Jesse Grupper on Training for Comps, Flashing 14c’s, and His Positive Mindset

I LOVE watching Jesse Grupper in climbing comps. His infectious smile, his tenacious try-hard, and his incredible climbing strength and skills are exactly why I watch climbing comps in the first place. If you don’t know who Jesse is, I highly recommend going to the IFSC youtube channel and watching some highlights at the very least. Jesse is a 27-yr-old highly accomplished competition and outdoor climber, and here are a few of his most recent impressive feats:

• December, 2023: Flashed Pure Imagination 5.14c in the Red (his 2nd 14c flash)
• December, 2023: Sent Full Metal Brisket 5.15a in the New
• October, 2023: Qualified for the 2024 Olympics by winning the Pan American Games in Santiago
• September, 2023: Placed 2nd at IFSC World Cup Koper

I was so thrilled that he agreed to an interview, and I asked him a lot of questions about his approach to climbing, his detailed training program, how he maintains a positive mindset while climbing and competing, and how he’s coping with a current finger injury.

Jesse Grupper Interview Details

• Training schedule
• Current finger injury
• Why having a job as an engineer is also important to him
• His process on Full Metal Brisket
• How he trains fingers
• What drives him to succeed
• What sets him apart from other climbers
• Future goals for climbing

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• What Jesse Grupper respects about other climbers (and who?)
• What it would be like if female climbers competed against the males
• His diet
• How he deals with his ulcerative colitis

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