Kevin Jorgeson

@Camp4 @ClimbingCoachX

@ClimbingCoachX Makes no sense. You don’t need lockers on individual placements.

IDK about this one...

not a bad backyard

@moseskagan good column spacing for a bouldering gym…

Closed our first industrial deal with some long-term partners of ours a few weeks ago. Now on the hunt for another. [Apologies to the broker whose backside is prominently featured below]

@DrewDeBiasse Tracks.

I want to chime in because I work with this issue often in pro athletes. High performers don’t usually implode because they’re weak. They implode because the same traits that built their success can turn against them when left unexamined. High risk tolerance fuels competitive greatness—it allows decisive action under pressure, comfort with uncertainty, and the willingness to live at the edge of outcome. But that same wiring, without awareness and regulation, also increases susceptibility to impulsive decisions, sensation seeking, and self-sabotage. Research in sport psychology and behavioral neuroscience shows that elite and high-achieving individuals tend to score higher in risk tolerance and reward sensitivity—traits linked to both peak performance and greater vulnerability to destructive decision-making when identity fuses with achievement. When winning becomes identity, pressure turns inward. The system stops pursuing expansion and starts protecting the self. That’s when behavior shifts—not toward growth, but toward escape. Once behavior moves into self-sabotage, the nervous system is seeking relief, not strategy. Framing it as “constructive” is misleading because the collateral damage is rarely containable. All this to say, the real way out isn’t sabotage. It’s awareness, regulation, and separating identity from outcome before the system looks for relief in places with steep price tags.

@moseskagan @fortworthchris 💯

@fortworthchris Hockey players right up there w bull riders among the toughest athletes, imo

Long 🇺🇸

@seandsweeney @damonhemmerding 🙌

@damonhemmerding @kjorgeson Oh yes Meru too! One of the coolest things that’s come from my time on X is becoming friends with Kevin!

That was the most incredible feat of athleticism and bravery I’ve ever seen. #AlexHonnold

@kjorgeson Really? I read somewhere that he said Taipei 101 varied between 5.6 and 5.10. If it's as hard as The Rostrum then I retract my post!

This is a brilliant stunt because it looks spectacular and dangerous to non-climbers, but for Alex (or even me) it’s absurdly easy and safe. To put it in perspective, the risk here is roughly equivalent to you climbing a flight of stairs. Just a few days ago, Alex did a linkup near his home in Vegas that was literally 1000X more dangerous—and that was a routine day, not near his limit. (See his post below.)

@seandsweeney @bryan_johnson From my limited experience, yes. Went from uber-spotlight/online to offline a few years ago. No regrets.

@kjorgeson @bryan_johnson You think?

I can’t help but think (and feel) that the world is generally very sad right now. Injured really. Yesterday I was in Utah with family. Three generations. We played sports, enjoyed good food, saw friends, and just messed around all day. One of the best days in recent memory for all of us. This is where I grew up. It took me back to my childhood. Allowing me to embody those psychological states and feel the comparative difference between then and now. The hollowing and sadness of the modern world seems to stem in part from our phones, social media, and the ferocious need to be seen and relevant in every moment. We have mistakenly idolized a specific kind of dysfunction: a manic, sleepless hyper-vigilance that needs to be omnipresent. Everyone I know who’s unplugged for a week, returns reporting life-changing levels of improved life satisfaction. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t return feeling spry and vibrant and clear-eyed about the corrosive nature of current social culture. The science supports them feeling that way. They were in a dopamine deficit from the hyper-stimulated state of the world so everything felt gray.  So why don’t we unplug more and more often? We’re all kind of trapped in a prisoner's dilemma. Most want to move to the mountains and be relieved of it all but are terrified that if they unplug, they’ll be invisible. Real life consequences of reduced power and status. So we stay plugged in and drink the poison. This hypervigilant state keeps us in chronic fight or flight (anxiety). Simultaneously, our addiction creates a dopamine deficit (the emptiness/grayness feeling) and a background hum of anxiety. Mammals are biologically hardwired to co-regulate: physical touch, eye contact, proximity and in-person vibes. Things which release oxytocin and activate the vagal nerve's parasympathetic system. Screens eliminate all of this goodness. There are small wins to be had here. More in-person time. A day off technology per week. A block of 4 hours. One hour before bedtime.  I hope that there’s a collective awakening that we’re all being mined for engagement. Then we get trapped. And then trap each other.

@seandsweeney @bryan_johnson You won’t miss it

@bryan_johnson I am very close to shutting it all down and going 100% offline. 200k+ followers online and ready to zap it all.

@ClimbingCoachX Because granite.

A buddy needs help deciding his 2026 climbing plans: Option A: 3 weeks in Europe this spring (uses ALL his vaca) Option B: 3 separate week-long trips Vegas (spring) Rifle (summer) Yosemite (fall) I told him I'd post this, so he's reading replies. What would you pick & why?

@mike_stang Hit me up if you’re ever in the neighborhood

@kjorgeson What a rad facility, hope to make it up there one day. Congrats from so. Cal!

2025 marked a big milestone for my small business: after three years, we returned our investors capital plus their preferred returns. Forever grateful for our friends and family that backed this dream! They helped create 40+ local jobs and enable nearly 500k check-ins to date. 🙏

@ewastematt 🙏🙌

@kjorgeson Well done! Huge moment

@JerimiahLee 🙌

@kjorgeson Badass, congrats!

@joshcowman @seandsweeney Thanks Josh!! Accidentally built a pretty popular yoga studio in the process too. Still can’t touch my toes though 😂🤷‍♂️

@kjorgeson This looks like a really cool concept. Congrats, Kevin. H/t to @seandsweeney for somehow getting this into my X feed.

@seandsweeney Means a lot coming from you 🙌 would love to see your design approach to a climbing gym!

@kjorgeson You nailed it man.

@seandsweeney Thanks Sean!!

@kjorgeson Congrats Kevin!! Loved seeing this in person.

@BrianSolano Thanks Brian! 🙌

@kjorgeson Congrats Kevin!

@seandsweeney @Camp4 💪💪💪

Hopefully making the Kevins proud. New Years Day at the climbing gym. @Camp4 @kjorgeson