In this episode, we’ve got Adam Fiala and Tom Randall back to finish off what they started in this 2-part storytelling podcast. If you’re looking for the first section of the journey where Adam shares his story about the dream to climb his first 5.14 you can find it here http://mujsuplik.blogspot.com/p/dancing-with-wolves-blog-series.html .

The interview is structured in the same manner as part 1, where Tom narrates the blog on behalf of Adam as English isn’t his first language. He then follows up with questions relevant to each stage of Adam’s development and goal to climb his project.

As a recap of part 1, they covered:

Adam’s climbing and training history
Common misconceptions about working with a coach
Details of Performance profiling
Lattice’s different approach to training
Nutrition behind Adam’s training, and his fears of weight gain

In part 2, they cover:

The specific details of his training program
The unexpected social implications of the program
Some of his doubts about the program
His first time on real rock after 16 weeks of training
The importance of assembling hard “side projects” for confidence
First time on the “main project”
The hard truth about training
His thoughts on gaining weight and how it influenced his performance on the rock

The Lattice jingle is brought to you by Devin Dabney, music producer of the outdoor industry who also hosts the American Climbing Project.

Part 2 of the Adam Fiala 5.14a Journey!