Ben Spannuth's guest appearances

Ben Spannuth

All Things Climbing

Alex Honnold

Justin Brown

Tommy Caldwell

J.B. Mackinnon

Greg Barnes

Jonathan Siegrist

Will Anglin

Hazel Findlay

Matt Pincus

Fred Beckey

Erik Murdock

Nik Berry

Barbara Zangerl

Phil Powers

Erick Davidson

OwlTail

Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth, founders of Tension Climbing, are two of climbing’s most dedicated technicians. Not only have they spent years studying the physiological components of “training,” Will and Ben have also devoted themselves to scrutinizing climbing’s more nebulous aspects: movement, personal weaknesses, and so forth. They are famous for their belief that no detail is too small to be examined closely, and their skill on the rock is testament to the value of this approach. In this episode, we talk about the culture and discipline of setting routes, what sort of fine-tooth considerations go into shaping holds out of wood, and their thoughts on which Olympic sport should be brought back from the dead.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:How Will got injured making a hold (1:00)Is route setting an art form? (5:15)What makes someone a great routesetter? (8:15)How do you handle criticism? (11:55)What olympic sport would you bring back? (16:58)Outtake (23:48) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth, founders of Tension Climbing, are two of climbing’s most dedicated technicians. Not only have they spent years studying the physiological components of “training,” Will and Ben have also devoted themselves to scrutinizing climbing’s more nebulous aspects: movement, personal weaknesses, and so forth. They are famous for their belief that no detail is too small to be examined closely, and their skill on the rock is testament to the value of this approach. In this episode, we talk about the culture and discipline of setting routes, what sort of fine-tooth considerations go into shaping holds out of wood, and their thoughts on which Olympic sport should be brought back from the dead.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:<ul><li>How Will got injured making a hold (1:00)</li><li>Is route setting an art form? (5:15)</li><li>What makes someone a great routesetter? (8:15)</li><li>How do you handle criticism? (11:55)</li><li>What olympic sport would you bring back? (16:58)</li><li>Outtake (23:48)</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Tension Climbing’s Will Anglin & Ben Spannuth, Part 2

Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth have spent a lot of time thinking about how climbing works — why this foot and not that one? What precisely makes this move hard? They are extremely accomplished climbers themselves, but seem to enjoy the tinkering with and dissecting of climbing’s finer points as much as they enjoy actually climbing. Tension Climbing, where Will and Ben design, shape, and manufacture wooden holds and training tools, is their effort to bring what they’ve learned to the rest of us. Recently they gave me and Luke a tour of their shop, then sat down with us to talk about some of the things they’ve learned about climbing mastery through years of training, coaching, and setting routes. Will and Ben had a lot of insightful stuff to say, so this episode is part 1 of 2.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:What is your production process? (2:03)Why do you use so many different types of wood? (3:59)How did you meet and decide to start Tension? (5:00)What is the Tension Board all about? (7:10)Why is wood better than plastic? (13:25)What Will and Ben learned from CATS gym in Boulder (18:30)What do you learn from route setting? (22:30)What is the most common mistake you see climbers making? (28:45)What would you be doing if you hadn’t found climbing? (34:00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth have spent a lot of time thinking about how climbing works — why this foot and not that one? What precisely makes this move hard? They are extremely accomplished climbers themselves, but seem to enjoy the tinkering with and dissecting of climbing’s finer points as much as they enjoy actually climbing. Tension Climbing, where Will and Ben design, shape, and manufacture wooden holds and training tools, is their effort to bring what they’ve learned to the rest of us. Recently they gave me and Luke a tour of their shop, then sat down with us to talk about some of the things they’ve learned about climbing mastery through years of training, coaching, and setting routes. Will and Ben had a lot of insightful stuff to say, so this episode is part 1 of 2.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:<ul><li>What is your production process? (2:03)</li><li>Why do you use so many different types of wood? (3:59)</li><li>How did you meet and decide to start Tension? (5:00)</li><li>What is the Tension Board all about? (7:10)</li><li>Why is wood better than plastic? (13:25)</li><li>What Will and Ben learned from CATS gym in Boulder (18:30)</li><li>What do you learn from route setting? (22:30)</li><li>What is the most common mistake you see climbers making? (28:45)</li><li>What would you be doing if you hadn’t found climbing? (34:00)</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Tension Climbing’s Will Anglin & Ben Spannuth, Part 1