About this episode

Fitz and Alex recap Alex's successful climb of Taipei 101 and the experiences that followed.

In the days after Alex’s successful climb of Taipei 101, Fitz and Alex debrief on the whirlwind week, including ending up in an SNL skit and the joy that comes from doing what you love. Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube Thanks to our sponsors The North Face Check out Summit Series at thenorthface.com Kodiak Find Kodiak products at your local grocery store, they're the ones with the bear on the box or learn more at Kodiakcakes.com David Buy 4 cartons and get the 5th one for free at davidprotein.com/climbinggold Waking Up Try Waking Up for 30 days free by going to wakingup.com/honnold LMNT Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at www.drinklmnt.com/climbinggold. Try the new LMNT Sparkling — a bold, 16-ounce can of sparkling electrolyte water. Want Climbing Gold ad free? Check out ⁠Unroped

People in this episode

Host: Fitz

Guest: Alex

Topics covered

• climbing
• Taipei 101
• debrief
• joy of climbing
• sponsorship
• podcast recap

Keywords

• Taipei 101
• climbing
• SNL skit
• joy
• podcast
• sponsorship
• debrief

Sponsors

The North Face, Kodiak, David, Waking Up, LMNT

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Taipei 101

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