TBP 054 :: Ryan Vachon on Mixed Climbing Training
About\xa0Ryan Vachon
This is an interview with Ryan Vachon, a\xa043-year-old who won the Ouray Mixed Climbing Competition this year (2016) and sent Saphira, M15- shortly afterward.\xa0As a full-time climate scientist at his company, Earth Inititiatives, he has a lot on his plate. He's the ultimate weekend warrior, and he puts in long hours of training most weeks in order to stay super fit.\xa0
Ryan is a Rab athlete, and we recently teamed up with Rab to get you a 20% discount on their stuff. Get the discount here.\xa0
More About Our Talk- What is mixed climbing and where do we draw the line between mixed and sport?
- Work/life balance
- His intense 30-minute sessions
- Exactly how he trains
- How his vegetarian diet affects his climbing
- Why the M Scale is "weird"
- Ryan's work\xa0website:\xa0earth-initiatives.org
- Ryan's\xa0Instagram: @nerd_in_nature
- A recap of Ouray with footage of Ryan\xa0winning\xa0this year (Video)
- Check out our\xa0Route Climbing Training Program for route climbers of all abilities.
- Our other training programs: Training Programs Page.