EPISODE · Oct 28, 2020 · 1H 12M
Duncan Brown - Athlete and Adventure by Choice
from BAFFLE DAYS - Australian Climbing · host Tom O'Halloran, Amanda Watts, Duncan Brown
Duncan Brown has been a climber for decades now. He has travelled all over the world in this time, including a stint in China as part of the big wave of development 10 years ago. He was apart of the team being flown across the country being paid to bolt the countless limestone caves, granite faces and sandstone walls. What a dream!Duncan is also the man behind Athlete by Choice, his climbing and mountain sport coaching business based out of Canberra. He's coached everyone from weekend warriors, psyched week night gym climbers to the Australian Sport Climbing team. He'll be the climbing coach of the Australian Olympic team when that happens in 2021. Just recently he's acquired his own gym space in Canberra to set up a dedicated facility to really help develop his clients. Be on the look out for Mountain Strong in Canberra in early 2021!Athlete by Choice:Athlete by Choice websiteAthlete by Choice facebookAthlete by Choice instgram Mountain Strong:Mountain Strong websiteMountain Strong facebookMountain Strong instagram As always you can check out Baffle Days for more podcasts, articles and news. For 15% off Awesome Woodys goodiesUse discount code BAFFLEDAYS at checkout
What this episode covers
Duncan Brown is a climber, coach and great guy. We talk about his approach to coaching adventure athletes, accountability in training, the evolution of what inspires him, spending 4 summers on Ozymandias and developing new routes in China. There's a classic story at the end where he tells us about the time he helped Dani Andrada bolt one of the worlds hardest multi pitches. He is also the man behind Athlete by Choice and has recently announced he'll be opening a dedicated mountain sport training facility in Canberra, Mountain Strong. Be on the lookout in early 2021.
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