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I'm almost certain many of you  have done one or all of these things. A generation ago, employing some of these tactics may have resulted in being chased out of the crag. Perhaps there are still a few strong holds which keep the torch burning in a quest for pure ascents. The question is, do these tactics sit within the lines of fair play or have we pushed the boat out too far? Are those who shun these ideas just the beard stroking class of yesteryear, too lost in tearing people down to actually evolve with the times. Or is there legitimacy to their cries.

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Solomon Barth is a Stanford University graduate and software engineer. We talked about Solomon’s impressive two-week trip to Smith Rock, working with Alex Bridgewater to improve his footwork and bulletproof his fingers, training endurance using up-down-ups, veganism, working in tech, his desire to help make positive change in the world, and gunning for 5.15.  

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Show Notes:  

http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/solomon-barth  

Nuggets:  

2:29 – Solomon’s recent climbing trip, bad weather, and land hurricanes  

3:49 – Back in the gym after COVID  

5:11 – Solomon’s Smith Rock trip  

10:56 – Tactics for flashing routes  

14:29 – Being a training geek and reaching out to Climb Strong for coaching  

16:54 – Working with Alex Bridgewater and bulletproofing his fingers on the hangboard  

19:03 – Solomon’s experience with the Go-A-Hundred hangboard program  

21:11 – Takeaways from working with Tyler Nelson on finger injury prevention, and why “active recovery is the only recovery” for pulleys and tendons  

25:01 – Working on footwork with Alex  

27:19 – Working on his weakness every session, and bookending sessions with slab climbing  

30:37 – Solomon’s experience with alactic circuit training  

35:07 – Up-down-ups with Maya Madere  

39:31 – Up-down-ups specifics and clarifications  

43:46 – Solomon’s thoughts on running and cardio  

46:49 – Practicing pacing, and how Maya learned to climb faster  

48:18 – Reigning in the volume  

49:18 – Solomon’s experience and evolution with veganism  

54:14 – The vegan alternative food that Solomon is most excited about right now  

54:58 – Why Solomon doesn’t put much stock in nutrition, and letting go of sacrifices to perform better  

57:27 – Rituals, and “climbing is just for fun”  

58:41 – Book recommendation: ’Sacred Cow’ (link in show notes)  

1:00:09 – Simon’s tech job, school vs. work, and studying computer science  

1:02:51 – Balancing a full-time job with climbing, a desire to help make positive change, and taking time to learn more about the world  

1:06:22 – Why Solomon feels that Social Media “wasn’t for him” and thoughts about the potential of becoming a professional climber  

1:08:17 – Goal setting  

1:10:31 – Plans to project 5.15?  

1:11:19 – Margo Hayes, ‘La Rambla’, and shifting to sport climbing  

1:13:54 – Jailhouse, kneebars, and projecting ‘The Green Mile’ with Conner Herson  

1:17:46 – Using Jailhouse as a training ground, and kneerbar progress  

1:20:48 – Plans for Maple and Rifle  

1:21:29 – Gratitude  

1:22:24 – Solomon’s two book recommendations (see show notes for links)  

1:25:00 – “I guess I have an Instagram…”