Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Margo Hayes: Renaissance Woman
Season 7 Episode 20
Ms. 5.15 – that was the moniker the climbing world bestowed on Margo Hayes after she became the first woman to climb the grade. Two more 5.15’s follo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Babsi and Jacopo: The Flame Burns Bright
Season 7 Episode 19
While most of the elite climbing world has turned its attention to raw difficulty in sport and bouldering, Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have been…
1 year, 9 months ago
Beth Rodden: A Light Through The Cracks
Season 7 Episode 18
Beth Rodden started climbing in 1995, and it wasn’t long before she radically changed the sport. Within three years, she’d become the first woman to …
1 year, 10 months ago
Give and Take
Season 7 Episode 17
After a protracted battle over bolts and sport climbing, American climbers nearly lost the ability to climb on public lands in the early 1990s. It wo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Soviet Speed
Season 7 Episode 16
In 1986, a rag-tag group of dirtbags including Beth Wald, Russ Clune and Todd Skinner came up with a scheme to go behind the Iron Curtain with the go…
1 year, 10 months ago
Alex Goes Paris: Olympic Recap
Season 7 Episode 15
Adieu Paris. After a week at the Olympic games, Alex and the team reflect on an incredible moment for climbing and its brightest competitors.
Watch …
1 year, 10 months ago
Vertical Drag Race: Part 2
Season 7 Episode 14
The Tomoa Skip. The Chinese Top. Records are falling and what is fast this year will be middle of the pack next year. For competitors Emma Hunt, Pipe…
1 year, 11 months ago
Vertical Drag Race: Part 1
Season 7 Episode 13
Records are falling. Beta is getting tweaked. We’ve entered the sub five second era of speed climbing. The athleticism is off the charts and the form…
1 year, 11 months ago
Paris Preview
Season 7 Episode 12
Paris here we go. Today, we dive into what to expect, the stories that will define the games, and the Olympics’ impact on our sport. Plus we make our…
1 year, 11 months ago
Great Expectations
Season 7 Episode 11
The weight of expectations is real. Today, Olympians Natalia Grossman and Jesse Grupper share their journey through the highs and lows of winning and…
1 year, 11 months ago