Mickael Mawem - An HONEST talk about money in climbing

Mickael Mawem - An HONEST talk about money in climbing

From That's Not Real Climbing by Jinni Xia

March 16, 2026 · 1h 46m · Season 6 · Episode 7

About this episode

Mickael Mawem discusses his journey in climbing, financial challenges, and training insights.

Mickael is a french boulderer and he is the bouldering world champ from Bern 2023. In this episode, we have an extremely honest conversation about how growing up poor motivated him to make money as a climber, why he stuck with climbing despite the lack of financial prospects, what his training looks like which includes warming up with 80 pull-ups, and of course, what happened during the Bern world champ finals. Shoutout to Madrock for hosting this interview at their headquarters! Guest links : Mickael’s Instagram Reference links : Climbing with Jonathan Sin Video Thank you Mad Rock for sponsoring this episode! Use code 'notrealclimber' for 10% off your ENTIRE order, even if you're a returning customer! https://madrock.com/ Learn more about the podcast at www.thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.com Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Join the FREE community in Discord! https://discord.gg/QTa668g8zp Join Patreon for a welcome gift, deleted scenes, and question priority: www.patreon.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Timestamps of discussion topics Timestamps of discussion topics 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Mad Rock Shoutout!! 3:46 - Starting climbing with his…

People in this episode

Host: Jinni Xia

Guest: Mickael Mawem

Topics covered

  • money in climbing
  • personal motivation
  • training regimen
  • climbing championships
  • financial prospects in sports

Keywords

  • Mickael Mawem
  • climbing
  • bouldering
  • financial challenges
  • training
  • world champion
  • Madrock

Sponsors

Madrock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IFSC

Books & works: Climbing with Jonathan Sin Video

Places: Bern

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