What Tim Ferriss has said about Rock climbing

Ferriss said his current physical goal is multi-pitch climbing in Yosemite, enabled by a surgically repaired elbow.

“I was always for at least the last 15 years limited by my right elbow, which I had surgically repaired. So it's ready to go. And I want to do some multi-pitch stuff in Yosemite”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 27:36

Ferriss said seeing climbers in their 60s and 70s at gyms, rather than teenage prodigies, inspired him to take climbing seriously.

“It was the people in their 60s and 70s who were climbing every day that inspired me to want to take this more seriously”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 34:53

Ferriss said training merely to avoid dying is not motivating for him and he prefers goals with deadlines.

“training to not die sooner than is necessary is not sufficient for me i'm just like that's such a depressing un-invigorating goal”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 28:39