Rab athlete, Tom Randall, has travelled the world in search of the quirkiest crack climbs that nature has to offer.

Faced with the prospect of a year without international travel, Tom and his climbing partner, Pete Whittaker, needed a project closer to home. And so ‘The Great Rift’ was born.

In this exclusive interview, he explains how an almost 800m, perfectly smooth, horizontal concrete crack under a motorway bridge on the M5 caught his eye.

Ryan Vachon is a climate scientist and videographer. When he’s not researching frozen bits of the world, digging up ice cores, or making films about how caribou survive Arctic winters, he likes to climb. Being based in Denver, Colorado, he’s got plenty on the doorstep.

Ryan’s big passion is to inspire people to engage in informed decisions on how they relate to the natural world. He speaks about the importance of brands to act responsibly as well as what we as individuals can do to lessen our impact on the environment.

Ryan is currently collaborating with Rab to produce a film about perspectives within the climbing community on a changing climate.

The energy and enthusiasm of Tim Fish are infectious. He rarely sits still, but I made him!

This is a rare opportunity to glimpse into the mind of an innovative product design leader. Tim Fish loves trad climbing andbouldering. Hislove of wild places began whilst visiting his gran in Snowdonia as a kid. At school he was always drawn to art, design and has always enjoyed solving problems.

Tim speaks about the importance of a brand not imitating others and also gives us a glimpse of the work Rab is doing in terms of sustainability.

As the Product Director of Rab with a young family, Tim is a busy man, but being Sheffield based, means he can climb on the local grit at any opportunity.

Jacopo was born in Courmayeur beneath the giant Italian face of Mt Blanc. He was skiing well before he started school and dreamed of becoming a mountain guide.

Jacopo shares the thrill of climbing his first 4000 metre peak with his father, about his work as a guide and his passion for supporting mountain guides in the countries of South America. He talks about the inherent risks and how he transitioned to work as a designer. Most of all I wanted to ask, why are Italians always so well dressed and what does he really think of British food?

Neil McAdie is a man who loves a journey. If it involves climbing, particularly adventurous climbing, even better. He has climbed everywhere, literally; Gogarth, Ben Nevis, Bolivia, Mt Blanc, first ascents of giant Himalayan mountains - he has crammed in a lifetime of quests. Neil shares stories of the places and characters he’s encountered along the way.

Neil was the Sales Director of Equip between 2002 to 2020 and, armed with a strong work ethic and sound business acumen, he was part of the team that contributed to the continuing rise of the Rab brand. He gives insight in how to manage rapid growth whilst keeping the trust of authentic outdoor users.

Rab athlete Tom Randall swapped life as a London city trader to become a cutting-edge rock climber. His visionary first ascents included the famous Century Crack, a project that he and his Wideboyz partner Pete Whittaker trained for in Tom’s legendary Sheffield cellar.

Tom is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the global climbing performance Lattice Training. I caught up with Tom – once he’d put his kids to bed – to find out where he finds all the energy and whether he could envisage life without some ludicrous stretch project.

Dick Turnbull is the man behind a great British climbing institution, the Outside shop in Hathersage, Peak District. When it comes to climbing kit and clothing his knowledge is unparalleled.

An accomplished mountaineer, through the 1980s and 90s Dick climbed many of the formidable Alpine north faces in winter. He talks about working with outdoor brands over the years and the importance having solid mountain people as staff, folk that walk the talk.

He shares a remarkable journey from Eton to adventures on the Eiger with ‘Flying Frank the decorator’. Not to mention becoming trapped in the ice, in the attic in his boat.

Rab Carrington is a climbing legend. In 1981 he began making down sleeping bags in his house in Sheffield. Rab likes solving problems whether on a mountain or designing and making kit for people heading to the mountains.

In this second episode Rab talks about a ground-breaking and committing alpine-style ascent of the Himalayan giant Jannu. Rab talks about starting out making sleeping bags, the trade partnerships along the way, as well as his values. We also get to hear about Sean Connery’s jet and the joy of climbing your first 8a aged 60.

Rab Carrington is a climbing legend. In 1981 he began making down sleeping bags in his house in Sheffield. Rab likes solving problems whether on a mountain or designing and making kit for people heading to the mountains.

In this first episode Rab talks about growing up in Glasgow and starting out climbing in the 1960s. Later Rab formed a formidable partnership with Al Rouse, exploring the Alps in winter as well as undertaking a legendary trip to south America, pioneering difficult routes in an audacious, lightweight style. Hitchhiking to the Alps in kilts and getting arrested in Buenos Aeries. Rab is candid, he tells it as it is.

Hetty Key and Charlie Low wanted a climbing community. So, they built one for themselves. The Women’s Trad Fest has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2016. Connecting, inspiring, including and supporting women, as they transition from indoor climbing to outdoor trad

in the Peak District, UK. In this episode we chat about their personal stories and the motivations behind the festival. We delve into Hetty’s research about mental wellbeing and discuss the barriers facing women who want to get outdoors.