The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

Omar Bobat joins us for a general chat this week. Omar is the eponymous creator of the Bouldering Bobat YouTube series and co-owns a climbing wall but unlike many of our guests is not an obsessional climber and so brings a slightly different perspective which I hope you'll enjoy. We cover a lot of ground, definitely more of a pub chat with a fun and interesting guy. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please do check out our Patreon! : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Beth has had one of the most dramatic careers in climbing. Competition and Rock success, being kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan as well as struggling with injuries and under fuelling. She is introspective and philosophical and she's learnt so much through climbing which I think will resonate with everybody. There's also a triumphant return for Desert Island Boulders which is now equipped with what I can only describe as a market leading jingle so listen out for that. We loved getting an opportunity to chat and learn from her and I hope you'll all get something out of it as well. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep the lights on: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

It's a special episode this week, and by special I mean something has been taken away. Brace yourselves everyone, Aidan isn't here for this one.... Right, who's still here? Don't be too disheartened because we have a great episode with my own dear brother Ben and we've got a mixture of advice and funny stories about opening climbing walls. Not a lot of actual climbing chat but I think it's a good episode nevertheless, big thanks to Ben for being game to record it! Thanks very much for listening and Aidan will be back next week.If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please do check out our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Great chat with Jake Mason, a brilliant routesetter, rock climber, hold producer, content creator and most importantly an all round good guy! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us please check out our Patreon page, we're completely ad free so this whole house of cards is held aloft by our fantastic community of Patroons!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Another set of rambles with just the home team. We discuss the beginnings of the IFSC season, Sam's project, Aidan returning to indoor mode and training with a parkour pro and whether climbing media is too number focussed. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help it to keep going, please consider drafting yourself into the patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Just Aidan and Sam this week mostly chatting about Aidan's nearly 3 month climbing trip in Switzerland but also infused with the standard mishmash of rambles and tangents. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help it keep afloat against the odds, then please consider drafting yourself into our fantastic community of Patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823 Support the show

Sofya Yokoyama joins us this week for a chat about the upcoming comp season and also about a post she recently made on social media where she opened up about some past struggles with disordered eating. Lots of tips and advice that will be relevant to all climbers. This chat was recorded a few weeks back, and since then Sofya has had a great start to the comp season, finishing 12th in Hachioji! That hadn't happened at time of recording but we'd still like to congratulate her on a great first comp of the season. If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to help us keep it going then please consider drafting yourself into the Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

This week Justin Brown joins us for a chat. Justin started Rhinoskin 8 years ago and in that time he has learnt a huge amount about skincare for rock climbers. Aidan and Sam both learnt a huge amount from this one and I think Justin had a lot of wisdom to impart as well as being a fun guy to talk to. If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us, please consider drafting yourself to the Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Sam Lawson joins us this week, Sam is the creator of the Wedge channel on YouTube. He has worked a lot with Aidan in the past and has recently released the brilliantly well shot film 'Mastery' about Aidan's exploits last year. He's also a strong climber personally, but he's pretty modest so it'd be hard to tell from the chat!If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help support us : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

This week we get a trip update from Aidan and we choose our 5 desert island boulders that we would most like to get stranded with! Just a bit of fun, nothing too heavy this time!If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, we have a new tier on our Patreon! It is now just £5/$5 per month to join our discord community! (The brits are definitely getting a raw deal on that exchange rate!) : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show