Russ Clune joins Jay and Lee on the pod today to chat about his new book ‘The Lifer: Climbing Adventures in The Gunks and Beyond’. 

Russ is one of the best traveled climbers in the history of our sport. He has climbed and put up routes on every continent other than Antarctica, and he has the stories to prove it. Today he’ll share about his free solo of Supercrack, how he came to travel so extensively for climbing in a time before the internet, his close friendship with Wolfgang Güllich and so much more. 

Order your copy of “The Lifer: Climbing Adventures in The Gunks and Beyond” here: https://www.diangelopublications.com/shop/p/the-lifer

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Disclaimer: 

The information expressed in this episode is for entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as, nor should it be interpreted as, informational or instructional.