Transcription. What a shitty word. I prefer Torture-scription. Or Tran-seething. It’s a loathsome act and I hate it, hate it, hate it. Yet, sometimes a ClimbTalk show comes along that you just have to transcribe, for a number of different reasons. Even if it does take 15 hours of play, rewind, write, rewind, write, stop, … Read more
ClimbTalk. A pretty simple idea, really. Mike Brooks, the host of five years, wrangles up guests both local and international. Every now and again I nab a guest, as well, but I only teamed up with Mike three years ago, so people still think I’m a janitor who sneaked into the studio. These folks, climbers … Read more
This year marked my tenth anniversary climbing trip to Bishop, California. Whoop-dee friggin’ ding dong, eh? Indeed. It occurs to me, however, that the state of my travel has changed over the years, if in no way other than the nomenclature I use to verbally categorize my celebration amongst the boulders and crags around Bishop. … Read more
There are so many alternative names for bouldering pads, all fantastic. Sketch pad, crash pad, elk saddle, backcountry massage mattress, volcano cork, marmot holster, rock toboggan, tree band aid. Surely, you’ve rejoindered some wheezing tourist with your own variation after being asked: “Say, now, what’s that there on yer back?” “It’s a parachute! See ya … Read more
Marcel Proust is a tough read, no doubt about it. That’s why I only read his quotes. “Every reader finds himself. The writer’s work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself.” I so vividly recall … Read more
The holidays in a foreign country provide for some mixed emotions. On the one hand, you miss your friends and family and the insanity of going home and living in your old room again – even for a couple of days – and then driving back across the frozen destitution of Iowa and Nebraska to … Read more
Colorado climber Jamie Emerson is known for a lot of things. He climbs pretty hard, but mostly on boulders. He is an established route setter and forerunner for climbing competitions across the United States. He recently authored a guidebook to bouldering in Rocky Mountain National Park and Mount Evans. But, most famously (or infamously) he … Read more
Cory Richards…it’s really too much to talk about. The guy has been at the top of the outdoor photography game for years. Like, National Geographic top. He also recently became the first and only American to summit an 8000 meter peak in winter, Gasherbrum II in northern Pakistan. Jason Kehl, a frequent guest on ClimbTalk, … Read more
[All photos courtesy of Kyler Deutmeyer, an amazing Denver-based photographer. These images are raw, but you can check out some of his other finished climbing pics at kylerdeutmeyer.com. If you don't check it out, you will suck!] Act One This story begins with my birth. Right there at the beginning. I imagine my parents … Read more
Tom Cole once said, “Follow up the interview with a phone call. If Carrot Top can figure out how to use a phone, so can you.” Well, ClimbTalk Radio is so broke we can’t afford a phone that dials out. So, in absentia of a telephone machine, we give you this transcription of a fantastic … Read more