The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

In this engaging conversation, Tom Herbert, a climbing nutritionist, delves into the specialized dietary needs of rock climbers. He emphasizes the role of nutrition in enhancing performance and addresses common misconceptions about caloric intake. Highlighting the importance of body image and the risks of disordered eating, Tom advocates for a holistic view of nutrition. The discussion also covers intuitive eating, carb timing, and the marvels of gut health, showcasing how food connects to both wellness and social relationships.

Second half of our chat with David Mason, we talk about living in Sheffield,  how outside climbers can take better care of their environment and we get some of Dave's training advice as one of the top climbing coaches. Support the show

David Mason joins Aidan and Sam for a climbing themed pub chat this week. Lots of topics covered about the climber's experience. Dave has such a lot of experience in every avenue of climbing and he's a very analytical thinker so he's great to chat to and hopefully listen to as well! Support the show

Jim comes back to chat about rock climbing, how he trains for 47 different types of climbing and his encouraging performance at the European Championships. We also consider a new way of evaluating boulders, bang on about the schoolroom in Sheffield for a bit and discover if Jim likes drinking tea or not. Support the show

On this episode we chat to the accomplished allrounder Jim Pope about the competition side of his climbing life and delve into why he likes to do it all and why he's willing to persevere with the psychologically and financially draining competition schedule. Support the show

Sam and Aidan having a chat about what they've been up to over the last 6 weeks. Aidan regales us with the story of his ascent of Isles of Wonder Sit, which is a candidate for the hardest problem in the UK. Support the show

Frances joins Aidan and Sam for a chat about her climbing, her ascent of Fat Lip (8B) at Raven Tor and joins in for the regularly scheduled climbing discussions.P.S Apologies for the slightly less frequent episodes at the moment, I (Sam) am out in South Africa at the moment and haven't had much time for editing, big thanks to Calrin Curtis and his housemates for letting me use their place to get this one finished!Support the show

Climbing phenomenon Will Bosi comes on to chat to Aidan and Sam about Comps, Rocks, Training and Oat Cakes. Do you want to hear two of the strongest climbers in the world (and Sam) chatting to each other? Well here's your chance!Support the show

So who is this Sam Prior bloke and what's he doing hosting a podcast about rock climbing? A discussion about Sam but also general climbing based discussions about cultivating a life outside of climbing, chain climbing walls versus independents and training. Next week we actually have a real life human guest on again! Exciting!Support the show

Another episode with Sam chatting to Aidan, this time we talk a bit about nutrition, John Gaskins and answer a few listener questions as well as discover that we're mercilessly out of our depth when trying to talk about some other heavy climbing topics! Support the show