Irish / Sheffield climber and author Niall Grimes in conversation with top dogs, cool cats and committed crag rats from the neighbourhood and the international climbing scene. Also classic climbing stories read aloud for your aural pleasure. Mmmmmmm! See more at http://www.niallgrimes.com
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 161 Alex Huber returns
1:29:55
1:29:55
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:29:55
He’s back! We got Alex Huber back on the show to chat about pushing sport climbs into 9a+, El Cap free routes, Wolfgang Güllich, controversial opinions and lot more. Go for your guns! For BMC insurance click here https://bit.ly/3ZtcR2WVon Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 160 Alex Huber
1:13:38
1:13:38
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:13:38
Alex Huber rose to prominence in the early 1990s with ascents of what were the world's hardest sport climbs, consolidating the 9a grade and pushing on into 9a+. He brought his power to freeing the walls of El Cap and changed that mighty golden landscape forever adding the most popular and beautiful climbs on the great faces. At the same time, he br…
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 159 James Pearson part 2
1:24:57
1:24:57
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:24:57
In episode 2 of the James chat we talk about big downgrades, the fallout, getting back up the E12 and his recent repeat of MacLeod’s mystical Echo Wall.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 158 James Pearson part 1
1:26:06
1:26:06
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:26:06
Trad-monster James Pearson reflects on the early days of marching through the numbers to the top of grade-mountain and finding himself eventually on the edge of the cliff. Powerful stuff, lots of fun.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 158 Caroline Ciavaldini
1:11:31
1:11:31
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:11:31
French-born ex-comp best turned lover of British hard trad mega-classics Caro sits down and answers some of her own questions - is that a thing? Super crack.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 157 Neil Gresham Part 2
1:17:16
1:17:16
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:17:16
In part 2 of the Neil Gresham chat we talk Indian Face, Hard Grit, travelling and exploration, DWS, training and professionalism. Brilliant!Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 156 Neil Gresham Part 1
1:21:03
1:21:03
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:21:03
Neil Gresham has been chomping hard at the climbing bit for nearly forty years, always pushing hard and changing his focus. In part 1 we hear about Sheffield in the 1990s. Get in!Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 155 Jim Pope reads Menlove
46:49
46:49
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
46:49
Jim Pope reads End of a Climb by John Menlove Edwards, widely regarded as one of the finest bits of pre-war climbing writing.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 154 Tom Bolger
1:43:05
1:43:05
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:43:05
Away from the spotlight, Yorkshire-born Tom Bolger has quietly been redpointing and creating sport climbs of the highest calibre and is one of the few British climbers who are solidly climbing into the ninth grade. We caught up with Tom in his home in the global heart of sport climbing, Catalunya, to see what makes him tick.…
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 153 Beth Rodden
1:19:42
1:19:42
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:19:42
Climbing royalty. Beth Rodden’s impact on climbing from the late 90s to the late 00s was huge. She pushed forward female standards in sport and trad, did early free ascents on El cap, and established a crack testpiece where ascents still make the news. Injuries led to a stepping back, motherhood followed and she has now written her autobiography, A…
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 152 Remus Knowles
2:05:55
2:05:55
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
2:05:55
Me and Remus talk crap about climbing.Von niall grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 151 Andrew Bisharat
1:41:17
1:41:17
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:41:17
Writer and podcaster Andrew Bisharat looks back on a life in journalism, creativity, climbing, being mbbed and his involvement in the Palestine-based film, Resistance Climbing.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 150 Jerry Moffatt Revelations
1:44:11
1:44:11
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:44:11
On the 15th anniversary of Jerry Moffatt Revelations, for which I was ghost writer, I read some sections, remember the creation and listen to some recordings.Von niall grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 149 Mari Salvesen
2:02:09
2:02:09
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
2:02:09
Norweigan trad beast, crack shuffler and professional amateur Mari talks Troll Wall, local clubs, El Cap and always looking forward.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 148 Billy, Alex and The Nose Part 2
1:23:46
1:23:46
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:23:46
Part 2 of the amazing tale of Billy Ridal and Alex Waterhouse's epic free ascent of The Nose on El Cap.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 147 Alex, Billy and The Nose Part 1
1:17:01
1:17:01
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:17:01
Having recently retired from a life of indoor comps, two plastic-hardened heroes declare to the world that they are off to free climb The Nose of El Cap, the world's greatest trad route. Get outta town. Part 2 follows tomorrow.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 146 Alistair Lee
2:04:41
2:04:41
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
2:04:41
Al Lee’s films have documented UK trad climbing and climbers for over a decade. Movies such as On Sight, Climbing Blind, Blocheads and The Prophet have made the screen shine. This week let’s hear Al’s crack.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 145 Jam Crack Christmas Disco
1:00:43
1:00:43
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:00:43
Your annual sermon from the disco pulpit where the Jesus of beats and the Devil of groove battle it out in an epic dance to the death. Hot dog! Love's a-winnin!Von niall a grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 144 Zoe Wood
1:36:34
1:36:34
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:36:34
23-year-old Zoe was born into climbing in the hills and homes of North Wales where the slopes of Eryri turn their eyes towards the sea, This world was sketched in a recent film, Adra, which captured too her love for her home. Hear about it and her current career as a routesetter and a move to Sheffield. Many Cackles are had.…
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 143 Leo Houlding part 2
1:31:50
1:31:50
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:31:50
In part 2 we hear about Leo’s attempt to push standards and adventure on El Cap, breathtaking stories of wingsuit flying, racing Jeremy Clarkson, then taking his skills to the arctic wilderness and finally bringing it closer to home.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 142 Leo Houlding part 1
1:37:43
1:37:43
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:37:43
Leo Houlding is one of the finest and boldest rock climbers Britain has produced. In this first of a two-part interview we follow his journey from early Gritstone and wild Welsh forays onto the huge canvas of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Stunning.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 141 Chris Bonington
1:55:42
1:55:42
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:55:42
Chris Bonington’s name is synonymous with high altitude mountaineering the world over and he led the charge into the extreme during the sport’s most ambitious years. Alongside a successful and visionary career in the Himalayan giants from the 1960s through to the 1980s, CB communicated our sport to the armchair audience via his books and presentati…
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 140 Russ Clune
1:46:12
1:46:12
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:46:12
Russ Clune has been more places, met more people and climbed more climbs than most of us put together. Hear this Gunks legend tell us about decades of climbing fun around the world, how things used to be and how things have changed. Old school guaranteed!Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 139 Anna Hazelnutt
1:29:11
1:29:11
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
1:29:11
YouTuber, influencer and all-time trad slab moose Anna Hazelnutt takes us behind the scenes of video creation and climbing-wall superstardom. Legend.Von Niall Grimes
…
continue reading
1
JCPC 138 Tents Situation
46:52
46:52
Später Spielen
Später Spielen
Listen
Gefällt mir
Geliked
46:52
Two stories. Niall Grimes reads his own Tents Situation and Tom LeFanu read The Waiting Game. Enjoy xxVon Niall Grimes
…
continue reading