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Neely Quinn interviews pro rock climbers, climbing trainers, and other insightful members of the climbing community about how we can get a little better at rock climbing. Subjects include how to train for certain aspects of the sport, how to rehab injuries, the best diet for climbing, and personal stories about climbing.

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TBP 008 :: Alex Johnson on Training, Hard Female Ascents, and The Swarm

Jun 2, 2014

After many months of trying to find a time that worked for both of our crazy schedules, Alex Johnson and I finally sat down and had a conversation about her climbing, training, eating, and other aspects of her life.

Alex Johnson is an athlete on The North Face team, and she travels the world as a professional climber. She has some V12 ascents under her belt, she's a 2-time world cup winner and 5-time national champ. She's currently living in Las Vegas, but before that she was living out of her RV, following the good weather to her favorite bouldering areas. She spent a lot of time this winter in Bishop trying The Swarm, a V13/V14, which we talk about in the interview.

I've always been a fan of Alex Johnson, and I remember watching her at The Spot competing when she was just a kid really. Her confidence and poise, as well as her incredible strength, have always impressed me.

What We Talked About

  • Her biggest accomplishments and biggest failures as a climber
  • Which training styles have worked for her and which have not
  • What it was like for her to train with the Euros
  • How she's training for Vail this year (it's a secret so don't tell anyone)
  • How her diet affects her climbing (if at all)
  • Whether or not her hard ascents have been downgraded because she's a female
  • How she balances being friends and fierce competitors with Angie, Puccio and the other girls

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Music

Intro and outro song: Yesterday by Build Buildings 

Photo

Portrait of Alex Johnson by Forest Woodward

 

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