EP 286: Steve Moss
November 3, 2025
Steve Moss is a high-level boulderer and the co-founder of a brewery and pizzeria in Spokane, WA. We talked about finding climbing at age 24, his breakthrough season climbing three V12s in less than two weeks at age 40, why discomfort helps us grow, his training routine for the past year, building a successful brewery and pizzeria from the ground up, what matters most in climbing, gratitude for life, the connections we make through climbing, and much more.
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00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:21 – Steve’s climbing origin story
00:07:30 – Life before climbing
00:09:58 – His wife
00:14:27 – Leavenworth
00:18:41 – A resurgence of stoke
00:23:37 – Passion & challenge
00:26:36 – Why discomfort is beneficial
00:34:21 – Building the brewery
00:52:31 – Brewing beer
00:56:56 – Steve’s nephew
01:04:11 – Double V12 day
01:11:46 – Gratitude
01:14:37 – Protein & breakthroughs
01:20:51 – Bodyweight
01:24:17 – Crimping
01:27:42 – The hardest part of training
01:36:39 – Steve’s training
02:03:30 – 455 V-point day
02:20:31 – Century bike ride
02:21:49 – Advice for a young Steve Moss
02:27:48 – Baseball
02:29:19 – The people
02:36:21 – What’s next