#139 Ross Fulkerson — 70ft Whips, Filming “Between The Tides”, Expectations Of A Pro-Climber, and How To Deliver Peak Performance When Everything Is Against You
This episode is brought to you by Mad Rock! Mad Rock is run by REAL climbers, and that’s why they supported Ross Fulkerson and Testpiece to go on an awesome trip to Mallorca where they filmed “Between The Tides ft. Ross Fulkerson”.
Between the Tides is a deep-water-soloing film that follows Mad Rock athlete Ross Fulkerson as he climbs above the Mediterranean on some of Mallorca's newest lines. With short weather windows, Ross uses lessons learned from the world of comp-climbing to make the most of the climbing between heavy rain and big swells.
This podcast gives a behind the scenes look at the creation of the video and fills in all the gaps that a 20 minute video can’t quite capture.
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- “Between The Tides ft. Ross Fulkerson”
- Ross Fulkerson’s Instagram
- Ross Fulkerson’s YouTube
- Ross’ Previous Testpiece Episodes:
- Mad Rock
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00:00 - Intro
05:40 - What Makes This Episode Special
16:46 - Being A Beginner Again
26:25 - How Ross Developed His Toolkit
37:33 - Being In The Moment While Also Being A Professional
44:00 - How To Deal With Things Outside Your Control
49:36 - Origin Stories Of The Newest And Best Cliff In Mallorca
52:16 - Today’s Sponsor, Mad Rock
01:01:27 - Honey Cane, 14b / 8c (DWS)
01:09:31 - “Taking It All In” On The Throne
01:24:27 - What Makes A DWS Climb Go From Good To Great?
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