TBP001 - A Talk with Carlo Traversi
The TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast · Neely Quinn
February 23, 201446m 27s
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Show Notes
In this episode of The TrainingBeta Podcast, I chat with pro climber Carlo Traversi about his successes, failures, training, the pressures of being a sponsored climber, and confidence. We also talk about...
- The interesting circumstances that really got him started climbing
- What goes through his head at comps
- Does the pressure of being a sponsored climber get to him?
- How he deals with fear in climbing
- The fine line between confidence and arrogance, and how that plays into his climbing
- Whether or not he’s ever had a coach
- His advice for how to get better at climbing without a coach
- How he trains to compensate for being a shorter climber
- A typical week of climbing for him
- His answer to hangovers
- His favorite drink :)