It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Keenan Takahashi, he has lots of really well thought out views about the pursuit of climbing as well as the climbing industry as a whole. Is climbing more than chasing numbers and ascents? What can the climbing scene learn from that of skateboarding? Why are highballs so alluring? How can a man cultivate such a powerful moustache? You can find the answer to some but not all of those questions within!

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We put a Partridge amongst the pigeons this week as Jon joins us for a wide ranging and introspective chat. We cover his comp climbing, his regrets, his ever changing relationship with the sport and also the ups, downs and hard truths that come with building a climbing wall. Jon is a well known and universally well liked character on the British scene and it was a pleasure to have him. 

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If you're in and/or around the London area, why not head over to Hounslow to have a climb at Hang. With a disproportionate amount of partridges on staff you might even be lucky enough to witness one roosting amid the boulders or giving a spreadsheet a peck down.  

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Tiba Vroom joins us this week for a wide-ranging chat with a lot of ground covered. As well as Tiba's own climbing we chat about Wildflower, her non-profit climbing gym in the Netherlands, route-setting, the benefits of learning to climb on a spray wall, women in boulder development and we also run through Tiba's desert island boulders!

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Omar Bobat joins us for a general chat this week. Omar is the eponymous creator of the Bouldering Bobat YouTube series and co-owns a climbing wall but unlike many of our guests is not an obsessional climber and so brings a slightly different perspective which I hope you'll enjoy. We cover a lot of ground, definitely more of a pub chat with a fun and interesting guy. 

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Beth has had one of the most dramatic careers in climbing. Competition and Rock success, being kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan as well as struggling with injuries and under fuelling. She is introspective and philosophical and she's learnt so much through climbing which I think will resonate with everybody. There's also a triumphant return for Desert Island Boulders which is now equipped with what I can only describe as a market leading jingle so listen out for that. 

We loved getting an opportunity to chat and learn from her and I hope you'll all get something out of it as well. 

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It's a special episode this week, and by special I mean something has been taken away. Brace yourselves everyone, Aidan isn't here for this one.... Right, who's still here? Don't be too disheartened because we have a great episode with my own dear brother Ben and we've got a mixture of advice and funny stories about opening climbing walls. Not a lot of actual climbing chat but I think it's a good episode nevertheless, big thanks to Ben for being game to record it! 

Thanks very much for listening and Aidan will be back next week.

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Great chat with Jake Mason, a brilliant routesetter, rock climber, hold producer, content creator and most importantly an all round good guy! 

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Another set of rambles with just the home team. We discuss the beginnings of the IFSC season, Sam's project, Aidan returning to indoor mode and training with a parkour pro and whether climbing media is too number focussed. 

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Just Aidan and Sam this week mostly chatting about Aidan's nearly 3 month climbing trip in Switzerland but also infused with the standard mishmash of rambles and tangents. 

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Sofya Yokoyama joins us this week for a chat about the upcoming comp season and also about a post she recently made on social media where she opened up about some past struggles with disordered eating. Lots of tips and advice that will be relevant to all climbers. This chat was recorded a few weeks back, and since then Sofya has had a great start to the comp season, finishing 12th in Hachioji! That hadn't happened at time of recording but we'd still like to congratulate her on a great first comp of the season. 

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