EP 244: Felipe Camargo
October 21, 2024
Felipe Camargo is a professional climber from Brazil and the first South American to climb 9b (5.15b). We talked about his humble beginnings in climbing and selling soda to fund his first competition, training for 5.15 on a 3-meter spray wall, how signing with Red Bull changed his life, why we climb, what he learned from Patxi Usobiaga, his new film Tropical Lines, climbing hotspots in South America, his current projects, and much more.
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Related Podcast Episodes:
Follow-Up: Jonathan Siegrist #2
References:
Serra do Cipo on Mountain Project
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:17 – Felipe’s intro to climbing
00:03:43 – Training on a small spray wall
00:05:54 – Ultimate Beastmaster
00:08:53 – Becoming the first South American to climb 9b
00:12:35 – Selling soda to fund his first competition
00:14:42 – World Championships in Spain
00:16:17 – Early sponsorships & traveling
00:19:57 – Signing with Red Bull & TNF
00:25:45 – Representing South America
00:26:56 – Papichulo 9a+ (5.15a)
00:28:33 – Goal oriented
00:34:20 – “Why do we do this?”
00:40:30 – Gancho Perfecto 9a+ (5.15a)
00:41:46 – Full Journey & Perfecto Mundo
00:44:20 – Training on a spray wall
00:47:44 – Learning from Patxi Usobiaga
00:50:56 – Being smarter with training
00:54:29 – When to specialize
00:57:22 – Felipe’s training as a kid
00:59:48 – Tropical Lines
01:08:28 – Climbing conditions in Brazil
01:10:26 – Crags in Brazil
01:14:32 – Hotspots in South America
01:17:36 – More about Tropical Lines
01:19:20 – Auto Retrato 9a+
01:21:05 – The Grand Illusion V16
01:25:29 – Full Journey 9b (5.15b)
01:27:40 – El Bon Combat 9b (5.15b)
01:28:23 – Endurance on the Moonboard
01:33:35 – Wrap up & EXTRA teaser