Hi David,
Thanks for your thoughts. This is helpful! Are you a rock guide or aspiring to be one?
My sense regarding the Josh Wharton program is to keep it in mind and integrate it into my training down the road when I’m either losing interest in the training or it becomes monotonous and I want to switch it up. It could serve as part of the max strength period in the base building period, or muscular endurance. Without seeing the plan exactly it is a bit hard to say, but I feel that it would be a good option to try mid-way through the base and possibly during the overlap of base/specific.
I’m currently building a list of practice climbs in the area (Interior BC) and getting stoked! I hope to be working these routes June/July onwards! There are some wonderful 5.10- routes to get on!