It was great to get an opportunity to chat to David this week. He has some great thoughts and perspectives about enjoying the ride as well as the destination. He's notorious for having some of the worlds strongest fingers and he gives us some of his pearls of wisdom, as is always the way it's more than just dangling off small edges.... well.. it is that, but there's nuance. Great guy, great chat. It was a chat that also made me value the climbing community, I was left thinking abo...
Jul 05, 2023•2 hr 15 min
It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Keenan Takahashi, he has lots of really well thought out views about the pursuit of climbing as well as the climbing industry as a whole. Is climbing more than chasing numbers and ascents? What can the climbing scene learn from that of skateboarding? Why are highballs so alluring? How can a man cultivate such a powerful moustache? You can find the answer to some but not all of those questions within! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, pl...
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 18 min
We put a Partridge amongst the pigeons this week as Jon joins us for a wide ranging and introspective chat. We cover his comp climbing, his regrets, his ever changing relationship with the sport and also the ups, downs and hard truths that come with building a climbing wall. Jon is a well known and universally well liked character on the British scene and it was a pleasure to have him. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please consider checking out our Patreon! https://www.pa...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 54 min
Tiba Vroom joins us this week for a wide-ranging chat with a lot of ground covered. As well as Tiba's own climbing we chat about Wildflower, her non-profit climbing gym in the Netherlands, route-setting, the benefits of learning to climb on a spray wall, women in boulder development and we also run through Tiba's desert island boulders! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Jun 14, 2023•2 hr 57 min
Omar Bobat joins us for a general chat this week. Omar is the eponymous creator of the Bouldering Bobat YouTube series and co-owns a climbing wall but unlike many of our guests is not an obsessional climber and so brings a slightly different perspective which I hope you'll enjoy. We cover a lot of ground, definitely more of a pub chat with a fun and interesting guy. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please do check out our Patreon! : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353...
Jun 07, 2023•2 hr 46 min
Beth has had one of the most dramatic careers in climbing. Competition and Rock success, being kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan as well as struggling with injuries and under fuelling. She is introspective and philosophical and she's learnt so much through climbing which I think will resonate with everybody. There's also a triumphant return for Desert Island Boulders which is now equipped with what I can only describe as a market leading jingle so listen out for that. We loved getting an opportu...
May 31, 2023•2 hr 16 min
It's a special episode this week, and by special I mean something has been taken away. Brace yourselves everyone, Aidan isn't here for this one.... Right, who's still here? Don't be too disheartened because we have a great episode with my own dear brother Ben and we've got a mixture of advice and funny stories about opening climbing walls. Not a lot of actual climbing chat but I think it's a good episode nevertheless, big thanks to Ben for being game to record it! T...
May 24, 2023•2 hr 15 min
Great chat with Jake Mason, a brilliant routesetter, rock climber, hold producer, content creator and most importantly an all round good guy! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us please check out our Patreon page, we're completely ad free so this whole house of cards is held aloft by our fantastic community of Patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
May 16, 2023•2 hr 16 min
Another set of rambles with just the home team. We discuss the beginnings of the IFSC season, Sam's project, Aidan returning to indoor mode and training with a parkour pro and whether climbing media is too number focussed. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help it to keep going, please consider drafting yourself into the patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Just Aidan and Sam this week mostly chatting about Aidan's nearly 3 month climbing trip in Switzerland but also infused with the standard mishmash of rambles and tangents. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help it keep afloat against the odds, then please consider drafting yourself into our fantastic community of Patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
May 03, 2023•2 hr 39 min
Sofya Yokoyama joins us this week for a chat about the upcoming comp season and also about a post she recently made on social media where she opened up about some past struggles with disordered eating. Lots of tips and advice that will be relevant to all climbers. This chat was recorded a few weeks back, and since then Sofya has had a great start to the comp season, finishing 12th in Hachioji! That hadn't happened at time of recording but we'd still like to congratulate her on a great ...
Apr 26, 2023•2 hr 4 min
This week Justin Brown joins us for a chat. Justin started Rhinoskin 8 years ago and in that time he has learnt a huge amount about skincare for rock climbers. Aidan and Sam both learnt a huge amount from this one and I think Justin had a lot of wisdom to impart as well as being a fun guy to talk to. If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us, please consider drafting yourself to the Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Apr 19, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Sam Lawson joins us this week, Sam is the creator of the Wedge channel on YouTube. He has worked a lot with Aidan in the past and has recently released the brilliantly well shot film 'Mastery' about Aidan's exploits last year. He's also a strong climber personally, but he's pretty modest so it'd be hard to tell from the chat! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help support us : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Apr 05, 2023•2 hr 53 min
This week we get a trip update from Aidan and we choose our 5 desert island boulders that we would most like to get stranded with! Just a bit of fun, nothing too heavy this time! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, we have a new tier on our Patreon! It is now just £5/$5 per month to join our discord community! (The brits are definitely getting a raw deal on that exchange rate!) : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Just us again this week, we chat about Aidan's time in Switzerland, life updates as well as answering a bunch of questions from our mighty community of Patroons that are keeping this whole ship afloat! If you enjoy our podcast and would be interested in supporting us, please do check out our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Dan Turner joins the chat this week to add his perspective. Dan is an incredibly well accomplished British climber with a known penchant for big, impressive lines. What's more impressive is how much hard climbing he has managed to get done whilst holding down a full-time job, and now with two kids as well! He is also known for his perseverance and is not afraid of a siege! We cover all that and more... If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr
Another guestless episode this week because the last one was pretty well received. We had a bunch of questions and talking points from our Patroons but in typical careless talk fashion we ran out of time, so there will be another episode very soon where we cover those. Lots of general rambles, life updates and tangents but there is a decent amount of climbing specific stuff in there this time... I promise! If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to hear me trying to explain what a Lip...
