Подкасти на тему Climbing History

The early 80's was a time of immense change in the climbing world. Sport climbing and bolting on rappel had just started to spread from Europe to America, and the ethics that had ruled the previous decades started to be questioned. John Bachar - arguably the greatest climber in the world at the time - hated the idea of these new ethics changing the…

The early 80's was a time of immense change in the climbing world. Sport climbing and bolting on rappel had just started to spread from Europe to America, and the ethics that had ruled the previous decades started to be questioned. John Bachar - arguably the greatest climber in the world at the time - hated the idea of these new ethics changing the…

Today, dynamic climbing - lunging, dyno's, deadpoint's etc. - is considered a mainstream climbing style. But that hasn't always been the case. On today's episode we trace to the origin on dynamic climbing to an exact time, place, and even a specific route. From there we look at how this style of climbing spread from its early origins. SOURCES Ament…

In the 1980’s the small town of Buoux in Southern France suddenly became the centre of the hard sport climbing universe. Climbing on bolts was still in its infancy, and Buoux saw grades explode, new moves like the “Figure 4” invented, and controversies brew. Everyone in the climbing world wanted to go to Buoux to try the hardest routes in the world…

Coming soon - The Brief History of Climb Podcast! Plus, a short story about the origin of the sit-start. Music by Slip.stream - "Gnarly Man" / "Back In your Town"James Howell