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E95: Sam & Aidan are talking CASH!

The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

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Balancing Passion and Pay: The Ethics of Climbing Income

This chapter explores the ethical considerations of whether physically capable climbers should be paid more, diving into the challenges of quantifying climbing prowess in a professional context. It delves into climbers juggling their love for climbing with financial stability, discussing the complexities of making climbing a primary income source and the impact of commercialization on the sport. The conversation expands to the potential formation of a union among climbers to negotiate fair pay and the importance of transparency in financial compensation within the climbing industry.

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