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The Power Company Climbing Podcast · Oct 6, 2025 · 9 min

TAPED TIPS | Alex Megos Admits He Was Wrong About Conditions. But Was He?

Part of the Alex Megos lore is: "There are no bad conditions, only weakness." We all knew it wasn't true, and even Alex came clean to me about it, but he may have actually been right – at least when it comes to progression. Read the rest on the blog! Watch the video on YouTube! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Adapt: Lessons Learned Climbing 100 5.13's Written In Stone | Hubble vs. Action Directe: The World’s First 14d (9a) REMIX | PROCESS Alex Megos & Ken Etzel | Rotpunkt _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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Part of the Alex Megos lore is:

"There are no bad conditions, only weakness."

We all knew it wasn't true, and even Alex came clean to me about it, but he may have actually been right – at least when it comes to progression.

 

Read the rest on the blog!

Watch the video on YouTube!

_________________________

🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER

You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources:

Adapt: Lessons Learned Climbing 100 5.13's

Written In Stone | Hubble vs. Action Directe: The World’s First 14d (9a)

REMIX | PROCESS

Alex Megos & Ken Etzel | Rotpunkt

_________________________

🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT

Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3.

Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple.

Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers.

Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube.

Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.

_________________________

The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

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