Hazel talks to Adam about what makes a good climber, flow state, his childhood, motivation, mastery, processes, competitions, outcomes, the problem of under-eating in climbing, big goals and much more. This episode was recorded live as a SHAFF (Sheffield adventure film festival) event, so it’s a little different in format compared to our other episodes.
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