Faffing About

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Faffing About

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May 20, 2022

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Hazel Findlay and Alex dive deeper into the intricacies of British trad climbing. Just don’t hit the ground.

Released:

May 20, 2022

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Titles in the series (73)

Alex Honnold and co-host Fitz Cahall share stories from the people who define the sport of climbing by pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo of the previous generation. In season three, we dive deep into the art of risk taking. How do we get better at it? Why do we accept risk we don’t have to take? Can you reconcile your dreams with the reality that they could kill you? Each of us must ask when is the right time to walk away.

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Introducing Climbing Gold: What connects the past, present and future of rock climbing? by Climbing Gold
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Olympics Viewing Guide: Alex and producer John Burgman make their Olympic picks for gold. by Climbing Gold
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Chapter 3: This Is How You Spell Climbing: Climbing’s first bonafide phenom, Chris Sharma ushered in a new chapter of athleticism. by Climbing Gold
40 min listen
Chapter 4: The Invisible Cord: A physical and intellectual anomaly, John Gill created modern bouldering by borrowing ideas from competitive gymnastics. Then Nina Williams took bouldering to new heights. by Climbing Gold
44 min listen
Coming Soon: Episodes drop March 26th! by Climbing Gold
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You're Too X-Treme For Me: The decades long courtship between the Olympics and climbing seemed like a sure thing -- until curling got in the way. by Climbing Gold
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Bit of Gold Bonus: Fricking Stanley: Sean “Stanley” Leary never got a lot of media attention, but he was a driving force in the progression of the sport and beloved by the climbing community. by Climbing Gold
9 min listen
Bit Of Gold Bonus: Crack Wars: In the 1980’s, a Wells Fargo parking garage in the San Fernando Valley became a clandestine climbing laboratory and pre-runner to climbing gyms. by Climbing Gold
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Chapter 5: A Magician Needs A Stage: When Lynn Hill freed the Nose, she redefined what’s athletically possible in climbing. by Climbing Gold
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Chapter 1: More Bird Than Larry Bird: Peter Croft and Alex talk climbing heroes and pushing the mentality of possible. And how 1940’s bebop jazz relates to Yosemite’s famed Astroman. by Climbing Gold
38 min listen
Faffing About: Just don't hit the ground. by Climbing Gold
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Forerunner: Alex Johnson’s career charts a fascinating shift in climbing culture, the comp circuit and the hurdles to being a professional climber. by Climbing Gold
39 min listen
Bit Of Gold Bonus: He Doesn't Know Beans: Tired of trudging up the steep mountain peaks and without a partner, John Gill hitched a ride with a milkman to solo the east face of Longs Peak. by Climbing Gold
10 min listen
Chapter 2: Tap-Tap-Twist: Behind each of the 200,000-plus climbing routes in the US, there is a person. Joanne Urioste pioneered some of the most popular routes and helped bring climbing into the future. by Climbing Gold
48 min listen
Space Race: In 2019, The US Olympic Committee gave USA Climbing a one in 10,000 chance of winning a medal. Two years later, four American climbers went to Tokyo. by Climbing Gold
39 min listen
Chapter 9: Untelling The Story: Just because it’s there doesn’t mean we should climb it. by Climbing Gold
48 min listen
Chapter 8: Give And Take: Armando Menocal helped protect climbing on public lands and launched the Access Fund. by Climbing Gold
49 min listen
Bit Of Gold Bonus: Pizza Party: When a living legend asked her to ditch university and come to Madagascar, Beth Rodden answered “Yes.” by Climbing Gold
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Chapter 10: Room For Growth: Alex and Fitz reflect on the first part of the series. And we reveal one of Alex’s pet peeves. by Climbing Gold
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Chapter 7: This Place Will Change Climbing: As climbing gyms become a global crag of sorts, how do we welcome people in? Photographer Malik Martin and industry veteran Jon Hawk bring ideas on the future of our sport with a little help from Conrad Anker. by Climbing Gold
44 min listen
Intermission: The 50,000 Ft View: In the summer of 2019, Steve Swenson, Mark Richey, Graham Zimmerman, and Chris Wright, made the first ascent of Link Sar, a 7,041 meter peak in the Karakoram. by Climbing Gold
30 min listen
Chapter 6: When Climbing Takes Flight: Randy Leavitt, Steph Davis and Chris McNamara each jumped into the golden age of human flight as climbers found BASE jumping. by Climbing Gold
45 min listen
The Stuff Of Nightmares: If you can't move up or down, where do you go? by Climbing Gold
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Try Harder: When it comes to the Olympics, we will probably never see a climbing competitor like Kyra Condie again. by Climbing Gold
33 min listen
Soviet Speed: In 1986, a team of legendary climbers including Todd Skinner, Russ Clune and Beth Wald went behind the Iron Curtain to compete in a one of a kind speed climbing competition. by Climbing Gold
28 min listen
The Knife's Edge: These are the things in the shadows that no one wants to talk about. Today, Kai Lightner and Beth Rodden help us shine a light on disordered eating in climbing. by Climbing Gold
47 min listen
Dope Lake Chapter 2: Yosemite Mafia: When federal agents landed in El Cap Meadow, the Camp 4 climbers knew something was up, but had no idea their lives were about to change. by Climbing Gold
31 min listen
Olympics Recap: Ultimate fandom. Cable subscriptions. Math on the fly. by Climbing Gold
49 min listen
The Competitor's Mind: Ashima Shiraishi takes us on a journey into the heart and mind of a true competitor. by Climbing Gold
31 min listen
Risk, Intensity, Complexity: To move a sport forward, you have to take it apart and put it back together again. by Climbing Gold
43 min listen

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Faffing About

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Titles in the series (73)

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