Declan Osgood & Zoe Yi - Fukuoka TEAM Climbing Event TELL-ALL

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Declan and Zoe just competed at the Fukuoka exhibition team event for team USA where they climbed in all 5 boulder and lead rounds! In this episode, we’ll learn about their unorthodox climbing training program here in San Diego, how team selection and strategy worked at Fukuoka, and whether there was added pressure climbing with a team and coach present.

Guest links:
Declan’s Instagram (instagram.com/declanosgood)
Zoe’s Instagram (instagram.com/zoe.yiiiii)

Reference links:
Fukuoka Competition Playlist (youtube.com/watch?v=2isR9c3uYxY&list=PLK6K…)
Yank n yard stream: Highball boulders comp (youtube.com/watch?v=TVb6ck2Lv0w)

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Timestamps of discussion topics
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Mad Rock Shoutout!!
2:03 - Starting climbing and competing
4:48 - Strength training BAD?!
10:18 - Japan traveling
11:50 - Fukuoka team event selection process
14:28 - Difficulty of the climbs
18:37 - Talking to the coach during the comp
20:59 - Pressure climbing with a coach and teammates
23:51 - Team competition strategies
28:08 - 5 rounds in 3 days
31:06 - First time competing on IFSC livestream
33:15 - The stress of youth competitions
35:34 - World Cup climbing is uncomfortable
40:23 - Lead vs boulder preference
44:37 - Future climbing + education goals
49:26 - Now we're just glazing San Diego
54:41 - Audience Q: Anything you would've wanted to change with the team event?
58:59 - AUDIENCE Q: Memories/advice from youth training?
1:02:17 - Being known as the "benchwarmers' benchwarmers"
1:03:08 - Outdoor goals
1:05:17 - Beating Elden Ring
1:06:28 - Relationship advice from 18 year olds!
1:09:13 - Words of wisdom + where to find Zoe and Declan