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Roundtable: Strength Vs Technique
Season 5 Episode 3
Philosophy professor and member of the exclusive 5.14 after 60 club, Bill Ramsey has a bone to pick with those who value strength over technique. In …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Dark Horse
Season 5 Episode 2
Quiet and humble, Lucho Rivera was the antithesis to the wild, loud and over the top antics of the Stone Monkey generation. Yet in that band of misfi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Hot Henry
Season 5 Episode 1
In the 1970’s, no flame burned brighter than Hot Henry Barber. Often heralded as the first traveling climber, Henry redefined standards for free clim…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dope Lake Chapter 4: Aftermath
Season 4 Episode 7
After Jack Dorn’s death, conspiracies begin to fly in the Valley. Camp 4’s dirtbags figure out what to do with their spoils. And the plane crash beco…
3 years, 3 months ago
Dope Lake Chapter 3: The Black Book
Season 4 Episode 6
By early April, the rumors of Dope Lake began to spread far beyond the Valley. What was once an under-the-radar get rich mission had spiraled out of …
3 years, 3 months ago
Dope Lake Tangent: A Climbing Revolution
Season 4
Yosemite, 1970’s – it was the heart of the climbing revolution. You’ve heard a lot of voices and names in the Dope Lake series – John Long, Jim Bridw…
3 years, 3 months ago
Dope Lake Chapter 2: Yosemite Mafia
Season 4 Episode 5
The gold rush begins. When two skiers reported a possible plane crash, Yosemite Ranger Tim Setnicka started making calls. Pretty soon he realized the…
3 years, 3 months ago
Dope Lake Chapter 1: Misfits
Season 4 Episode 4
In 1976, a plane carrying four million dollars in marijuana crashed into a small alpine lake in the Yosemite high country. Broke and living off disca…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Dawn Wall Tipping Point: Part 2
Season 4
What happens when you unexpectedly find yourself in the global spotlight? Tommy Caldwell offers a candid perspective into the personal impacts that t…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Dawn Wall Tipping Point: Part 1
Season 4 Episode 3
In 2015, climbing became a cultural avalanche. The Dawn Wall was its tipping point. In part one, we talk with the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York …
3 years, 4 months ago