Emily Harrington is a professional climber whose accomplishments span the climbing spectrum. From winning National Championships, to summiting Mt. Everest, to free climbing El Capitan, Emily has done it all. We talked about projecting ‘Golden Gate’ in a day, partnering with Alex Honnold, embracing fear, eating to fuel your body, and cupcake batter ice cream. Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Show Notes: http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/emily-harrington Nuggets: 3:14 – Being at home, the next round of tries, and “it’s been a long process” 5:29 – Why Emily chose ‘Golden Gate’ in a day as a goal 10:21 – Emily’s preparation for ‘Golden Gate’ this season 13:22 – Partnering up with Alex Honnold 16:36 – Emily’s accident last fall, and recalibrating for this attempt 19:36 – Breakdown of ‘Golden Gate’ and least favorite pitches (the Hollow Flake/ all fo the downclimbs and offwidths) 23:18 – Climbing the Monster Offwidth and bumping a #6 that she’d forgotten to clip 23:56 – Emily’s favorite pitches on ‘Golden Gate’ (Golden Desert and A5) 24:45 – Footwear for El Cap, and converting to the TC Pro 27:29 – Conquering fear vs. embracing fear and using it as fuel 30:41 – Patron Question: Any tips or tactics for working through fear in the moment? 34:37 – Emily’s strategies for working through anxiety, and letting go of perfection 40:25 – Eating to fuel your body 41:26 – Transitioning into trad and big wall free climbing and Emily’s rollercoaster of emotions 43:58 – Rappelling El Cap to try a 20’ downclimb 46:15 – What Emily hopes to accomplish in her career and in her climbing 50:23 – Grateful to have a home 52:12 – Reggaeton 53:05 – Non-functional earrings 54:09 – Skittles and pancakes 54:38 – Naan 55:04 – Cupcake batter ice cream

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