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Episode 29: Can You Climb Without Ego? Zen Lessons from Francis Sanzaro

Hazel sits down with climber, philosopher, and author Francis Sanzaro for a deep dive on the ego—what it is, how it shows up in climbing and life, and how Zen philosophy offers…

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Episode 27: Big Walls & Bedtime Stories with Leo Houlding

Hazel sits down with Leo and Jess Houlding and their eldest daughter, Freya. They start with Leo’s legendary adventures, expeditions and first ascents, exploring how his mindset and approach to risk have…

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Episode 25: Rethinking Masculinity in the Outdoors: Resilience, Vulnerability, Emotional Strength & Fatherhood.

What does it mean to be a man in 2025 - especially in the world of climbing, adventure, and risk? In this episode, we dive into masculinity, vulnerability, emotions, mental health and…

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Episode 24: The Cost of Winning: Shauna Coxsey opens up about mindset, mental health, motherhood & her time at the top.

Shauna Coxsey is one of the most decorated climbers of her generation, but this conversation goes far beyond competition results.

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Episode 23: What does it take to flash El Cap? Babsi & Jacopo talk pressure, expectation, motivation, fear, failure & flow.

In this episode, Hazel sits down with Barbara Zangler (Babsi) and Jacopo Larcher to learn more about their ascent of Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.

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Episode 22: From Childhood to Motherhood – Emily Harrington

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Emily Harrington about her life as a professional climber from when she was a kid competing to now as a mother herself.

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Episode 21: Social Risk and Self-Trust with Africa Brooke

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Africa Brooke. Africa is a consultant, coach, strategist, and speaker with a unique focus: tackling self-sabotage and self-censorship.

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Episode 20: Mind Games – Allison Vest

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Allison Vest about her struggles and progress with mental training in climbing.

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Episode 19: Performance Hacks Bonus Episode

In this bonus episode, Angus Kille interviews Hazel about how to leverage mental training for performance and their upcoming course Performance Hacks.

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Episode 18: Breathing – Science and Tradition

In this episode, we talk a lot about breath! We look at the physical and mental benefits from 2 different perspectives with 2 experts in the field.

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