CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

Jacopo Larcher is one of the most accomplished allround climbers in the World.

Trad: 9a (at least) and E11

Sport: 9a+

Boulder: 8B+

Multi pitch: 8b+ (many)

Alpine bigwall: 8a+

Plus he is an IFSC routsetter

We talk about many things, like for example:

How to train your pinkie in the correct way, his attempts on Bon Voyage, Tribe and the inevitable question of grading or not, Freerider and about sometimes living in Babsi's shadow, the benefits of minor injuries, and of course a lot more.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

By and with: Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The CIA

Of course we talk a lot about Nicolai's recent First ascent of Mount Doom, 9A, in the Maltatal. About the problem, the process, the grade, the significance and so on. Also about other 9A:s, the World Cup, goals, training and more.By and with: Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The CIA

About her youth, World Cup career, Action Directe, Dreamtime, projecting, paragliding, life, training and more...like bench.By and with: Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The CIA

We talk to Charles Albert, a Fontainebleau purebred who has chosen to climb without shoes. This hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the very best boulderers in the World, shoes or not and he is one of the few who have reached the elusive 9A grade.

By and with: Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The CIA

Found deep in the CIA secret vault, a blast from the past that we thought was lost forever.

In this interrogation from May 2015, Nalle talks about what was then "The Lappnor Project", now better known as "The Burden of Dreams", the World's first 9A boulder problem.

We talk about the process, the physical and mental struggle to be able to push the limits, grades and difficulty, competition climbing and a lot more.

We sit down with award winning cinematographer/photographer Jon Glassberg, founder of Louder than 11.

We talk to the man of the moment, Noah Wheeler, who recently made the 3rd ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker, V17/9A.

Charlie Schrieber:

Training, competitions, projects, future plans and, of course, his adventures in Yosemite where he, among A LOT of other things became the first to climb the Nose free via the Schnaz (or is it Schnoz?) variation.

We talk to Belgian Olympian Hannes Van Duysen.