Audrey Sniezek's guest appearances

Audrey Sniezek

Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

The Nugget Climbing Podcast

Jina Anne

Hillary Clinton

Jason Scott

Luvvie Ajayi

Jessica Lord

Ashley Bell

David Brevik

Arlan Hamilton

Donald Glover

Sarah Cooper

Scott Adams

Daniel José

Jordan Adler

Gene Luen Yang

Robb Wolf

OwlTail

Audrey Sniezek is a software engineer for Microsoft and a former professional climber. We talked about her beginnings in both computer science and climbing, becoming a morning person, her 4 a.m. warmup routine, starting a climbing gym near the Red River Gorge, coaching in China, self-talk for confidence, and her most recent 5.14a.  Support on Patreon:patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  Show Notes:   http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/audrey-sniezek  Nuggets:  1:58 – Peanut butter sandwiches, being a finisher of things, the lunch crux, and dry salads  5:48 – Timex computers, studying computer science, and turning down Microsoft  10:22 – Temporary job with Microsoft, REI, and “is there any climbing in Washington?”  12:43 – Bigger and scarier, improving by climbing a lot, lead climbing and pushing personal boundaries  14:21 – Flexibility with work, squeezing in climbing, and “I’m only as transparent as I need to be.”  16:03 – Alpine style sport climbing, and becoming a morning person  17:55 – Audrey’s morning warmup routine  20:58 – Making the most of morning sessions, swapping days, and finding a COVID pandemic buddy  23:45 – Waking up extra early to send ‘Lost Horizons’, and commuting to and from climbing  25:41 – The corporate boomerang, living in a van to climb full time, preferring to stay places longer, and Audrey’s current trifecta  28:58 – Fitness training, healthcare, why Audrey came back to a corporate job after freelancing, and building trust to achieve a better work/life balance  34:11 – A shift in company culture due to COVID  37:15 – A home in Vegas, and starting a gym in near the  Red River Gorge  40:34 – Starting a computer science program at the Beattyville high school, and how the Beattyville climbing gym came to be  45:22 – Audrey’s vision for the gym, old-school setting, and watching the kids climb  47:28 – William’s stroke  49:37 – How Audrey uses the Beattyville gym and how she balances climbing and training in general  51:50 – Living in China and accidentally becoming a climbing coach  56:53 – Splitting up training and coaching, the language barrier, a teary-eyed farewell, and Audrey’s training legacy  1:00:20 – Audrey’s training session breakdown, Tabata style warmup, technique drills, going back to fundamentals, and training power on easy climbs  1:03:56 – Why Audrey doesn’t do much Moonboarding or hangboarding  1:05:39 – Recent finger injury, slowly getting back into the swing, and missing the “try hard”  1:08:02 – What factors help Audrey “bring it”  1:08:40 – ‘The Sickness’  1:13:48 – ‘Black Plague’, linkups, milking climbs for all they’re worth, and new projects  1:16:39 – Four-year gap between 5.14s, competing in the world cups, and a hamstring injury  1:18:51 – How Audrey sent ‘The Sickness’ without any specific prep  1:20:50 – Trying a 5.14 at Mt. Potosi  1:23:39 – Goals and dreams  1:26:05 – ‘Dr. Evil’, funky beta, and a surprise send  1:31:03 –  “The only thing stopping me is me.”  1:33:32 – 5.14 (or 5.15) in her 50s, “am I a machine”, and trying things sooner rather than later  1:34:32 – How’s Audrey training changed in her 40s, her own fitness and training resources  1:36:57 – What Audrey wishes she had known in her 20’s, confidence, and “I belong here”  1:39:45 – Self-talk, the piece of paper, and “I’m capable.”  1:41:43 – Low confidence, building yourself up, and reminding yourself that you create your results  1:42:41 – Gratitude, heartbreak, and community  1:45:06 – The victory cone  

