Emma is a boulderer on Team GB. 2025 was her debut in the senior world cup circuit and she already made a world cup finals! However, if you don’t recognize her, it may be because that was Prague where her finals round got rained out. In this episode, we’ll go over ALL the mishaps that happened at Prague including an allergic reaction, and we’ll learn about her training schedule, team GB, the climbing culture in commercial gyms, and how often she goes through climbing shoes, which was MIND BLOWING.

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Timestamps of discussion topics

Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Intro

1:31 - Mad Rock Shoutout!!

2:11 - My annual stretching resolution

5:29 - Used to do 6 days on 1 day off?!

9:29 - Getting into climbing and competing

11:47 - First year in the Senior Circuit

14:28 - Starstruck warming up next to Miho & Janja

16:02 - AUDIENCE Q: Advice for youth climbers transitioning to senior?

17:02 - Climbing styles

20:12 - Prague allergic reaction disaster

24:59 - Prague finals getting rained out

27:31 - AUDIENCE Q: How do you feel about the mental side of comp climbing?

29:51 - Pretty decent prize money! :o

31:40 - Being a taller climber

32:45 - Team GB training in commercial gyms

38:09 - British Youtube + Zoella

39:47 - Season expectations?

42:14 - Toxic Gym Culture?

46:45 - Outdoor Climbing

47:55 - Enjoying sedentary activities

50:29 - Trying to balance training with school

53:27 - AUDIENCE Q: How do you decide what gyms to train at?

55:12 - AUDIENCE Q: Making climbing shoes last?

59:09 - AUDIENCE Q: Favorite boulder from Brussels European cup?

1:00:35 - AUDIENCE Q: What's the difference between TC and world cups?

1:02:42 - AUDIENCE Q: Does your brother climb harder than you yet?

1:04:43 - Words of wisdom and where to find Emma