EP 248: Thomas Huber
November 11, 2024
Thomas Huber is a German rock climbing and mountaineering legend. We talked about his most recent expedition to Pakistan, how to have fun at basecamp, exploring the impossible, his first trip to Buoux as a teenager, beer diets, his relationship with his brother Alex, challenges, silver linings, partying with the Stone Monkeys in Yosemite, his new book Freiheit, and much more.
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Training session with Nasim and Ali
Thomas’ Book:
Freiheit by Thomas Huber (Publisher)
Freiheit by Thomas Huber (Amazon)
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00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:25 – Many valleys
00:04:53 – Hunting
00:14:39 – Staying young
00:16:29 – Thomas’ recent trip to Choktoi
00:27:12 – Lessons from expeditions
00:31:05 – Party in basecamp
00:35:48 – The Pakistanis’ relationship with climbing
00:45:48 – Exploring the impossible
00:51:12 – Understanding why accidents happen
00:55:50 – Sport climbing at age 57
00:57:45 – Mountaineering holiday
01:01:17 – Beer break
01:02:37 – Early training
01:09:36 – Part of the evolution
01:11:42 – His first trip to Buoux
01:13:53 – Inspiration & training setup
01:19:11 – Finger strength in his 50s
01:20:55 – 9a & beer
01:27:36 – Reaching the world stage
01:30:38 – His relationship with his brother Alex
01:37:29 – Proudest accomplishments with Alex
01:39:31 – Challenges & silver linings
01:46:17 – Yosemite & the Stone Monkeys
01:54:00 – Patagonia
01:56:09 – El Nino on El Cap
01:58:39 – The man-powered rappel
02:00:45 – Keeping their stories alive
02:06:24 – Freiheit