Audrey Sniezek is a software engineer for Microsoft and a former professional climber. We talked about her beginnings in both computer science and climbing, becoming a morning person, her 4 a.m. warmup routine, starting a climbing gym near the Red River Gorge, coaching in China, self-talk for confidence, and her most recent 5.14a.  Support on Patreon:<a href="http://patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  </a>Show Notes:   <a href="http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/audrey-sniezek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/audrey-sniezek  </a>Nuggets:  1:58 – Peanut butter sandwiches, being a finisher of things, the lunch crux, and dry salads  5:48 – Timex computers, studying computer science, and turning down Microsoft  10:22 – Temporary job with Microsoft, REI, and “is there any climbing in Washington?”  12:43 – Bigger and scarier, improving by climbing a lot, lead climbing and pushing personal boundaries  14:21 – Flexibility with work, squeezing in climbing, and “I’m only as transparent as I need to be.”  16:03 – Alpine style sport climbing, and becoming a morning person  17:55 – Audrey’s morning warmup routine  20:58 – Making the most of morning sessions, swapping days, and finding a COVID pandemic buddy  23:45 – Waking up extra early to send ‘Lost Horizons’, and commuting to and from climbing  25:41 – The corporate boomerang, living in a van to climb full time, preferring to stay places longer, and Audrey’s current trifecta  28:58 – Fitness training, healthcare, why Audrey came back to a corporate job after freelancing, and building trust to achieve a better work/life balance  34:11 – A shift in company culture due to COVID  37:15 – A home in Vegas, and starting a gym in near the  Red River Gorge  40:34 – Starting a computer science program at the Beattyville high school, and how the Beattyville climbing gym came to be  45:22 – Audrey’s vision for the gym, old-school setting, and watching the kids climb  47:28 – William’s stroke  49:37 – How Audrey uses the Beattyville gym and how she balances climbing and training in general  51:50 – Living in China and accidentally becoming a climbing coach  56:53 – Splitting up training and coaching, the language barrier, a teary-eyed farewell, and Audrey’s training legacy  1:00:20 – Audrey’s training session breakdown, Tabata style warmup, technique drills, going back to fundamentals, and training power on easy climbs  1:03:56 – Why Audrey doesn’t do much Moonboarding or hangboarding  1:05:39 – Recent finger injury, slowly getting back into the swing, and missing the “try hard”  1:08:02 – What factors help Audrey “bring it”  1:08:40 – ‘The Sickness’  1:13:48 – ‘Black Plague’, linkups, milking climbs for all they’re worth, and new projects  1:16:39 – Four-year gap between 5.14s, competing in the world cups, and a hamstring injury  1:18:51 – How Audrey sent ‘The Sickness’ without any specific prep  1:20:50 – Trying a 5.14 at Mt. Potosi  1:23:39 – Goals and dreams  1:26:05 – ‘Dr. Evil’, funky beta, and a surprise send  1:31:03 –  “The only thing stopping me is me.”  1:33:32 – 5.14 (or 5.15) in her 50s, “am I a machine”, and trying things sooner rather than later  1:34:32 – How’s Audrey training changed in her 40s, her own fitness and training resources  1:36:57 – What Audrey wishes she had known in her 20’s, confidence, and “I belong here”  1:39:45 – Self-talk, the piece of paper, and “I’m capable.”  1:41:43 – Low confidence, building yourself up, and reminding yourself that you create your results  1:42:41 – Gratitude, heartbreak, and community  1:45:06 – The victory cone

EP 27: Audrey Sniezek — Corporate Work, Starting A Gym, and Telling Yourself You Belong

Audrey Sniezek supports her climbing habit with a job at Microsoft working on the Azure Compute Cloud. Is it possible to hold a full time job and have a world-class hobby? Where does the hobby end and work begin? Audrey educates Scott on how she climbs, trains, eats and analyzes life.

Audrey Sniezek supports her climbing habit with a job at Microsoft working on the Azure Compute Cloud. Is it possible to hold a full time job and have a world-class hobby? Where does the hobby end and work begin? Audrey educates Scott on how she climbs, trains, eats and analyzes life.

World Class Climbing with Audrey Sniezek