Episode Details

How a different setting changes how problems are approached.

This episode tells the story behind It's Just a Scramble—a song written in an unlikely setting, with people who had never written a song. We were a group of climbers, held up in a hotel by cold weather. No plan to write music. No expectation of creating. Just time, conversation, and a shift in environment.

What followed was a different creative process.

In this episode, I walk through:

• How the song came together with no prior intention
• What changes when you step into a problem you weren't planning to solve
• How environment shapes what becomes possible

This isn't about songwriting. It's about what happens when you move into a different context where assumptions drop, constraints shift, and new ways of thinking emerge.

Listen to the story, the process, and the song. Let me know what you think.

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Lyrics : It's Just a Scramble

I'm 500 feet below the summit
It's 9:48, I love you
If I can make this move
I'll come right back to you

C.P. told me
It's just a scramble
Bush is looking dry
Hope it's gonna fly

I only have a 30 foot, 8 mil rope
No climbing shoes, only my boots
The rock is steep and loose
The route descriptions in the guide book no use

C.P. told me
It's just a scramble
Without a #2
It's a gamble

I know you're wondering
Have some faith
Climbing's not suppose to be safe
I walked my feet up
I grabbed the hold
Made the summit
It's getting cold

I'm down and safe now
I didn't drill a bolt
I left the adventure for the bold
It's just a scramble