Mar 08, 2023•2 hr 35 min
Alex Waterhouse joins us this week. I promise I didn't know he had given up the comps when I booked him! Although since he has the chat ended up being at a very opportune moment. Alex is a very eloquent chap and has a mind that seems to be effervescing with endless ideas and opportunities so it was really fun to chat to him about all of it! If you like our podcast and want to help us keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Mar 01, 2023•2 hr 9 min
Part 2 of our chat with Dan Varian, very laid back and casual natter to help while away your commute or whatever you're doing whilst listening to us... hopefully not as a sleep aid. We could talk to Dan all day so we'll hopefully be able to persuade him to come back on and give us more pearls of wisdom at some point in the future. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 50 min
This week we have one of the most accomplished outdoor climbers in the UK, Dan Varian joining us for a relaxed, meandering chat about a whole host of topics. We had 6 main discussion points to chat about with Dan and over the course of a three and a half hour conversation, we vaguely covered two of them. There is another part of this chat to come next week. If you like the podcast and would like to support us, you can check out either of our two tiers at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 ...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 29 min
This week it's just Aidan and Sam rambling about various topics, let us know if you like this format and we might do it a bit more regularly, as well as the awesome guest episodes of course! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us check out our Patreon page! : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
Feb 08, 2023•2 hr 47 min
The second part of our chat with Drew, loads more ground covered, I think you probably know the format by now, the conversation just went where it went! Drew is not just an absolute beast, he's also a really bright guy with some very fascinating opinions and hot takes. If you like the podcast and would like to support us : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 34 min
What's this!? An international! Thanks to the reddit community we have the American mega wad Drew Ruana joining us for a chat about climbing, and a chat about everything that isn't climbing as well! We were super psyched to have him and he's great to listen to. If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to help us keep it going, please consider becoming one of our Patreon members! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 32 min
The second part of our chat with Dave Macleod where we actually talk about climbing on a climbing themed podcast! Covering all kinds of things, Scottish climbing, development, how first ascenting changes your mindset and how Dave feels like he's still improving despite getting a bit older! If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us and help keep it add free, please consider becoming one of our patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
In part 1 of a 2 part chat with Dave we discuss his radical Mcdonald's diet and how diets impact the environment. The modern zeitgeist would suggest that a meat heavy diet takes a heavy toll on the environment, but perhaps it's not always quite that simple! If you're thinking 'forget this, just inject the climbing chat straight into my veins' then part 2 will probably suit you better! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, please check out our patreon! ht...
Jan 11, 2023•2 hr 46 min
Robbie Phillips dials in this week! A chat that covers quite a lot of ground. We talk (somewhat carelessly) about The Long Hope sea cliff, hard trad climbing, traumatic injuries in Madagascar and Robbie's journey as a producer of fine media or 'content creator' as the kids absolutely insist on calling it. If you enjoy the podcast and want us to keep doing it for a bit longer, please do consider joining our prestigious community of Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 ...
Jan 04, 2023•2 hr 4 min
This week Nathan Phillips joined us to chat about his recent decision to retire from competitions as well as discuss his future. Nathan is a good mate of both of us so it's really bridging the gap between an interview and just a zoom chat between friends. Lots of rambles, Aidan briefly responds to the Tristan Chen video 'why climbing needs a villain' and we go off on all sorts of tangents. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7035382...
Dec 27, 2022•2 hr 36 min
Tim Blake joins us this week for a bit of a chat about his personal climbing, and then quite a lot more chat about environmentalism, social media and Northumberland. Sam and Aidan reveal all the ways in which they're awful people who are destroying the planet. If you like the podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 An article on how chalk impacts wildlife: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593172/ If you're here looking for the Julie Wu...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 38 min
This week we chatted with Buster who has recently climbed Action Directe, becoming just the second person to have climbed both Action Directe and Hubble. He is also an experienced climbing coach and has recovered from one or two nasty injuries in record time so he has loads of interesting insights! If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us- https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Or just leave us a nice review! Support the show...
Dec 11, 2022•2 hr 39 min
The second part of our chat with Molly, loads of really good stuff in this one, Molly is really unguarded and open with some tough topics which gives us all an amazing insight into the mind of an elite rock climber. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, check out our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min
