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Harrington is one of America’s most accomplished all-rounders. She is a five-time national champion, won the Ouray Ice Festival in 2012, sent the El Cap route Golden Gate (a 40-pitch 5.13), climbed Mount Everest in 2012 and has the speed record on Cho Oyu with Adrian Ballinger in 2016.
When talking about her training, she says, “I try to just mix it up. I could never just do one style year-round.
“I know that maybe I don’t perform at as high a level anymore because I don’t specialize, but I am a far better all around athlete now, and that’s what’s most important to me. I am still trying to work out how to train properly, it feels like a constant experiment.”