The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

Part 2 of our chat with Dan Varian, very laid back and casual natter to help while away your commute or whatever you're doing whilst listening to us... hopefully not as a sleep aid. We could talk to Dan all day so we'll hopefully be able to persuade him to come back on and give us more pearls of wisdom at some point in the future. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

This week we have one of the most accomplished outdoor climbers in the UK, Dan Varian joining us for a relaxed, meandering chat about a whole host of topics. We had 6 main discussion points to chat about with Dan and over the course of a three and a half hour conversation, we vaguely covered two of them. There is another part of this chat to come next week. If you like the podcast and would like to support us, you can check out either of our two tiers at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

This week it's just Aidan and Sam rambling about various topics, let us know if you like this format and we might do it a bit more regularly, as well as the awesome guest episodes of course! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us check out our Patreon page! : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

The second part of our chat with Drew, loads more ground covered, I think you probably know the format by now, the conversation just went where it went! Drew is not just an absolute beast, he's also a really bright guy with some very fascinating opinions and hot takes. If you like the podcast and would like to support us : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

What's this!? An international! Thanks to the reddit community we have the American mega wad Drew Ruana joining us for a chat about climbing, and a chat about everything that isn't climbing as well! We were super psyched to have him and he's great to listen to. If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to help us keep it going, please consider becoming one of our Patreon members!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

The second part of our chat with Dave Macleod where we actually talk about climbing on a climbing themed podcast! Covering all kinds of things, Scottish climbing, development, how first ascenting changes your mindset and how Dave feels like he's still improving despite getting a bit older!If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us and help keep it add free, please consider becoming one of our patroons! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

In part 1 of a 2 part chat with Dave we discuss his radical Mcdonald's diet and how diets impact the environment. The modern zeitgeist would suggest that a meat heavy diet takes a heavy toll on the environment, but perhaps it's not always quite that simple!If you're thinking 'forget this, just inject the climbing chat straight into my veins' then part 2 will probably suit you better!If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, please check out our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Robbie Phillips dials in this week! A chat that covers quite a lot of ground. We talk (somewhat carelessly) about The Long Hope sea cliff, hard trad climbing, traumatic injuries in Madagascar and Robbie's journey as a producer of fine media or 'content creator' as the kids absolutely insist on calling it. If you enjoy the podcast and want us to keep doing it for a bit longer, please do consider joining our prestigious community of Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

This week Nathan Phillips joined us to chat about his recent decision to retire from competitions as well as discuss his future. Nathan is a good mate of both of us so it's really bridging the gap between an interview and just a zoom chat between friends. Lots of rambles, Aidan briefly responds to the Tristan Chen video 'why climbing needs a villain' and we go off on all sorts of tangents. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Tim Blake joins us this week for a bit of a chat about his personal climbing, and then quite a lot more chat about environmentalism, social media and Northumberland. Sam and Aidan reveal all the ways in which they're awful people who are destroying the planet.If you like the podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823An article on how chalk impacts wildlife: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593172/If you're here looking for the Julie Wurm article Sam kept prattling on about then I'm sorry I can't find it again! When I find it I shall be sure to link it!Support the show