Magnus Midtbø & Till Gross: Learning from the Best Climbers
Dec 14, 2023
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Elite climber Magnus Midtbø and business partner Till Gross discuss building an online coaching platform with top climbers. They share insights on improving climbing skills, unique coaching methods, and the importance of learning from the best in the sport. The conversation also touches on overcoming fears in climbing, developing specialized courses, and the future vision of their platform.
Accessing online coaching from top climbers can enhance skills and training methods.
Developing a strong climbing community through structured modules and collaborations with industry experts.
Investing in high production quality and accessibility for climbing courses to support climbers at all levels.
Deep dives
Introduction and Thank You Message to Listeners
The podcast episode starts with a heartfelt message expressing gratitude to the listeners for their support throughout the year. The host, Ryan, acknowledges the growth of the podcast and community due to listener engagement. Ryan requests listeners to rate and review the show to help reach a wider audience in the new year.
Discussion on Developing an Online Coaching Platform for Climbers
The episode delves into the launch of an ambitious online coaching platform developed by elite climbers Magnus Midbo and Till Gross. They discuss the process of creating courses with top climbers like Adam Ondra, Alex Megos, and Hazel Finley to enhance climbing skills. The platform aims to provide structured modules for climbers to learn from the best instructors and improve their climbing abilities.
Vision for Future Expansion and Community Engagement
The podcast explores the long-term vision of the platform, extending beyond courses to include retreats, workshops for gym owners and route setters, and collaboration with individuals and companies in the climbing industry. The goal is to build a strong climbing community, offer diverse courses, and provide opportunities for climbers to interact, learn, and grow together. Altitude seeks to support climbing enthusiasts of all levels and foster a collaborative environment within the climbing community.
Climbing Course Features and Development
Development of climbing courses involves high production quality to ensure a premium experience. The course pricing structure is under consideration, with an aim to make it accessible through strategies like scholarships. The investment in technology, course development, and engaging expert coaches reflects a commitment to providing top-notch content for climbers.
Unique Drive and Challenges in Climbing
The allure of climbing lies in its project-based nature, emphasizing personal achievement and progression. Climbers are driven by a pursuit of goals and accomplishments, finding higher levels of fulfillment than in other sports. The sport demands a unique blend of competitiveness and performance anxiety, leading climbers to continuously seek improvement and face challenges with fervor.
Elite climber Magnus Midtbø returns to The Struggle with his business partner, Till Gross, to share their perspective on how climbers can improve at the sport by accessing A-list coaches and other climbing resources online.
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Magnus and Till are developing a pretty ambitious and impressive online coaching platform that includes some of the biggest names in the sport including Adam Ondra, Alex Megos, Hazel Findlay, Dave MacLeod, and Daniel Woods just to name a few. And in developing these courses, Magnus and Till are learning how us climbers can best absorb new information and apply it to our training and climbing… something that can help us all to level up, whether we work with a coach in person, scrape YouTube for the latest training advice, or enroll in Adam Ondra’s course that he’s building with Magnus and Till. We also touch on other topics, including the one thing Magnus learned when he was a newer climber that totally changed the game for him, what Magnus’s big climbing goal is these days, and the YouTube video idea that ended up being just too sketchy for Magnus to go through with. Hint… it involves cheese.
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The struggle makes us stronger! I hope your training and climbing are going great.
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