16 January 2013

Jon Cardwell Interview

Jon Cardwell has been a world class climber since 2006 when he was 17 years old and he is peaking. During the last few months he has done both a 9a, Southern Smoke Direct and a 8C, The Game (see picture). One reason for this is that he now has a permanent adress in Boulder where he works as a route setter. In the interview he shares his thoughts on long time progressing and training as well as how he works his projects etc. Blog today for The Game.
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