EP 02: Charm Bartolay & Wilson Adolfo — staying relaxed when projecting, naps, and traveling as a Philippine citizen

She’s from Manila. He’s from Iloilo. 

They both started climbing in 2017/2018. Met in Tonsai, Thailand during the pandemic. 

Now? They’re inseparabl……y best friends.

Introducing Charm Bartolay and Wilson Adolfo. 

Charm is from Manila, and travels around the world to climb. Turkey. Greece. China. And next up, Spain. She's a strong, technical sport climber who started in 2017. She's from Manila. 

Wilson Adolfo started in 2018! He's from Iloilo. He's climbed hard in Cantabaco, Danao, and Igbaras — his home crag. He sends his hardest after a nap... and might give you a beer after his send. 

Both have a lot to say about climbing at your limit and staying dedicated and psyched. Use the Chapters feature on your podcast app for the episode breakdown.

Links referred to in this episode

• Crowdsourced spreadsheet for climbing info in different countries 
• Charm on Blackfoot 7a+/5.12a
• Igbaras — Iloilo’s sport climbing area
• Ilo Ilo Climbing Community’s Instagram
• Improved belay platforms in Area 4 of Cantabaco — a project done by Cebu Rock Climbing and Global Climbing Initiative

People mentioned!

• Jo R Ala — former Philippines team climber who is starting Vertex Bouldering
• Doc Lu — climber from Cebu who described the moves on Blackfoot. And measures climbers’ pull strength and finger strength!

Charm on Instagram.

Wilson on Instagram and Tiktok.

New episodes every two weeks. With some breaks. Next episode is out 3/29/24.