EP 131: Ryan Devlin
August 15, 2022
Ryan Devlin is a television actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, rock climber, and host of his new podcast The Struggle Climbing Show. We talked about parallels between climbing and being a TV actor, the role of chemistry in dating, how to deal with rejection, progressing from 11b to 12c in a year in his 40s, and biggest takeaways from interviewing top climbers on his podcast.
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Show Notes:
Related and Mentioned Episodes:
Books Mentioned:
Climbing Videos Mentioned:
Justin Salas doing a V9 dyno (he’s blind!)
Other Resources Mentioned:
Ryan’s Links:
This Saves Lives (Ryan’s Food Bar Company)
Nuggets:
0:07:15 – My Parent’s Basement Productions
0:09:35 – Junk food
0:12:20 – Returning to the Midwest
0:17:59 – How far Midwesterners commute to climb at the Red River Gorge
0:20:36 – The TV show ‘Are You the One?’, and why you might recognize Ryan in the grocery store
0:30:08 – A question from Allison Vest, and the role of chemistry in dating
0:37:20 – Similarities between the climbing world and the TV/acting world, and creating your own luck
0:43:20 – How Ryan deals with rejection, and building happiness that is not based on outcomes
0:49:19 – Being afraid of falling, Ryan’s first-ever trad lead, and how climbing has impacted his acting (and his life)
0:56:05 – How Ryan got into climbing, and his first day climbing at Tahquitz
1:07:25 – Getting into sport climbing and training in his 40s, and progressing from 11b to 12c in a year
1:16:50 – Early lightbulb moments in Ryan’s training journey
1:23:11 – Getting more days in at the crag
1:29:44 – Why Ryan decided to create The Struggle Climbing Show
1:38:00 – How the pros relate to struggle, and what the rest of us can learn from that
1:48:39 – Drinking from a firehose of information, and letting go of finding “the best way” to train
1:55:21 – Mental game, fear, gratitude, and Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay’s mental approaches
2:00:01 – Hollywood love scenes, and being starstruck by Lynn Hill and Harrison Ford
2:07:53 – Podcasting and community
2:10:17 – Starting a Forest School, and looking at the world through kids’ eyes
2:14:56 – Camping, van windows, and blackout curtains
2:18:33 – Vanlife, and climbing with Jordan Cannon and Alex Honnold
2:30:24 – The climbing experience scales
2:31:29 – Ryan’s hopes and dreams as a rock climber
2:37:50 – Ryan’s plans for Season 2 of The Struggle Climbing Show
2:44:30 – Wrap up