After a long lay off Accidental Podcast is back with an old friend. Sean Warren is a big wall climber living in the UK.  Over the past several years Sean has become a major force in Yosemite and El Capitan climbing.  Sean talks of his past and his very impressive 2016 when he soloed some of El Cap’s hardest routes.

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Jeff and Dave rant about Thin Lizzy, E-Waste and the Chunnel. Dave blames Jeff for the long summer layoff. Jeff is angered by GoFundMe websites. Film terms of the Day are Working Title and Wild Sound. In a Brush with Fame Dave meets and bonds with Jerry Springer and Jeff races with Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.

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In this special episode we move away from adventure sports and talk with  Captain Graeham White. Graeham is a Captain with American Airlines. Flying for over 25 years and with 30,000 hours in the air Graeham has a few stories and opinions about the state of the airline industry.

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Jeff and Dave are recording from the same place for the first time.  The guys talk talk F1 and LeMans racing. Jeff meets a girl in Yosemite who’s laying in the dirt and dreaming of a man with a Sprinter Van.  Dave’s dad meets the Pope in a Brush with Fame.  The guys answer a letter from a listener in Film Term of the Day.  This episode’s guest is Richard Jensen. Richard along with Mark Smith did the First Ascent of the controversial El Capitan climbing route Wings of Steel.  On this the 5th anniversary of the 2nd Ascent Richard talks about what he would do differently now and how the film Assault on El Capitan changed the perception of the route.  Never shying away from controversy Richard talks about his longstanding feud with El Cap climber and critic Steve Grossman and how he deals with continued  criticism of his climbing style.

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Jeff and Dave talk with Topher about big falls, broken ankles and Rattlesnakes and his recent climbing accident while climbing El Capitan with Jeff. Film terms of the day is Over crank and Under crank.  On this episode’s Brush with Fame Dave meets Jay Leno and Jeff and Dave share a hot tub with Mo Green (Alex Rocco) from Godfather 1.

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Jeff and Dave rant about the responsibility of sitting in the exit row of an airplane. Dave questions whether Jeff’s eyebrows make him look like a terrorist. This episode’s Brush with Fame features Kim Kardashian, Gary Busey and Drew Carey.  The film term of the episode is Dutch Angle and we also talk Paranormal experiences and David’s two UFO sightings.

This episodes guest is Vitaliy Musiyenko: Vitaliy is a climber and adventurer. On New Years Day 2016 he Free Soloed the infamous Widows Tears ice feature in Yosemite Valley.  After only 1  year of mountaineering experience he climbed Denali. He’s climbed El Cap 4 times has climbed in Patagonia and has numerous first ascents in the Sierra Nevada.  Immigrating from the Ukraine at a young age Vitaliy overcame serious health issues and is truly an inspiration to anyone who dreams of exploiting the outdoors.

 

Jeff and Dave are joined by climber and entrepreneur Chris McNamara. Chris is the founder of Supertopo, The Outdoor Gear Lab and The American Safe Climbing Association (ASCA). He has climbed El Capitan more than 80 times and travel the 7 wonders of the world in 13 days.  He also is an avid dirt bike rider and surfer.  Chris is just a very cool guy that we were proud to have as a a guest. Oh Yeah….he also has large role in our film Assault on El Capitan.

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Jeff and Dave rant about posers in the climbing and filmmaking worlds and the lucrative life of independent adventure filmmakers. Also the film term of the day is  “Cutter.”  This episode’s guest is Joe Marlay.  Joe is a big wall climber and BASE jumper who in a short time has become one of the premier big wall climbers in Yosemite.

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Jeff and Dave introduce the new segment Brush With Fame.  Dave meets a Baywatch beauty (twice) and Jeff meets Mike Tyson. Jeff explains the Yosemite climbing rating system. Dave explains another obscure film crew credit and talks about being bit by a pig while filming The Dog Whisperer.

Our guest is Photographer Jim Thornburg. Jim estimates he has spent 23,000 hours over the past 20 years capturing images of climbers, and his extraordinary effort has produced a prodigious body of inspirational work. Jim’s work has appeared on the covers of Climbing and Rock and Ice, Grimper and California Climber as well as equipment catalogues for Mountain Gear, Prana, Patagonia and Black Diamond.

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In this Bonus episode Jeff and Dave talk about Dave’s excitement about the start of racing season. The guys also talk about Dave filming Drag Racing, Jeff’s old Fiat, Jolly Ranchers, Muffler Shops that build pool supplies, Jumars, and the reason Jeff  wrote an article for Climbing Magazine.