EP 273: Facundo Langbehn
May 12, 2025
Facundo Langbehn is a Chilean-American boulderer and sport climber. We talked about sending his dream project The Nest V15, moving to Seattle, the WHY behind hard climbing, becoming the best version of yourself, his ideal training week, recovery tips, cardio, his optimistic view of climbing media, his goal to be intentional in all things, projecting tactics, hard projects in WA and Chile, and much more.
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References:
Adam Ondra’s video of the 9a in Chile
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:57 – Breakfast & coffee
00:03:58 – Expression & language
00:06:39 – Climbing background
00:11:28 – Work
00:16:34 – Moving to Seattle
00:19:02 – Growing up in Chile
00:24:38 – Why
00:45:16 – The mental battle
00:51:12 – Exposure to hard boulders
00:55:00 – Hard projects in WA & Chile
00:57:48 – Scarcity & value
01:02:10 – Childhood
01:08:00 – Fast-paced society
01:10:28 – The character behind climbers
01:12:13 – Better storytelling
01:20:21 – Intentional
01:24:53 – My approach to improving
01:29:24 – Facundo’s approach to improving
01:35:35 – Projecting tactics
01:37:56 – Long careers
01:40:38 – Always peaking
01:44:05 – Facu’s ideal training week
01:51:15 – Recovery & cardio
01:59:02 – Best version all around
02:00:50 – Intentional continued
02:05:35 – Wrap up & EXTRA teaser