Austin Hoyt joins us every month for Good Temps, but after yet another season of levelling up, we had to bring him on the show to spotlight him as a guest.

In this episode, Austin breaks down some of his recent sends, including Creature From The Black Lagoon V16, and tells us about his daunting V18 project.

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- How Austin's approach to climbing has evolved with his progress

- How to set easy and complex boulders

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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: Allison Vest, Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. 

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- The world’s best easy and moderate boulders

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Ryan Sewell and Mike Bockino are two of the best routesetters in the world. Together they have almost 50 years of routesetting experience for countless USA Climbing events and World Cups.

Today, they join Josh and Carlo to discuss the level of international events and the current direction of competition routesetting. They also debate Josh and Carlo's controversial opinions on the WC scoring system from Good Temps #16.

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- Is crimping bolt holds and behind volumes cheating?

- How important is getting a route setting certification

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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 and Quinn Spadafora from Tension, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece.

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- How you can attend Board Lords

- Was there a 3rd climb prepared for Bord Lords 10?

- Michael’s favorite Tool song 

- Quinn’s favorite LCD soundsystem song

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Board Lords 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiDRMWvjTD0
TensionBoardClub Vol. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6f4QFSdhsI

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James Pearson climbs only the best lines. With a background in sketchy UK trad routes, a natural ability to send hard boulders, and an eye for aesthetics, it’s no wonder he’s managed to build a ticklist of some of the world’s most coveted ascents.

Today, he joins Josh to try to convince us to take up trad climbing and break down his long career as a professional climber.

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- James’s experience with Exodia V18

- Thoughts on Ondra’s flash of Lexicon E11

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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, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. 

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- Why Carlo sands everyday

- The benefits of training comp moves for outdoor climbers

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Si Moore has been coaching climbing since before it was a real job. Today, he coaches some of the world’s best climbers, and is the founder of Vertical Ascents, a company built on the foundation of movement science.

Today, he and Josh sit down to discuss the philosophy that informs his coaching, and some of the most important lessons he teaches his clients.

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- How to send your project

- The benefits of training beyond your limit

- Is getting a coach the right move for you?

- What is the most fun type of climbing?

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Vertical Ascents - https://www.verticalascents.com

West Coast Gimps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbmOjZFsxG8

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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: Adam Shahar, and Joshua Horsley the host of Testpiece.

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• The secret to climbing on slopers
• Adam’s training routine
• Every board’s hardest climb

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Chris Deuto climbs everything. He’s bouldered V14, he’s sent hard 5.14s, he’s the youngest person to climb the Yosemite triple crown, and, most impressively, last year he climbed Cerro Torre’s southeast ridge.

In this episode he breaks down the factors that make Cerro Torre such a difficult ascent, how he approaches the substantial danger in his climbing, and his career in climbing journalism.

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- How do pitches get graded on big alpine ascents?

- Chris’s scariest climbing moments from the past year

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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: Will Anglin, Carlo Traversi, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. 

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- Should you use dog paw medicine?

- Predictions for the second half of the year

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Annie Sanders flashes the slab boulder at the Innsbruck World Cup finals - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1dF6U-frAg

Janja Garnbret's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Janja.Garnbret

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