Ep 29: Sofya Yokoyama - How Puberty and Eating Changes Climbing

That's Not Real Climbing

Sofya is a boulderer on team Switzerland and she’s part of the wave of OG climbing Youtubers! In this episode, she gives us a debrief on her last comp of the 2024 season in Prague, we get some insight into team Switzerland and their potential upcoming funding issues, and she opens up about her past struggles with disordered eating and how she overcame it.

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Reference links:

Weight Vest Video

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Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Reflections on Prague WC

6:05 - Climbing + Competing start

7:58 - Worldwide childhood and origins of her accent

10:52 - Boulderer getting into lead training?

15:40 - The "no expectations" comp trick

19:55 - Slab is the enemy

22:10 - Being a short climber

26:08 - Training schedule

30:03 - Team Switzerland transformation

31:42 - Swiss athlete funding

35:23 - Money and YouTube

41:41 - Behind the scenes of Youtube

43:31 - Climbing with a weight vest controversy?

48:19 - Climbing, puberty, and eating disorders

54:47 - Bulking & cutting?

1:04:04 - The pro comp climbing dating scene

1:08:47 - Training with Nicolai

1:10:48 - Favorite hobby is...escape rooms?!

1:12:54 - Future goals & being born in the 1900s

1:18:55 - Shoutout from Tom Greenall

1:19:27 - Discord statement: calling Sofya by the wrong name

1:19:51 - Discord Q: Who's your favorite YouTuber?

1:23:35 - Where to find Sofya