Hitting Reset: The Power of Being a Beginner with Ryan McCauley

This week we chat with Ryan McCauley, a member of the USA Ice Climbing Team. Ryan has had a rapid rise, fitting for her speciality in speed.In fact, within two years of starting to dry-tool, Ryan went from falling off the second hold of rec team tryouts to finishing 6th overall in Women's Speed Climbing during last year's World Cups.According to Ryan, this wouldn't have been possible just a few years ago...  Resources and links:You can connect with Ryan about coaching for dry-tooling on Instagram @ryane_mccauley and for professional coaching you can reach out to her on Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/ryan-mccauley.In the episode, you'll hear us reference an article by Corey Buhay about competition ice climbing in Russia, which you can find here. Ryan also wrote an article about her own experience during last year's World Cup season (also discussed in the episode).If you'd like to donate to the USA Ice Climbing Team here is the link and you can learn more about The Ice Coop here. Find the rest of the notes, timestamps, resources, and more on the episode page. Credits:Original photo used in cover image by Robert Hendriksen (@thatcrazydutchguy).Intro music by Hannah Noelle Enomoto (thanks, sis!). Patreon:For the price of a beer per month, you can help us produce episodes like this and much, much more. If you’ve been enjoying the podcast this season, consider supporting us on Patreon.  Credits:Intro music by Hannah Noelle Enomoto (thanks, sis!).This episode was edited by Andrew Salomone of salomonesound.com.And of course, a big thanks to our sponsors, Aniiu  Gloves and Furnace Industries! Become a member:Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the conversation and want to help us do many more episodes like this, please consider becoming a member.   (For less than the price of a bougie beer per month!). 🗣️ Leave us a review!:You can also help us out by subscribing to the podcast and leaving us a review on your podcast platform of choice. Reviews are helpful for new listeners that come across the show, and a good rating means Spotify, Apple, and other platforms are more likely to recommend it to others.