Nearly 15 years ago, with the FA of her route Meltdown, Beth Rodden gave us one of the hardest crack lines in Yosemite – if not the world – helping to solidify the role women have played in the development of hard rock climbing. Since then, she’s also solidified herself as one of the leading voices in support of body positivity and healthier ideas surrounding body image in climbing. Today we REWIND to this conversation about parenting, identity, and climbing with the great Beth Rodden.

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Beth Rodden's Thoughts On Mentorship And Vulnerability In Today's Climbing World

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Climbing, Motherhood, and Body Image

This episode originally aired on February 17, 2018.

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