# TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus.md Podcast: [The Power Company Climbing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940) Published: 2025-08-18T15:32:54+00:00 Episode link: https://powercompanyclimbing.podbean.com/e/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nky43ir498kfinic/how-to-avoid-plateaus.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940/episodes/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus Duration seconds: 579 ## Resource Get the FREE TRY HARDER TOOLKIT Years ago I was working on what would turn out to be my longest-ever project, Swingline, the first 13d I’d ever tried. I had spent parts of several seasons on it, my fitness was at an all-time high, and I had done all of the obvious links. But I couldn’t break through. The only thing left to do was send, but it just wasn’t happening. I wasn’t being honest. I was telling myself a story – like we all do – and that story is often false. So I finally asked myself the question... Read the rest on the blog! Watch the video on YouTube! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Adapt: Lessons Learned Climbing 100 5.13’s Climb Your Project Sooner | The Art of Execution Lee Cujes | Is It Really A Plateau? REMIX: FAILURE _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940/episodes/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-power-company-climbing-podcast-1102940/taped-tips-the-reason-climbers-get-stuck-how-to-avoid-plateaus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.