Jonathan Siegrist on the Difficulty of Grading and Climbing for the Challenge

Jonathan Siegrist isn’t just one of America’s best and most prolific sport climbers, having climbed over 25 5.15’s. He’s also someone who thinks deeply about what climbing offers us, and works to make sure we stay on track.

In this episode Kris and Jonathan discuss one of the most controversial topics in climbing, grades. How grades come about, what that means for outliers, how hard it is to quantify the experience of climbing, and how we can have a better relationship with these numbers that we all care about but pretend not to.

LINKS:

• Jonathan’s Website

• Jonathan’s Instagram

• Get on the waitlist for Jonathan and Shaina’s ShayrdAir Mentorship Program

VIDEOS:

Jonathan on Downgrading Flex Luthor

Jonathan doing Peruvian Necktie, 15B

Jonathan walking the walk on old school testpiece Speed Integrale

Jonathan working hard for Pachamama, 15a

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