EP 180: Troy Fauteux, Austin Hoyt, & Bryce Viola
August 7, 2023
Photo by Rob Mcgonagle
It’s a Northeast takeover here in Rocklands! Austin Hoyt returns to the podcast and is joined by Troy Fauteux and Bryce Viola. The boys sat down with me and Ethan Pringle for a fireside chat at our cabin. These guys are all total crushers and most importantly, they have a lot of fun. Join us for a crackling good time!
Huge thank you to Liam Andrews-Bancroft for the incredible music at the end of this episode.
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EP 97: Austin Hoyt (Nov 2021)
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Show Notes:
Other Related Episodes:
Troy Videos:
Pawtuckaway Bouldering - Warrior V3
Warrior: The Untold Story - 5 Years Later
Other Films/Videos Mentioned:
Alex Megos finger-taping tutorial
Alex Megos climbing Lucid Dreaming
Core (climbing film w/ Nalle doing the FA of Livin Large)
Links:
Nuggets:
0:07:13 – Flipping cars and stealing clothes
0:12:00 – “Brad…it’s, it’s bad.”
0:18:15 – Troy’s top 3 most scary climbing experiences
0:26:26 – Plans for Tuesday and Monkey Wedding
0:28:13 – Living Large and Finish Line
0:31:13 – Progress on Monkey Wedding, and Austin’s longest project
0:32:43 – Austin’s efforts on Lucid Dreaming, and Alex Megos taping video
0:35:13 – Quintessential and Industry of Cool
0:38:25 – Bryce’s trip so far
0:39:52 – Favorite zones in Rocklands
0:43:24 – Pure, and how fast the level is changing
0:45:36 – Highlights from Rocklands, and having fun
0:48:59 – Industry of Cool, hiking 300+ miles to send The Nest, and unfinished business in Spain
0:52:45 – Sport climbing aspirations, and Max Zolotukhin falling off of Super Nova while trying to free solo it
0:58:17 – Challenging access, and do New England climbers have more fun?
1:02:03 – Potential and rock quality in the NE, and Bryce’s job
1:09:07 – Troy’s job detailing cars, and climbing in West Virginia
1:11:32 – Austin’s tick list
1:14:14 – The variety of styles in Rocklands, and toe hook training
1:16:48 – How long everyone has been climbing, and the BMX connection
1:20:02 – The new crop of young talent
1:24:42 – Most recent comps, and the shorter shelf life of top-level competitors
1:29:41 – Ultimate dream boulders
1:31:31 – Trying climbs way above and below your level, and the V15 goal
1:34:49 – Ethan’s goal to find 5.15 in the Sierra Nevada, and the rarity of all-natural hard routes
1:38:01 – Choss and rain and Hueco, and Ethan’s top 3 favorite bouldering areas
1:41:30 – Almost dying on the topout of The Mandala
1:42:58 – “Dad I’m bread. ”
1:44:31 – Will we climb until we die?
1:45:57 – Mystery climbs in Rocklands
1:48:18 – The drunk comp, and the Anchorman of climbing
1:51:59 – The Lifetime Project guy
1:53:44 – Milkshakes and final goals for the trip
1:57:28 – Airstar getting action
1:58:51 – Ethan’s most epic bat hangs
1:59:58 – Austin’s send of Direct North
2:01:00 – Near misses