Bellavista<\/em>, this 5.14b big wall in the Dolomites. He was like, \u201cThis is what you should go do.\u201d<\/p>\nI didn\u2019t have any experience with multi-pitch climbing or big-wall climbing. It\u2019s every guide\u2019s nightmare to hear this, but I was learning how to jumar [use metal ascenders to move upward on a rope] while hanging in free space thousands of feet above the ground, with Edu [Mar\u00edn] screaming at me in Spanish and me using my limited knowledge of Spanish to figure it out.<\/p>\n
I learned so much on that trip being thrown into the deep end \u2026 I chose to go [to Spain] instead of the World Games that year. After [Bellavista<\/em>], I actively chose to stop competing as much and really started to fall in love with big outdoor experiences.<\/p>\nAn Underrated Skill for a Professional Athlete<\/h2>\n
The ability to compartmentalize. You have to be able to put aside everything that\u2019s going on, show up, and do your best. I\u2019m a big Swiftie, so I think of that [Taylor Swift] song, \u201cI Can Do It With a Broken Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her Workout Routine<\/h2>\n
I do about five days of cardio a week, normally a trail run or road biking. I really like swimming, too; that was the impetus for dabbling in the Ironman sphere. I train climbing four to five times a week. On a typical day, I\u2019ll do a [training] session in my garage for two to three hours, then I\u2019ll do about 90 minutes of strength and conditioning. If I\u2019m going outside, I\u2019ll truncate meetings or move them.<\/p>\n