 board climb from Brian squire (@ittsybitsycrimpers): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXPvQxXEu9S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
• Board Lords 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJkEcgmbpg&list=PLkr0-jfrZvVmGVkSoE_f-L_2XYGxnI4kz&index=9

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This episode originally aired as a Patreon exclusive on December 6, 2025.

After a battle with conditions, injuries, and a heartbreaking dab, Noah Wheeler just sent Burden Of Dreams V17/9A. This week we revisit his first trip to Finland with Hamish McArthur, and Tension Climbing's Michael Rosato, where they checked out Burden, and the infamous Sisu Project.

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Ben Burkhalter sent nearly all his projects this season, and this week he tells us how he did it — and how you can too. In this episode we discuss the problem with high end grades, the importance of sending as many boulders as you can, and the strongest climber ever.

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• Dissecting board grades
• The hardest board climbs ever

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Chronic by Ben Burkhalter and Tension Climbing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WENaQBs4YWM

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This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.

Link to the 'Yubisac': https://www.instagram.com/p/DXsnAs0kywT/?img_index=3&igsh=dG5vaWN3aXZxYThx

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• Developing landings and trails
• What happened to Dreamtime

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Adam Ondra is the world’s best climber. In 2017 he made the first ascent of the world’s first 9c / 5.15d, in 2025 he climbed Soudain Seul V17, and in the past few months he’s flashed 4 V15s.

This week he joins us to discuss his recent bouldering spree, his future plans, and what it takes to push climbing’s limits.

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• Why Adam likes boldness and adventure in climbing
• Adam’s tips for falling the right way
• Will Adam compete in the 2028 Olympics?
• The ethics of glued holds and manufactured climbs
• Do competitions actually test who’s the best climber?
• Skipping bolts to improve performance

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Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Michael Rosato from Tension Climbing, Max Zolotukhin from Sickos Social Club, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece.

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• Discontinuing the TB1
• How to convince a gym owner to buy a board

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Sickos Social Club: https://www.sickossocialclub.com/podcast

Some Climbing News’s summary of the Kilter app situation: https://youtu.be/1GyjWN691M4?si=eoCpcIqYlIjzH6xz

Walltopia’s Quantum Board Belay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek2dYciuaCY

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16 year old Beckett Hsin just climbed bouldering’s hardest grade.

In this week’s episode, he and Josh discuss the path that took him here, the boulders that inspire him, and the power of psych. Beckett also tells us about his ambition to branch out from bouldering and explore everything that climbing has to offer.

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• Beckett’s experience with Lyme Disease
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This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley.

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• Is it ever okay to red-tag a boulder?
• The politics and ethics of bolting a route

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After 2 insane years, Sean Bailey is back on the pod.

In this episode we break down Sean's hardest ascent to date, Duality of Man (5.15d) and the philosophy behind Next Gen, the new gym helmed by Sean and Nonaka Miho.

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• Is V17 or 5.15d harder?
• Is Duality Of Man chipped?
• Will Sean ever compete again?
• Why has no one repeated any of the proposed 15d’s?

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