About this episode

Lincoln Knowles discusses his journey as a free soloist and the challenges he faces.

You probably know Lincoln Knowles from instagram. Last year he started posting a series called, “Free soloing a harder route everyday until I fall.” Thankfully, he did not deliver on that, but the series did propel him to viral stardom and built him a career as a free soloist. Since then he’s made the first free solo ascent of Squawstruck, the longest sport climb in America, he’s soloed as hard as 5.12b/c, and he’s taken some of the world’s best climbers with him. Today, he joins Josh to talk...

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Lincoln Knowles

Topics covered

• free soloing
• climbing
• mental health
• viral fame
• sports
• personal journey

Keywords

• free soloing
• Lincoln Knowles
• climbing
• mental health
• viral stardom
• Squawstruck
• 5.12b/c

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: instagram

Places: Squawstruck, America

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