Ep 27: Jesse Grupper - Competing at the Olympics Injured

That's Not Real Climbing

Jesse is a boulder + lead climber (mostly lead climber) from the USA who is fresh from the Olympics! In this episode, he walks us through his entire Olympics experience, from training through his first ever finger injury, to balancing training with his engineering job, to meeting other athletes in the Olympic village.

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Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Post-Olympics travels

7:04 - Climbing and competing start

9:41 - Youth training + competition

12:39 - Wanting to work as an engineer

17:55 - Only getting 1 shot on a World Cup lead route

20:52 - Slipping on the Olympics semis lead route

23:12 - Boulder mindset as a lead climber

26:11 - Olympics Combined format strategy

29:42 - Finger injury leading up to the Olympics

35:34 - Olympics training with a hurt finger

42:41 - Olympics village experience - feeling like a real athlete

47:17 - Dealing with post-Olympic blues

51:22 - Goals post-Olympics

52:55 - LA 2028 plans

58:52 - Protect our Winters work

1:04:35 - Discord Q: Why does it seem like you're friends with every climber on the circuit?! (And a discussion on competitiveness)

1:10:03 - Discord Q: Professional and climbing career intersection?

1:12:35 - Final thoughts: Voting and memes, where to find Jesse