After a 100-Foot Fall, He Rebuilt His Life — Then Rock Climbed a 3,000-Foot Wall in a Day | Craig DeMartino, 64

Most people never experience a literal 100-foot fall. But most of us do face a moment that changes what we think our future can be.Craig DeMartino is a climber, coach, and adaptive athlete who rebuilt his life after a devastating accident—and later climbed a 3,000-foot wall in a single day. This episode isn’t about climbing feats for their own sake. It’s about recovery, identity, and the long, unglamorous work of becoming capable again.In this conversation: What it actually takes to rebuild after a life-altering injury  The mental shift from “returning” to adapting How to set goals that restore agency, not ego  Why community matters when you’re starting over  Craig’s work helping veterans and people with disabilities experience challenge—and possibility—againCover Photo Credit: https://www.instagram.com/bearcam/?hl=enCraig DeMartino's Website:  CraigDeMartino.com, InstagramAdaptive Adventures: The non-profit organization Craig works with, providing outdoor sports opportunities for individuals with disabilities. AdaptiveAdventures.org💜 Want to stay strong, mobile, and capable for decades? Join the Ageless Athlete newsletter — one useful email a week on how to build and protect strength, endurance, mobility, recovery, and the physical capacity to keep doing what you love as you get older.Join here → https://www.agelessathlete.co/newsletter/ Timeline: Support cellular renewal and mitochondrial function with Mitopure, featuring Urolithin A. Get up to 20% off at timeline.com/AGELESSATHLETE 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathleteTopics: longevity, fitness over 40, endurance training, aging athletes, recovery, injury preventionAgeless Athlete is a podcast about healthy aging for people who want to stay strong, active and capable for life. Conversations explore strength, endurance, mobility, recovery, VO2 max, muscle and bone health, and what it takes to keep doing the things you love as you get older.Follow Ageless Athlete — How to Stay Strong, Curious & Capable for Life for new episodes each week.