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Ella Fisher - No Fancy Training Facility? No Problem.

August 17, 2026 · 1 h 31 min

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Ella is a lead climber on team USA who made her first world series finals earlier this year in Prague! In this episode, we’ll learn about how she climbs the same lead routes all year round to train in Arizona, why she doesn’t want to move to Salt Lake City despite that, how a simple vitamin deficiency wrecked her body for a whole year, and how she went from placing 40th in world cups to making semis and finals in 1 year.

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Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Intro

1:42 - Mad Rock Shoutout!!

2:33 - Preparing for Koper

10:36 - Starting climbing at 3

14:03 - Getting coached by her dad

20:09 - Fitness is all that matters for lead?

24:42 - Why she doesn't want to move to SLC

30:14 - Beta video before lead quails!!!

34:36 - Seeing a dyno in a lead route

35:58 - First WS finals experience

41:33 - 40th place to making finals in 1 year

44:38 - Training routine

49:52 - Ella LOVES autobelays!

57:13 - Youth climbers don't need to hang board

59:41 - A year of health issues

1:10:08 - Upcoming goals

1:13:25 - Balancing training with coaching and college

1:19:40 - AUDIENCE Q: How do you deal with pressure?

1:21:46 - AUDIENCE Q: Do you do fantasy climbing league?

1:22:58 - AUDIENCE Q: Would you ever go back to Schwandorf?

1:29:33 - Where to find Ella

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