#146 Chris Weidner — First 14c At 50, The Invention Of Kneepads, Member #112 At The 1st US Gym, and How Ice Climbing Helped Chris Send 14c from The Testpiece Podcast

#146 Chris Weidner — First 14c At 50, The Invention Of Kneepads, Member #112 At The 1st US Gym, and How Ice Climbing Helped Chris Send 14c

1 hour 54 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm.

Intro

Chris’ Was The Commentator At Nationals!

Filming Of The Green Mile (14c)

Sending The Green Mile (14c)

Member #112 At The US’s First Gym

Chris’ First Trip To The Big Mountains

The Important Of The Right Partner

What Ties The Disciplines Together

How Chris’ Picks His Climbing Goals

Jailhouse, Home Of The Green Mile (14c)

The Origins Of Kneebar Pads

Projecting Tactics On The Green Mile (14c)

Using A Journal

The One Thing Sport Climbers Should Do

Comp Climbing For Big Wall Training?!

How To Send Hard When You Get Older

Chris’ Near Death Experience

Chris Can’t Go Climbing Without THIS Piece Of Gear

How Do You Go From Good To Great?

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Chris Weidner just sent his first 14c at the young age of 50 years old. Hidden beneath that spectacular achievement is a pyramid of climbing all over the world in many different styles, from FA’ing multi pitch 5.13 trad to summiting mountains in Alaska and Argentina. All of this started when he became member #112 at the first climbing gym in the US!

You’ll also recognize Chris’ voice from his years as a commentator for US Nationals and Psicobloc competitions.

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