Colin Duffy is a 2x Olympian, 3x World Cup winner, and V16 boulderer from Colorado. We talked about puzzles, studying applied math, early competitions, joining Team ABC, getting 70th in his first open event, learning how to lose gracefully, qualifying and competing in Tokyo, how the Olympic scoring has changed, his strategy for Paris, future outdoor rock climbing goals, and much more!

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EP 231: Colin Duffy — Uncut Video

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Show Notes:

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:25) – Puzzles & applied math

(00:06:32) – Mom & dad

(00:07:29) – Early comps & Team ABC

(00:11:22) – Tokyo Olympics

(00:17:15) – Strategy & scoring

(00:20:00) – The format for Paris

(00:25:00) – The World Championships in Switzerland

(00:28:05) – Youth comps

(00:30:41) – Clutch mentality

(00:33:28) – Keeping sport & life separate

(00:35:53) – Gap semester & training in Europe

(00:41:24) – 360 Paddle Dyno

(00:43:52) – Coordination

(00:49:13) – Lead training

(00:52:22) – Comp grades

(00:57:12) – Comp boulders that haunt him

(01:01:02) – Learning how to lose

(01:04:58) – His first open comp

(01:08:06) – Putting on muscle

(01:16:18) – Letting off steam

(01:18:31) – The Grand Hustle V13

(01:20:24) – Bookkeeping V16

(01:22:22) – Outdoor goals

(01:30:47) – Rapid fire questions

(01:47:45) – Wrap up