EP 230: Emma Hunt (Olympian) — Why Speed Climbing is Legit, the Mental Game & Strategy of Racing, & Chasing World Records

The Nugget Climbing Podcast

Steven Dimmitt

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4.0 • 589 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Emma Hunt is the US speed climbing record holder and will compete in the Paris Olympics. We talked about her intro to speed climbing, how strong you have to be for speed climbing, speed training, how speed shoes compare to other climbing shoes, her mental game and strategy in comps, prejudice against speed in the climbing world, whether the speed route will ever change, why speed is cool, and much more!

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to the Nugget Climbing Podcast.
0:05.4	This is your host, Stephen Dimmit.
0:07.6	This is a really fun episode.
0:09.0	My guest today is Emma Hunt.
0:11.5	Emma is one of the fastest climbers in the world.
0:14.8	She is a speed specialist.
0:16.2	She'll be competing in the Paris Olympics coming up in a few weeks for Team USA.
0:22.6	She's the current U.S. record holder for the speed route at 6.3 seconds. She climbed a 15 meter wall in 6.3 seconds. It's totally
0:30.8	crazy. And the world record right now is 6.25. So she's just 500ths of a second off the world
0:36.5	record. It's really exciting. She definitely has what it takes to win in Paris if all goes well. So we're rooting for you, Emma. But yeah, this was a really fun episode. Like many of you, I primarily focus on bouldering, lead climbing, trad climbing. I mostly climb outside. I love all those disciplines. And I really don't know that much
0:55.7	about speed climbing. I respect it. I think it's badass what those athletes do, but I've never
1:00.5	really tried it. I don't know much about it. I don't really know how people get into it. How do people
1:05.4	fall in love with and become passionate about speed climbing of all things. So it was really fun to dive into that
1:12.7	with Emma. She was a perfect person to just educate me on the ins and outs of speed climbing,
1:19.7	all the strategy behind it, the mental game of it. It was really cool. There's a lot more to it
1:24.5	than meets the eye and it gave me a new appreciation for speed.
1:29.2	And I hope it does the same thing for some of you.
1:31.5	All right, please enjoy this deep dive into the world of speed climbing with Emma Hunt.
1:39.1	Cause, cause, cast.
1:40.8	No one can do it like we do it, like we do it, like we do it, like we do it like we do it, like we do it.
1:50.9	Emma, it's so good to meet you.
1:52.6	I'm so excited about this conversation.
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