411 episodes

Welcome to a podcast about performance climbing, self-improvement, and being a human being.

3M+ downloads.

"One of the best long-form interview podcasts in the outdoor space." - Climbing Magazine

The Nugget Climbing Podcast PREMIUM

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    • 4.8 • 344 Ratings

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Welcome to a podcast about performance climbing, self-improvement, and being a human being.

3M+ downloads.

"One of the best long-form interview podcasts in the outdoor space." - Climbing Magazine

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    EP 219: Fitz Cahall (The Dirtbag Diaries, Climbing Gold) — A Lifetime of Storytelling, Taking Authorship of Your Time, and Being Pro But Not Fancy

    EP 219: Fitz Cahall (The Dirtbag Diaries, Climbing Gold) — A Lifetime of Storytelling, Taking Authorship of Your Time, and Being Pro But Not Fancy

    Fitz Cahall is the cofounder of Duct Tape Then Beer, and the creator of The Dirtbag Diaries and Climbing Gold with Alex Honnold. We talked about the early days of the internet, what podcasting was like in 2007, being on the fringe, storytelling, virtual reality, spending your time on the right things, the unglamorous parts of our work, results vs. success, his new book States of Adventure, and much more!

    • 2 hr 31 min
    EP 218: Mat Wright — Sending One of the World's Hardest Trad Climbs, 'Rhapsody' E11

    EP 218: Mat Wright — Sending One of the World's Hardest Trad Climbs, 'Rhapsody' E11

    Mat Wright returns to the podcast to talk about his send of ‘Rhapsody’! We talked about the emotional dip after a hard send, the power of letting things come to you, making your own luck, patience as a tactic, top-down projecting, feeding our internal climbing algorithms, his process and how it felt to send, his next project, learning how to take the pressure off, and much more! You can learn more about Mat at matwrightcoaching.com

    • 1 hr 30 min
    EXTRA: Follow-Along Self-Hypnosis Session — Dr. David Spiegel

    EXTRA: Follow-Along Self-Hypnosis Session — Dr. David Spiegel

    This is the relieving stress self-hypnosis session from my episode with Dr. Spiegel. It has been shortened and re-edited as a follow-along for my Patrons. Save it in a Spotify playlist and use it whenever you wish! Enjoy :)

    EP 217: A Masterclass in Relieving Stress, Sleeping Better, & Improving Focus Using Self-Hypnosis — Dr. David Spiegel (Stanford Psychiatrist)

    EP 217: A Masterclass in Relieving Stress, Sleeping Better, & Improving Focus Using Self-Hypnosis — Dr. David Spiegel (Stanford Psychiatrist)

    Dr. David Spiegel is a Stanford psychiatrist and one of the world’s most respected experts in the field of hypnosis. We talked about how our minds can make our bodies feel better, how hypnosis has helped his clients, why hypnosis is a good fit for climbers, breathing exercises for relaxation or focus, his new Reveri App, and much more. Dr. Spiegel does a self-hypnosis session with Steven to relieve stress and anxiety and you can follow along!

    • 2 hr
    EXTRA: Maddy Cope — A Masterclass in Endurance Training

    EXTRA: Maddy Cope — A Masterclass in Endurance Training

    This is a full bonus episode for Patrons! Maddy and I catch up about our weekend sends, Maddy shares a few key nuggets from our main episode, and then gives us a 2-hour masterclass in endurance training! Listen to the end for three free endurance protocols from Lattice's new online course that you can use in your training.

    *Use the timestamps below if you want to skip to the masterclass.

    Become a Patron to get access to the full episode! And support the podcast!
    *The full version is 1:54:13.
    patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing

    Martin's Original Episode:
    EP 109: Martin Keller

    • 1 hr 2 min
    EP 216: Maddy Cope — Erase Your Bucket List, Embrace Discomfort, and Discover the Joy of Missing Out

    EP 216: Maddy Cope — Erase Your Bucket List, Embrace Discomfort, and Discover the Joy of Missing Out

    Maddy Cope is a world-class rock climber and the head of education for Lattice Training. We talked about Maddy’s transition from dancing to climbing, living in a shack in the woods in Chamonix, and lessons from her personal reflections on climbing. We also talked about Lattice’s new online training course that Maddy was in charge of creating and gave a discount for listeners!

    • 2 hr 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
344 Ratings

344 Ratings

ellidoran ,

Favorite podcast hands down

I love Steven’s interviewing skills, and his ability to weave in so many universal themes of what it means to simply be human. This is not just another climbing podcast!

Jicepierson22 ,

Equal parts psych and compassion

I’ve been climbing for 15 years. My wife and I had our second baby 6 months ago and I (understandably) fell off of my climbing focus. To get back into it this, I needed something that was equal parts climbing psych and understanding of the mental and emotional strain that comes from it. Steven is threading that needle perfectly! He engages his guests in the most interesting insights from detailed training “nuggets” to compassionate discussions of addiction and depression. His guests range from climbers in the top 0.01% to locals with meaningful perspective on the sport. Even the ads are organic and personal.

Lillard is a based god ,

Ugh

Usually a decent pod but the anak episode really took a turn and I had to turn it off. Leave religion to the religious podcasters please

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