Nina Caprez is a professional rock climber from Switzerland, who is known for her many impressive ascents of hard multi-pitch climbs. We talked about her current trip to Greece and her newest passion project, trying to free climb ‘The Nose’ with Lynn Hill, why failing on the route was a gift, and about softening and leaning into womanness.
*Nina also shared some exciting news in this episode!
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6:39 – Where in the world is Nina Caprez?
9:44 – Nina describes her camping scene in Greece, and finding a new balance between travel and adventure
12:41 – The climbing in southern Greece, and the Andrea Project and bringing climbing to refugee camps
17:31 – Speaking 4 languages, and Nina’s recent Andrea Project in Romania
22:38 – Trying to free The Nose, burning out, and starting the Andrea Project with Jeremy and building the truck
29:20 – Being fulfilled from her new lifestyle, and sharing her passion
32:17 – Why “failing” on The Nose was the best thing that has happened for Nina
36:26 – “It was really time to let go”, and spending 7 days on the wall with Lynn Hill
40:45 – Nina and Jeremy’s vision for the Andrea Project
44:19 – Inspiration, letting goals happen naturally, and complete satisfaction
46:08 – Leaning into different parts of herself as a woman
47:43 – Food guilt, Nina’s natural cycle with the seasons, and listening to her body
52:11 – Using a low carb diet to drop 2kg of weight for The Nose, and realizing it was too much
53:49 – Flirting with the line, and wanting to prove something to someone else
55:27 – Climbing as an escape, guilt and jealously, and softening
59:31 – Question from Steve McClure: How does Nina balance performance with adventure?
1:01:56 – Her first climb at age 13, and growing up in the mountains, and leaving home to evolve
1:04:42 – Living “gypsy style” in France
1:06:41 – Traveling, and some of the places Nina has fallen in love with
1:13:57 – You don’t have to go far away to find an adventure
1:15:04 – Feeling attracted to the East, and wanting to bring climbing to people in need
1:16:50 – How Andrea got its (her?) name
1:17:42 – Another question from Steve McClure: Have you thought about having kids?
1:21:23 – Stories from Nina’s proudest climbing achievements
1:26:51 – Patron question from Randall: What's your process for big walls? Rap in vs. ground up? How do you physically prepare for such an experience?
1:28:36 – Endurance as a strength, not feeling fear, and becoming comfortable living in the vertical space
1:32:24 – “Training” through climbing, and thriving on variety
1:36:49 – “We keep it as a secret…”
EP 225: Steven Gets His Dream Home Wall! | ft. Tony Bell and David Bress, Founders of Revival Climbing Coalition
EP 224: Jana Švecová — Pushing the Limits of Female Bouldering, Finding Silver Linings When Injured, and Chasing a Lifetime Goal
EP 223: Aidan Roberts — Navigating Pro Climbing, Establishing His Two Hardest Boulders, and Glimpsing Mastery
EP 222: Paul Houghoughi — How to Bulletproof Your Knees, Strengthen Your Shoulders, and Maintain a Happy Neck
EXTRA: Keenan Takahashi — Mustache Q&A, Highballing Near Misses, and Japanese Climbing Culture
EP 221: Keenan Takahashi — ‘The Gold Standard’, Learning From Limit Moves, and the Origin Story of ANTIGRAV
EP 220: Alannah Yip (Olympian) — Alopecia, Finding Power Beyond Hair Loss, and Her Fight Against Disordered Eating
EP 219: Fitz Cahall (The Dirtbag Diaries, Climbing Gold) — A Lifetime of Storytelling, Taking Authorship of Your Time, and Being Pro But Not Fancy
EP 218: Mat Wright — Sending One of the World's Hardest Trad Climbs, 'Rhapsody' E11
EP 217: A Masterclass in Relieving Stress, Sleeping Better, & Improving Focus Using Self-Hypnosis — Dr. David Spiegel (Stanford Psychiatrist)
EXTRA: Maddy Cope — A Masterclass in Endurance Training
EP 216: Maddy Cope — Erase Your Bucket List, Embrace Discomfort, and Discover the Joy of Missing Out
EP 215: Nathan Williams — Lessons From 100+ Days on a V17, the Simplest Way to Get Strong Fingers, and Static Shenanigans
EP 214: How to Find Contentment in Your Climbing, Banish Shame, and Send Harder Than Ever — Neely Quinn (TrainingBeta, Life Coach)
EP 213: Simon Lorenzi — Three V17s, the Fascinating Story Behind ‘Soudain Seul’, and Dream V18 Projects
EP 212: Filmmaker Carlos Mason on Creating SENDING — A Look Behind the Scenes at One of My Favorite Climbing Films
EP 211: Davis Ngo (dr.climb) — Blowing Up on Instagram, Why Pro Climbers Deserve to Get Paid, and Overcoming Fear After Injury
EP 210: Stefano Ghisolfi — Chasing the Impossible, Using Humor to Send, and Two Drills for Legendary Endurance
EP 209: Graham Zimmerman — Going to the Mountains to Learn, the 100-Year Plan, and Imperfect Advocacy
EP 208: Jesse Grupper — Optimistic Training, Last Place to Olympian, and Leveling Up His Bouldering
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