Tyler is a fellow competition climbing nerd and podcaster, who has been involved in the space much longer than I have, and you may be familiar with his channel, Plastic Weekly! In this episode, we’ll talk about what it’s like MCing at a world cup, commiserate on the hardships that come with climbing podcasting, go over some climbing HOT TAKES, and talk about the upcoming 2024 season!Guest links:Tyler’s InstagramPlastic Weekly IGPlastic Weekly YoutubeReference links:Learn more about the podcast at www.thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.comFollow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcastJoin the FREE community in Discord! https://discord.gg/QTa668g8zpIf you're able to help support the podcast, you can "buy me a chalk refill" :) current proceeds are going toward a webcam! www.buymeacoffee.com/compclimbingTimestamps of discussion topics0:00 - Introduction1:15 - Intro + gym experience7:16 - MCing and commentating at world cups13:35 - Beginnings of Plastic Weekly Podcast17:31 - Starting The Debrief series with John Burgman20:52 - Commiserating on highlights and lowlights of podcasting30:36 - Competition hot take: GOAT is overused42:09 - Hot take: Get rid of isolation?48:29 - People don't care about the overall title anymore?55:00 - NEOM games environmental impact1:01:35 - IFSC's new RED-S Policy1:05:54 - 2024 season predictions1:13:14 - Olympic favorites1:18:54 - Discord Q: Is there an absence of climbing media?1:24:19 - Discord Q: Are gyms are good place to start climbing careers?1:29:04 - Where to find Tyler

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