Will Bosi is a 24-year-old climber from Scotland who has emerged as one of the best climbers in the world. This interview is hot off the press! Will made the second ascent of ‘Burden of Dreams’ V17 less than two weeks ago and joins us for a proper geek out about the send. We talked about his process of projecting the replica and the actual boulder, his feats of finger strength and where to draw the line between party tricks and useful strength, doing the second ascent of ‘Mutation’ at Raven Tor, his absolute dream project, and much more!
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Show Notes:
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Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:05:18) – The emotions we experience after a big send, and looking for new projects in Scotland
(00:07:56) – How sending Burden of Dreams has changed his self-perception, and the style of hard project that Will is searching for
(00:10:53) – Being from Scotland and currently based in Sheffield
(00:12:17) – Following Will’s journey trying the replica with Aidan and Stefano, live streams from Finland, and taking seven years for Burden to get repeated
(00:15:38) – Mutation continuing to go unrepeated again after Will did it
(00:17:23) – Is Will the first person to have climbed V17 and 5.15c? (9A boulder and 9b+ sport)
(00:20:07) – Will’s first time trying the Burden replica in Aidan’s shed
(00:23:32) – Will’s thoughts on Shawn’s progress on Burden
(00:25:10) – The warmup game on Burden, and the last move
(00:30:16) – Will’s standard training session, and what his process looked like training on the Bruden replica
(00:33:45) – Doing the first move 5 times in a session, and feeling stronger every session
(00:36:26) – How similar the replica is to the actual boulder, and what surprised Will the most when he tried Burden
(00:41:12) – How Will’s beta compared to Nalle’s, and the heal hook beta
(00:46:17) – What a full session looked like on the replica, and how that compared to a session on the actual boulder
(00:51:28) – His skin when he sent the boulder, feeling strongest on his first try of the day, and the send
(00:54:48) – How long a pair of shoes lasts on the boulder
(00:57:33) – Will’s shoe selection for Burden, and struggling with the second move
(00:58:53) – The pulley setup on the replica, comparing it to Katie Lamb’s experience on Spectre, and the usefulness of power spots
(01:08:50) – Will replicas change the way we think about flashing boulders?
(01:12:03) – The future of replica training, and the Alphane replica in Aidan’s shed
(01:15:35) – Will’s thoughts on the grades of Burden, Alphane, and his FA Honey Badger
(01:26:27) – Will’s feats of finger strength on the hangboard
(01:30:57) – Where is the line between party tricks vs. functional finger strength?
(01:34:21) – A breakdown of Mutation 9a+/b
(01:38:24) – Bigger edge training vs. micros
(01:40:52) – How often throughout the year Will does his go-to style of training session, and building volume vs. intensity
(01:46:28) – Will’s absolute dream in climbing, and his experience on Excalibur 5.15c (9b+)
(01:49:10) – Breakdown of the moves on Excalibur
(01:52:21) – What’s next for Will, and potential plans for the summer
(01:53:59) – Will’s thoughts on endurance training, and his story of sending Estado Critico 9a
(01:55:13) – Being more thoughtful about your climbing
(01:57:17) – Feeling excited to relax and chill, and plans to release a film of Burden
(01:58:22) – Subscribe to Will’s YouTube channel for send footage!
SEND ALERT: Will Bosi — ‘Return of the Sleepwalker’ V17, and What He Plans to Try Next!
EP 207: Paul Houghoughi (The Climbing Physio) — How to Rehab Finger Injuries, Build Bulletproof Wrists & Elbows, and Never Get Injured Again
EP 206: Building a Perfect Replica of ‘The Big Island’ V15, Training on Your Projects, and the Ideal Circuit — Charlie Schreiber Returns
SEND ALERT: Kai Lightner — ‘Life of Villains’ 9a, Not Rushing the Process, and Building Jamaica’s First Climbing Wall
EP 205: Adrian Vanoni — Finger Crack Wizardry, Blue Collar Sending, and Lucid Dreams About Beta
EP 204: Anak Verhoeven — How to Build 9a Endurance, Why Motivation Trumps Fancy Facilities, and Being Public About Her Faith
EP 203: Jakob Schubert — World Champion to 9c and 9A, Adam Ondra’s Risky and Efficient Style, and Failing on ‘Sleepwalker’
SEND ALERT: Jon Cardwell — Establishing ‘Wind Up Bird’ 5.15b, and Uphill Athlete Training
EP 202: Tyler Nelson Returns — How to Get Stronger Fingers, Habits to Prevent Injuries, and Why Climbers Shouldn’t Train Like Gymnasts
EP 201: James Pearson — The Full Redemption Story, Proposing the Mythical Grade of E12, and Climbing Harder After Kids
EP 200: Brooke Raboutou — An Olympian’s Mindset, Dancing on the Wall, and Competing Against Your Friends
EP 199: Will Anglin & Matt Jones — A Masterclass in How to Progress Your Climbing
EP 198: Travis Tameirao — The Day His Life Changed Forever, Climbing V10+ With an Artificial Knee, and Taking the Wheel
EP 197: Melina Costanza Returns — Harnessing the Power of Nerves, Praising Your Effort, and Choosing Good Over Perfect
EP 196: Pete Whittaker — Chasing the Hardest Cracks in the World, Embracing the Suck, and Futuristic Desert Projects
EP 195: Matt Segal Returns — The Recipe for a Peak Year, Cooking Tips, and High Summits and Higher Grades
EP 194: Will Anglin — Why We Should Treat Climbing Like Baseball, and the #1 Thing All Climbers Should Do
EP 193: Mat Wright — Risking It All to Send, The Power of Specific Goals, and Relaxing Hard to Climb Harder
EP 192: Alex Biale — Bootlegging Wine, Training With Ollie Torr, and the Keys to a Balanced Life
EP 191: Jesse Firestone Returns — Finding Silver Linings, How to Move Like Adam Ondra, and Key Benefits of Visualization
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