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Episode #15 | Andrew Bisharat | Storytelling, outrage culture, privilege in climbing, etc.

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Given the global conversation around amplifying diverse voices in climbing, we thought this would be an interesting chat. The idea was for two writers from very different climbing cultures - India and the United States - to exchange views on storytelling in climbing.

In this episode Dhillan chats with the remarkable Andrew Bisharat, one of the most renowned rock climbing writers in the world about:

  • What makes a good climbing story?
  • Has social media caused a decline in the quality of storytelling?
  • Why rock climbing doesn't have the body of literature that alpinism does?
  • Has outrage culture made journalism difficult?
  • Dealing with the backlash around his recent Rock & Ice article about renaming offensive routes
  • In India, is climbing linked to privilege?
  • How to tackle the lack of diversity in climbing media?
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