On his forthcoming film Old Man Lightning, photographing the critically endangered California Condors, and training his broken body to re-send Midnight Lightning 25 years later…..

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Show Notes for episode with John Sherman:

• The motivation behind trying to re-send the Yosemite classic, Midnight Lightning, 25 years after sending (3:42)
• Photography and bouldering (8:34)
• Why bouldering, and the influence of John Gill (11:25)
• Thoughts on the rise of gym climbing (15:44)
• Creating the V-grade system for bouldering and it’s effects on the climbing community (John’s favorite topic to cover *cue sarcastic eye roll*)  (19:27)
• On old age, training for Midnight Lightning, and understanding pain tolerance (22:51)
• How working with a personal trainer has fixed decades of ailments and the importance of ‘prehab’ (27:58)
• On the decision to document the journey to re-send Midnight Lightning on film in the forthcoming movie ‘Old Man Lightning’ (32:52)
• How this film won’t be like most climbing films *hint: there may be adult diapers involved* (34:59)
• On trying not too take himself so seriously and the grandiose egos of climbers (36:45)
• After all of the training and work, how close is he to re-sending Midnight Lightning (37:49)
• Why failure is not an option for John Sherman (43:16)
• Why John took up the effort to photograph the entire critically endangered wild California Condor population (46:30)
• Follow-up call with John about his shoulder injury (1:04:08)

Related Links for John Sherman:

• Old Man Lightning’s Website | www.oldmanlightning.com
• John Sherman’s Photography | www.vermphoto.com
• Very Photo’s Instagram | www.instagram.com
• Paragon Athletics | www.paragonathletics.com
• Donate to help save the wild California Condors | www.peregrinefund.org
• Klimbz.com, a route management platform for the gyms of the future | www.Klimbz.com  *[sponsored]*

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• Ep.65 w/ Kyle McFarland of White Pine Athletics
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• Ep.49 w/ Kevin Jorgeson “Driven By A Question”

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