107 | Unpacking The Life of A Legend w/ Randy Leavitt

107 | Unpacking The Life of A Legend w/ Randy Leavitt

Published on Nov 17
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The Climbing Majority
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<p>Randy Leavitt.</p><p>As a climber who grew up in Southern California, I’ve been hearing this name since the very beginning of my climbing career. Collaborative inventor of the wide-crack climbing technique so aptly named <em>“Leavittation,”</em> developer of thousands of routes — with around a dozen graded 5.14 or harder, including <em>Jumbo Love</em> at Clark Mountain, the first 5.15 in the United States — and long-time athlete manager for Maxim Ropes… Randy’s name has carried serious weight and inspiration for decades. A climbing legend if there ever was one.</p><p>I actually remember listening to his episode on <em>The Enormocast</em> way back in 2012, when I was just getting started as a climber. So to now be sitting down with Randy in person, over thirteen years later, felt surreal. While Randy is best known for his achievements in the sport climbing world, the life behind the headlines tells a much broader story — one built on creativity, discipline, and a blue-collar work eth...