Tom chats with Jake about his ascent of The Wheel of Life this year. We talk about his journey to get to climbing his big dream. A bit about his training, his injury struggles and the approach he took to make it happen.

We also talk about his motivation in the early years, going to Europe to live in Innsbruck, Austria to learn from the best climbers at the time. As well as the adventures he had in Yosemite and Patagonia.

Jake is an awesome dude who has transformed his climbing in an incredible way. Since recording this episode he ticked off a few more classic hard routes including Keep on Truckin, 33/8c, First Ascent of Blood Clot, 32/8b+, Bandula, 32/8b+, Sitting Bull 32/8b+ and is coming close to a few other hard nuggets.

You can follow Jake on instagram @jake_bresnehan

Jake is sponsored by La Sportiva and Edelrid

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