Ben Silvestre reads Student of Sand about doing Ludwig, E6 6b, on Gogarth's Yellow Wall, and a poem about living in a van.
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Niall x
Heads up, heads.
In our continuing Irish theme, this week Jam Crack Climbing Podcast brings you Michael Duffy. Michael has been a cornerstone of the Irish climbing scene since he was 14 years old and he continues to thrive and develop. In the later years he has pushed bouldering in Ireland, nudging standards towards the Font 8C mark. Legend. In this hour we chat about entering the scene, influences, bouldering, sport climbing and, of course, soul. It’s mega, I swear.
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Niall x
Weekend bonus story time.
I’m pumping out weekend short stories. This weekend Andy Moles reads his own story, In Fairness, about Fair Head. Check out episode 49, the interview with Calvin Torrand, for context..
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Niall x
What an honour!
This week we welcome to Jam Crack Climbing Podcast Mick Fowler, Britain's most celebrated adventure mountaineer of the last decades. He talks about loose seacliffs, Scottish winter, the London scene, expeditions and cancer.
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Niall x
This guy’s the don, swear to God. The Godfather of Funk of Irish climbing. A gentleman, a scholar and an acrobat. Calvin Torrans is the Source.
I very recommend you listen to this.
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Niall x
Crack one off this week with American rock and roll photographer turned climbing photographer, Jim Herrington. Jim tells the story of producing his book, The Climbers, with yarns about Jeff Lowe, Warren Harding, Ricardo Cassin, Voytek Wojciech Kurtyka and Dolly Parton. Check out the book here..
This week on Jam Crack Climbing Podcast, friend of the show reads the opening chapter rom his classic book, The Totem Pole. Paul has updated and republished this book. Find out how to get a copy here.
Bad news: if the image led you to click on the link in the hope of hearing a podcast from the amazing climber in the photo. I'm afraid this week's episode of Jam Crack Climbing Podcast is all about Nick Bullock. Nick is one of the UK's most committed alpinists and has spent many years pushing his limits in the mountains as well as pushing his writing back home.
First off we have Britain's best climber, Steve McClure - although James McHaffie keeps telling me he's the best but if he's so good how come he doesn't have more sponsors, eh? It was fab sitting down with this gnarly old character and look backwards and forwards, inside and out. He's a chilled and thoughtful dude. Check it out.
This time around Andi Turner (remember him from episode 38?) reads his own yarn, The Magic Flute. Listen below on the player on via iTunes.
This sweek Katherine Schirrmacher and I wag on about: chatting; The School; Broomgroove Wall; female climbing; freedom; the future; Stevie Wonder. Check her out on Love to Climb.
Buenos Dias muchachas, welcome to Jam Crack Podcast. This sweek we have one of the young stars of the British competition scene, Molly Thompson-Smith coming atcha both barrels. Molly takes you inside the game of comps and we get to see what climbing looks like to a nineteen-year-old London plastic puller. And loads more besides.
