The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

A real home team ramble this week. Goes all over the place, mostly pretty light hearted but we do touch on the RED-S issue in climbing and mention the IFSC medical resignations so be aware if that's a sensitive topic for you. The main topic of the day was trying to define what success and failure is to us when it comes to climbing, it turns out to be a hell of a lot more difficult than we were expecting!If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please consider checking out our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

*I'm away at the minute so the intro was recorded without a microphone but don't worry the rest of it is fine*Storytime is a bit of a format change and will appear on the thread every now and then, the concept is just anyone with a really good story comes on and tells it to us more or less, not exactly genius but it's fun!This week it's a friend of mine coming to help me provide proof of concept, Elliot White has a couple of loosely Trad climbing based stories and we end up chatting about what makes climbing so special and wondering what it is we're looking for in all of it.If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

It was great to get an opportunity to chat to David this week. He has some great thoughts and perspectives about enjoying the ride as well as the destination. He's notorious for having some of the worlds strongest fingers and he gives us some of his pearls of wisdom, as is always the way it's more than just dangling off small edges.... well.. it is that, but there's nuance. Great guy, great chat.It was a chat that also made me value the climbing community, I was left thinking about how David moved to America and was so quickly welcomed into the community there. Climbing still retains the magic to draw people together from all round the world and I failed to really highlight it much in the podcast, but that's actually pretty special. If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Keenan Takahashi, he has lots of really well thought out views about the pursuit of climbing as well as the climbing industry as a whole. Is climbing more than chasing numbers and ascents? What can the climbing scene learn from that of skateboarding? Why are highballs so alluring? How can a man cultivate such a powerful moustache? You can find the answer to some but not all of those questions within!If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please check out our Patreon page!: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

We put a Partridge amongst the pigeons this week as Jon joins us for a wide ranging and introspective chat. We cover his comp climbing, his regrets, his ever changing relationship with the sport and also the ups, downs and hard truths that come with building a climbing wall. Jon is a well known and universally well liked character on the British scene and it was a pleasure to have him. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, please consider checking out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823If you're in and/or around the London area, why not head over to Hounslow to have a climb at Hang. With a disproportionate amount of partridges on staff you might even be lucky enough to witness one roosting amid the boulders or giving a spreadsheet a peck down.  Support the show

Tiba Vroom, Dutch climber, gym owner, and route setter, discusses desert island bouldering, women in route setting, and first ascents in climbing development. Topics include non-profit gyms, community involvement, and challenges in climbing trips. Other discussions cover positive discrimination in climbing, the impact of climbing walls on outdoor skills, and the importance of inclusivity in gym operations.

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