#160 Hamish McArthur — Going ‘Invisible Man’, Sending Megatron And NOMTW, and What Achieving Your Potential Actually Means
Hamish McArthur has been making huge headlines in the climbing world lately with his send of the highly sought after second ascent of Megatron [V17]. He quickly followed that up with another V17 second ascent of No One Mourns The Wicked , on his first session! Yes, that’s right, Hamish sent a V17 in a few hours.
Hamish is an incredible person through and through and it’s a pleasure to get to peer into his process and hear about his path from “Good to Great”.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Hamish’s Last Testpiece Episode, #122
- Hamish’s Instagram
- Hamish Sending No One Mourns The Wicked [V17] In A Session
- Hamish Does The Second Ascent Of Megatron [V17]
- Madrock Climbing, This Episode’s Sponsor
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00:00 - Intro
05:23 - "You Can't Take This Moment With You" [NOMTW, V17]
11:40 - Trying Hard Vs "Letting Go"
14:49 - Achieving Your True Potential
33:53 - What Do Grades Really Represent?
40:02 - Why Hamish Is Seeking Out The Hardest Boulders In The World
42:23 - Going 'Invisible Man'
45:30 - Will Hamish Continue To Compete?
51:10 - Breaking Plateaus
01:01:07 - Learnings From Megatron [V17]
01:03:27 - Being Coached When You're One Of The Best In The World
01:07:59 - Competitiveness Vs Solo Pursuits
01:13:38 - The Ever Escalating Ability To Deal With Pressure
01:15:34 - Why Do People Online Respond Negatively To His Writing's About Spirituality?
01:20:31 - Why Did He Try Megatron?
01:25:38 - What Is Hamish's Style?
01:27:31 - What Is Hamish Attracted To In Hard Boulders?
01:29:52 - What's Next For Hamish?
01:36:14 - What Did It Feel Like To Do Megatron?
01:40:52 - How Do You Go From Good To Great?
