Dorothea Karalus on Fred Nicole and Climbing La Danse des Balrogs
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Dorothea Karalus drove over 400 miles, repeatedly, over several years to repeat Fred Nicole’s classic V13 La Danse des Balrogs in Branson, Switzerl...
22 Des 202337min
Björn Pohl on Fred Nicole and What Makes a Climbing Legend
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Björn Pohl is a climbing journalist and podcaster who has covered climbing since the late '90s, and has seen the impact of Fred Nicole on boulderin...
20 Des 202341min
Will Anglin on Fred Nicole and New Ways of Seeing Climbing
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Will Anglin spends a lot of time thinking hard about hard bouldering. And good bouldering. And of course, doing as much of both as possible. As fou...
18 Des 202358min
Fred Nicole Dances with the Demons
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Fred Nicole was never simply an athlete. He was an artist. Coming into bouldering via a different direction than you might think, Fred Nicole did i...
11 Des 202330min
BONUS: Hubble vs. Action Directe | The World’s First 9a (14d) featuring Alex Megos and Buster Martin
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Two of the legendary routes from the 90s are now at odds with each other. One of them was likely the first 9a in the world, but which was it? Hubbl...
4 Des 202356min
Alex Megos on Wolfgang Güllich and Climbing Action Directe
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! There’s no climber more qualified to discuss Action Directe than Alex Megos. He has the fastest ascent, the most ascents, and he is, in our estimat...
29 Nov 202343min
Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Güllich and What it Takes to Climb Action Directe
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! One of Australia’s best and most colorful climbers, Ben Cossey is, in his words, a Wolfgang Güllich froth dog. Action Directe is a life goal that h...
27 Nov 20231h 28min
Wolfgang Güllich Takes Direct Action
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! 13d, 14a, 14b. (8b to 8c) Wolfgang Güllich was the first to climb them all. Now, with Action Directe, he was set to raise standards once again. In ...
20 Nov 202325min
