TBP 075 :: Madaleine Sorkin on Training for 5.13 Big Walls and Alpine
About Madaleine Sorkin
\xa0Madaleine Sorkin is a 35-year-old climber originally from D.C., who's known for her alpine and big wall ascents. She makes a living as a sponsored climber and as a climbing guide and clinic leader. She's currently hosting "Mad Sensei" clinics with Justen Sjong\xa0helping people gain confidence leading trad and sport climbs.\xa0
Madaleine is a mentally tough climber with a lot of experience up high, having freed Moonlight Buttress (5.12+), Leaning Tower (5.13-), El Corazon (5.13b) in Yosemite, and most recently, The Honeymoon Is Over (5.13c) in Rocky Mountain National Park. All of those climbs\xa0are nails hard, long granite climbs.\xa0
In this interview we talk about how she physically and mentally prepares herself for those kinds of endeavors, what she eats while she's doing huge days, and what her current goals are.\xa0
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Madaleine Sorkin Interview Details- Highlights of her\xa0climbing career\xa0
- How she trains for long routes outside and inside
- Lofty goals for this year
- How she trains power outside
- Resting on big walls: her strategies
- What she eats on big walls\xa0
- Why weight lifting is important to her
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Madaleine Sorkin\xa0Links- Guiding and climbing Website at www.madaleinesorkin.com
- Instagram: @madaleinesorkin
- Mad Sensei Lead Confidence Clinics:\xa0www.coloradomountainschool.com
- Videos of Madaleine climbing: Videos
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