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Eliot Stephens chats with Dave Mason about bouldering mindset, motivations, his plethora of hard accents around the world and more.

StoneLine and Eliot Stephens have recently launched their first online course Mastering Stone. This course goes deep into all the "dark arts" of bouldering and focuses away from simply physical strength and towards all aspects of climbing performance, tactics, technique, physical and phycological. Find out more ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

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01:20 - Dave's Origins in Climbing

05:45 - Travelling the World for Climbing

15:30 - Climbing 2x 8B+ in 2025 & Approach to Climbing

26:50 - Dave's solo Rocklands trip for King of Limbs 8B/+

31:00 - What Dave's learnt from climbing with Jimmy Webb and Niky Ceria

33:50 - Mina's impact on Dave's climbing and trying hard

38:40 - Common Weaknesses of Climbers & Dave's Training Approach

47:50 - Washing Holds outside

59:20 - The impact of Dave's clients on his personal climbing

01:01:00 - Coaching Reflections