It's gone old school again here and we've split our chat with Molly into two parts. Not just to pad out our episode count, but also because we've hit our upload cap for the month! Part 1 has us talking to Molly mostly about competitions and the setbacks that she has suffered in pursuit of those precious medals. Very real, very genuine stuff, hope you enjoy! And if you're enjoying the podcast and would like to help us keep it going, to consider checking out our Patreon! https:...
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr 15 min
This week we chat to Mina who has had a really successful and interesting climbing career. She's done competitions she's done hard boulders and hard routes but she has also had some injury setbacks and we talk about all of it! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us please do consider becoming a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show
Nov 18, 2022•2 hr 55 min
This week we have Huffy joining us. Huffy is one of the leading physiotherapists that specialise in climbing injuries. He attended the Olympics as a physio for Shauna Coxsey and has a stellar reputation for being able to diagnose and treat all the weird and wonderful injuries that climbing throws at him! A huge thanks to out Patrons who are really helping us to keep this show on the road! If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to help out please consider signing up! https://www.patreon.c...
Nov 11, 2022•3 hr 39 min
Sam Pratt joins us today to talk about climbing photography. You may or may not have heard his personal story but you will have seen some of his photos so this chat gives us an opportunity to hear the perspectives of the man behind the lens. There is also an opening message from Aidan and I to introduce our Patreon. Membership is totally optional but is very welcome. All our material will stay free. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show...
Oct 29, 2022•2 hr 38 min
We interrupt our rigorously strict schedule of podcast release dates (sometimes Monday, sometimes Tuesday, sometimes never) to bring you a surprise news exclusive and here at The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast we make our own news! Support the show
Oct 19, 2022•30 min
Alex Lemel the head setter at Mile End climbing wall comes for a chat this week. We chat about his route setting and training philosophies and ask him about how he stays so motivated as well as nerdy board climbing chat. Support the show
Oct 18, 2022•2 hr 46 min
Fun chat with Scottish comp climbing phenom Max Milne. Max on his internet persona, his intro to climbing, his incredible comp season and how he reckons Janja would get on competing in the men's category! Support the show
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 22 min
The second part of our insightful chat with Tom Herbert, we talk a lot about weight management for climbing and how it can be done safely as well as some thoughts about how our weight naturally fluctuates due to what we've been eating, perhaps there's a way to take advantage of that! Some of the thoughts in this podcast come from Tom's article 'Influences and Management of Acute Bodyweight Change' which is available through his website https://access.useful.coach and you...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Aidan and Sam chat to Tom Herbert about all things related to climbing nutrition. Lots of really interesting learning points in this episode (well there was for me at least!). Check out Tom's website at https://access.useful.coach and use the promo code: CARELESS to receive £5 off the price to cross the velvet rope into the forbidden section and learn some of the secrets that are valuable enough to lock away behind a paywall! Support the show...
Sep 20, 2022•2 hr 50 min
Second half of our chat with David Mason, we talk about living in Sheffield, how outside climbers can take better care of their environment and we get some of Dave's training advice as one of the top climbing coaches. Support the show
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min
David Mason joins Aidan and Sam for a climbing themed pub chat this week. Lots of topics covered about the climber's experience. Dave has such a lot of experience in every avenue of climbing and he's a very analytical thinker so he's great to chat to and hopefully listen to as well! Support the show
Sep 05, 2022•2 hr 48 min
Jim comes back to chat about rock climbing, how he trains for 47 different types of climbing and his encouraging performance at the European Championships. We also consider a new way of evaluating boulders, bang on about the schoolroom in Sheffield for a bit and discover if Jim likes drinking tea or not. Support the show
Aug 29, 2022•2 hr 37 min
On this episode we chat to the accomplished allrounder Jim Pope about the competition side of his climbing life and delve into why he likes to do it all and why he's willing to persevere with the psychologically and financially draining competition schedule. Support the show
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr
Sam and Aidan having a chat about what they've been up to over the last 6 weeks. Aidan regales us with the story of his ascent of Isles of Wonder Sit, which is a candidate for the hardest problem in the UK. Support the show
Aug 10, 2022•2 hr 36 min
Frances joins Aidan and Sam for a chat about her climbing, her ascent of Fat Lip (8B) at Raven Tor and joins in for the regularly scheduled climbing discussions. P.S Apologies for the slightly less frequent episodes at the moment, I (Sam) am out in South Africa at the moment and haven't had much time for editing, big thanks to Calrin Curtis and his housemates for letting me use their place to get this one finished! Support the show...
Jul 24, 2022•2 hr 50 min
Climbing phenomenon Will Bosi comes on to chat to Aidan and Sam about Comps, Rocks, Training and Oat Cakes. Do you want to hear two of the strongest climbers in the world (and Sam) chatting to each other? Well here's your chance! Support the show
Jul 10, 2022•2 hr 42 min
So who is this Sam Prior bloke and what's he doing hosting a podcast about rock climbing? A discussion about Sam but also general climbing based discussions about cultivating a life outside of climbing, chain climbing walls versus independents and training. Next week we actually have a real life human guest on again! Exciting! Support the show
Jul 03, 2022•2 hr 38 min
Another episode with Sam chatting to Aidan, this time we talk a bit about nutrition, John Gaskins and answer a few listener questions as well as discover that we're mercilessly out of our depth when trying to talk about some other heavy climbing topics! Support the show
Jun 26, 2022•2 hr 39 min
The second part of our chat with Billy Ridal, some more comp stuff, some rock stuff and a bit of climbing 'pub chat' hope you enjoy it! I've turned the volume up a little this time! Support the show
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Billy Ridal gets the dubious honour of being our first guest as he joins Sam and Aidan for a light-hearted chat about competition climbing. If you're interested in getting into the head of a World Cup climber, give it a try! Support the show
Jun 12, 2022•2 hr 51 min
In this second part to our chat with Aidan we ramble on about social media, Burden of Dreams (The rock climb not the philosophy), Aidan's monk life (The philosophy not the boulder) being an environmentally conscious pro-climber and training. Support the show
Jun 05, 2022•2 hr 43 min
In this first clumsy effort at podcasting, Sam Prior (Co-Host) chats to Aidan Roberts (Co-Host) about his early years in climbing, his days in competition and his conversion into becoming a world class rock climber. Support the show
May 30, 2022•2 hr 37 min
