Showdown(s) At Snowbird | Edlinger vs. Tribout and Destivelle vs. Hill
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! In 1985, 19 of the top French climbers signed a manifesto against competition climbing. But competitions came anyway. Quickly, most of those same s...
7 Jul 20251h 5min
Ted Kingsnorth on the Influence of Jerry Moffatt and Chasing History
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! A big part of my research for any UK climber ends up being first, climbing-history.org run by Remus Knowles, but then immediately after I start rea...
30 Jun 20251h 2min
Jerry Moffatt Climbs Everything, Everywhere
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! In 1984, Jerry Moffatt was quite possibly the best climber in the world. A year later, he was out of climbing entirely, with severe elbow problems....
23 Jun 202549min
Mark Anderson on Wolfgang Güllich, The Campus Board, and Climbing on Your Heroes' Routes
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Beyond being a top athlete, Wolfgang Güllich was also a training nerd and developed the campus board. Because of this, I knew I needed to talk to M...
16 Jun 20251h 22min
Wolfgang Güllich is a Wolf on Wallstreet
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! After establishing Punks in the Gym, the first 14a (8b+), Wolfgang Güllich was looking for a change. First he accepted an invitation to a competiti...
9 Jun 202533min
Back To The Regular Season Plus An Announcement
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Thanks for listening. We're back next week with our regular season. Check out our website for related episodes, resources and more! Join the Secre...
2 Jun 20256min
Rosie Andrews on No Spare Rib and Women in Climbing From the '80s to Today
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Over 40 years ago, Mountain Magazine published an article by Rosie Andrews called No Spare Rib. Filled with photos of strong women and asserting th...
27 Mai 202553min
Louise Shepherd on Her Female Climbing Role Models and Connecting with Other Women in the '80s
Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s! Louise Shepherd was and is a juggernaut for women’s climbing, particularly in Australia, where she did for climbing what Lynn Hill did in the US - ...
19 Mai 202542min
