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Emily Harrington – The Dark Side of Performance

Author(s): Bjarne Salen
Video Release Date: June 14, 2026
Video Source: YouTube

Professional climber Emily Harrington has spent more than two decades pushing herself in climbing, skiing, big walls, and the mountains. But behind the success, pressure and performance slowly started taking the joy out of the sport she loved most. In this episode of Fika With Bjarne, Emily opens up about body image in climbing, burnout, failure, motherhood, ego, success, and how skiing helped her reconnect with a healthier relationship to sport and life. We spend a full day together in Tahoe, California climbing, talking life, and ending the day with a traditional Swedish fika.

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