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Ashima Shiraishi: The Competitor's Mind
What’s Ashima Shiraishi (https://www.instagram.com/ashimashiraishi/?hl=en) been up to? Since she was eight, Ashima made waves with staggering ascents beyond her years. In 2021, Ashima helped bring us into the mind of a competitor walking us
Head Games
When we think of cutting edge climbing, we think of cutting edge athleticism. But what about the mental side? The true test of finishing the world’s most difficult routes may not come down to strength, but mental fitness. Today, we are join
Kai Lightner: Return To Form
Kai Lightner (https://www.kai-lightner.com/) is on a tear. When we last spoke with Kai, his path in professional climbing was unclear. He’d struggled with disordered eating, injuries, and growing into his adult body after a decade of succes
Sierra Blair: Ahead of the Curve
A decade ago, climbing’s most controversial figure wasn’t someone who’d lied, chopped routes, or chipped holds. It was a young woman who’d savvily harnessed the internet and social media to power her competitive career. Unintentionally, Sie
Gentlemen's Race To 9a
Sometimes we all need healthy competition. Last summer Alex, Tommy Caldwell (https://www.instagram.com/tommycaldwell/?hl=en), and Sonnie Trotter (https://www.instagram.com/sonnietrotter/) hatched a plan – each would attempt to climb 9a in t
Put Me In Coach
When Kris Hampton launched the Power Company, training for climbing was in an awkward adolescence. Research and tactics were woefully behind adjacent sports like gymnastics. Gym sessions were a stop gap for time outside and training program
Climbing With Kids
News flash: having kids changes things. Paige Claassen (https://www.instagram.com/paigeclaassen/) and Emily Harrington (https://www.instagram.com/emilyaharrington/?hl=en) join Alex to discuss the new normal, reaching limits while sleep depr
The Adam Ondra Episode
For the last decade, no climber has moved our sport closer to the future than Adam Ondra (https://www.instagram.com/adam.ondra/?hl=en). While he’s known for his visionary sport routes, he’s excelled in every aspect of rock climbing from com
Memphis Rox Needs Your Help
We will be back later this spring with all new episodes of Climbing Gold, but in the meantime we wanted to rerun an episode from our first season: “This Place Will Change Climbing”. We dive into what makes Memphis Rox a unique climbing gym.
Adapted Part 2
In Part 2 of Adapted, Mo Beck and Jim Ewing head to the Lotus Flower Tower. Hugh Herr embarks on life after climbing and tackles one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Denny Kowska seeks to build an adaptive community from the ground up. Re
Adapted Part 1
Climbing’s first phenom survives a near death experience and life altering accident on Mount Washington. In rural Maine, a young girl born without a hand discovers climbing. In the aftermath of an accident, an engineer resolves to complete
Roundtable: Style
Style vs substance-- they are one and the same in climbing. It governs how we aspire to do routes. It inspires us. Done right, it will stand the test of time. Today, we sit down with climber Katie Lambert (https://www.instagram.com/katiebir
The Fighter
When protests erupted in Iran in fall of 2022, human rights activist and professional climber Nasim Eshqi was climbing in France. As she watched the uprising back home unfold, Nasim knew that returning home at that moment would mean arrest
Roundtable: Safety Police
Underground legend and editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, Pete Takeda joins us to talk safety. We can learn from mistakes, but sometimes it’s worth speaking up before they happen. Thanks to our sponsors The North Face (https://
The Greatest Lie Chapter 4: Belief
After successfully establishing the first fair means ascent of Cerro Torre’s SE Ridge and chopping Maestri’s bolt ladder, Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk smash into reality. In the mountains, a rescue for their friend is under way. In El Chal
The Greatest Lie Chapter 3: Fair Means
In the 2000’s, a new, global generation of alpinists armed with a broad toolkit of skills and advancements in weather forecasting led a climbing golden age in Patagonia. While popular, Maestri’s Compressor Route becomes the target of climbe
Roundtable: Liar, Liar
How big of a problem is lying in climbing? Jonathan Siegrist returns to the show to talk about dishonesty in our sport. Thanks to our sponsors The North Face (https://bit.ly/CG_TNF) https://bit.ly/CG_Momentous Peak Design (https://bit.ly/CG
The Greatest Lie Chapter 2: Disneyland
With doubts circling in the press, Cesare Maestri returns to Cerro Torre with hundreds of bolts, a compressor engine and gallons of gasoline intent on conquering the mountain. What ensues borders on madness leaving the next generation to un
The Greatest Lie Chapter 1: The Queen & The Pawns
In 1959, Cesare Maestri, an outsider and rebel drawn to the siren song of the world’s fiercest mountain, Cerro Torre, ripped a hole in climbing’s only true rule – a climber is only as good as their word. Thanks to our sponsors The North Fac
Full Circle
In May 2022, The Full Circle Everest team made history when seven of the members reached the world’s highest point. They were the first all black expedition team to do so. Today, we talk with Phil Henderson, Adina Scott and Eddie Taylor abo
The Greatest Climb
Is reaching a summit the true measure of success or is there something deeper? In 1978 a dream team of alpinists – Jim Donini, Jeff Lowe, George Lowe, and Michael Kennedy – spent 26 days tackling the North Ridge of Latok 1 in the Karakoram
Roundtable: Should We Make Old Routes Safer?
A route’s history is important, but does it make it sacred? As our sport grows, people are considering whether adding bolts to existing routes to make it safer or more accessible might be a valid idea. Prolific first ascensionist, student o
Board Games
We journey through the world of Moonboarding with the world’s best – Ravioli Biceps. And Ben Moon walks us through the underground climbing trend that started in the cellars of Sheffield, England and has now spread across the globe. Everybo
Roundtable: The Route That Changed My Life
Could a route change you? Kareemah Batts (https://www.kareemahbatts.com/aboutme) joins Alex, Fitz, Lauren and Leici to talk about the routes that changed what they thought was possible. Adaptive Climbing Group (https://www.adaptiveclimbingg
Our Best Is Always Changing
In April of 2022, Anna Pfaff set out to tick an Alaska classic – the Harvard Route on Mount Huntington. With her partner Priti Wright, Anna romped up the 3,000 foot face of ice, rock and snow, but the climb would prove to be a life changing
Not So Mellow
The next generation needs its inspiration. The Mellow (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jRwTUqG15l-BcqQHbVFtA) crew provides it. Between sends of the world's hardest boulders, Daniel Woods, Shawn Raboutou, Giuliano Cameroni and Jimmy Webb
Roundtable: Strength Vs Technique
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 this roundtable discussion, we dive into our bias towards power and Bill’s concept of the p
The Dark Horse
Quiet and humble, Lucho Rivera (http://luchorivera.com/) was the antithesis to the wild, loud and over the top antics of the Stone Monkey generation. Yet in that band of misfits, he found a home. Now, after three decades of climbing in Yose
Hot Henry
In the 1970’s, no flame burned brighter than Hot Henry Barber. Often heralded as the first traveling climber, Henry redefined standards for free climbing and free soloing not just the US, but every country he visited. Along the way, he shat
Dope Lake Chapter 4: Aftermath
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 becomes the stuff of Hollywood, literally. Our final installment of the Dope Lake series.
