The RunOut Podcast

The RunOut Podcast episodes:

• 04.16.2024

  RunOut 123: How NFL Lineman Wes Schweitzer Uses Rock Climbing to Move Better and Get Stronger

  Our guest today is #71 for the New York Jets: Wes Schweitzer, an offensive guard whose injuries sent him down a curious path of recovery: rock climbing. Since discovering the sport, Wes has fallen in love with climbing and uses...

  
• 03.26.2024

  RunOut 122: Will Moss Leaves No Stone Unclimbed

  Will Moss is a comp climber turned traddie from New York City, who has been quietly ticking some of the hardest gear-protected routes in the country over the past couple of years. His most recent notable ascent is the FA...

  
• 03.08.2024

  RunOut #121: Beth Rodden Reveals A Light Through the Cracks

  Today’s guest is a climbing icon and legend: the great Beth Rodden. Beth was a youth national comp champ who went on to become one of the greatest female climbers of her time, with important first free ascents of El...

  
• 02.20.2024

  RunOut #120: Josh Wharton Redpoints the Alpine

  Josh Wharton is one of America’s top alpine climbers, with light and fast ascents of iconic peaks from Patagonia to Alaska to the Himalaya. His latest first free ascent with Vince Anderson, is called Suerte (5.13a, WI6, M7, 3,500 feet)...

  
• 01.30.2024

  RunOut #119: Dean Fidelman, Portraits of an Artist

  Dean Fidelman is a legendary climbing photographer, whose body of work and portraitures have come as close to capturing the elusive soul of our sport as any photographer ever has. He’s perhaps best known for his Stone Nudes series of...

  
• 01.15.2024

  RunOut #118: The Power of Climbing Community and Development—and the Threats it Faces

  Colorado Climber Get Goin' from his EP Get Goin' https://open.spotify.com/album/3rZ3LOjSIw92djPAPerMkG?si=wUR1_MyuQ12mJjrLYlHn_Q

  
• 12.29.2023

  RunOut #117: How Two Big Wall Noobs Free Climbed the Nose

  Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal are both 26 years old, from Sheffield, England, and have been competing on plastic since they were 12. But once slapping plastic lost its allure, these two climbers found themselves dreaming of adventure. And adventure...

  
• 12.13.2023

  RunOut #116: Mary Catherine Eden Charms the Black Mamba

  Mary Catherine Eden is probably best known for popular Instagram account @tradprincess, but she’s far more than just another online influencer. She’s recently ticked one of the hardest crack climbs in the country, Black Mamba (5.14b), joining a small group...

  
• 11.23.2023

  RunOut 115: Jakob Schubert Goes B.I.G. (Plus Jared Leto’s big TR)

  Jakob Schubert is a four-time World Champion, an Olympic bronze medalist, and he has more IFSC gold medals than any other male competitor. He’s also sent some of the hardest routes in the world, including, most recently, a first ascent...

  
• 11.10.2023

  RunOut #114: Kris Hampton Taps into the Power of Climbing History

  Kris Hampton is the brains and brawn behind Power Company Climbing and the cohost of the podcast by the same name. His insatiable love of creating new things, whether that’s training plans for climbers or music, has led him to...

  
• 10.24.2023

  RunOut #113: How a Race to Get a Climbing Record Turned Deadly

  RunOut #113: How a Race to Get a Climbing Record Turned Deadly This fall, two American women found themselves in an unlikely race to reach the summit of Shishapangma, and thereby earn themselves a place in the record books as being...

  
• 10.10.2023

  RunOut #112: America’s First Climbing Gym Owner Sounds the Alarm

  Our guest today is Rich Johnston, the president and owner of Vertical World in Seattle, known as America’s First Climbing Gym (TM). He’s also the founding chairman of the Climbing Wall Association, where he served for 16 years, and a...

  
• 09.19.2023

  RunOut #111: A Fine Line for Graham Zimmerman

  Today’s guest is Graham Zimmerman, an alpinist, a recipient of the Piolet d’Or and a director at Protect Our Winters, a climate-advocacy group. His new book is “A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains.” But first, cave raves are all...

  
• 09.06.2023

  Bonus: Alannah Yip Sounds the Alarm on Eating Disorders

  Today, we're releasing one of our bonus episodes from our Rope Gun feed on Patreon because the content is a PSA and super important for as many climbers out there to hear. Our conversation is with Alannah Yip, an Olympic...

  
• 09.03.2023

  RunOut #110: Russ Clune is Climbing’s Lifer

  Our guest today is the esteemed Russ Clune, a climbing legend of the Shawangunks in New York, where he has established notable first ascents and from where he bases in between trips to dozens of countries and crags around the...

  
• 08.12.2023

  RunOut #109: John Middendorf on How Climbing Gear Precedes Progress

  Our guest today is a genuine legend and one of the pioneers of big-wall climbing. John Middendorf is a mechanical engineer, gear designer, researcher, writer, and teacher based in Tasmania. His climbing accomplishments pushed the limits of big-walls, adventure, and...

  
• 07.31.2023

  RunOut #108: Colin Haley and the Lifelong Epic Quest of Alpinism

  Our guest today is one of the all-time great alpinists of our time. Colin Haley joins to the show in the wake of an uneventful trip to Alaska, and explains why such missions are part of a healthy approach to...

  
• 07.15.2023

  RunOut #107: Speed Climbing is OK

  Our guest today is Albert Ok, a YouTuber and speed-climbing coach. Albert goes by the handle Professor Ok, and creates content that breaks down movement. He tries to break climbing down into its most fundamental parts in order to best...

  
• 06.30.2023

  RunOut #106: Taylor Swift and Walldies. Plus: Ontario’s Climbing Nightmare

  This episode is a proper mix of silly and seriousness, as we talk to Mike Penney, director of the Ontario Alliance of Climbers, who is currently pushing back on the government’s regulations threatening access to 75% of Ontario rock climbing,...

  
• 06.12.2023

  RunOut #105: Quad Life, Anchor Dweebs, and Keeping Print Alive

  Luke Mehall is the publisher of The Climbing Zine, and the the creator of the Dirtbag State of Mind podcast. After America’s two most prominent climbing magazines either went under or went digital, the Climbing Zine now stands as an...

  
• 05.31.2023

  RunOut #104: Savannah Cummins Balances it All

  Savannah Cummins is a filmmaker, photographer, and all-around professional climber. We talk about some of her wildest expeditions to the farthest corners of the planet, dealing with injuries and medical malpractice, losing her partner in a tragic and freak accident...

  
• 05.14.2023

  RunOut #103: Can Cedar Wright Keep Dirtbagging Alive?

  In an era of remote work and $200K Sprinter Vans, it may seem like the archetypal dirtbag of climbing lore is obsolete if not dead. Cedar Wright is on a mission, however, to keep it alive through a new program...

  
• 04.30.2023

  RunOut #102: Christian Beckwith digs in to the 10th Mountain Division

  Our guest today is Christian Beckwith, a writer, podcaster, and co-founder of Alpinist Magazine and the Teton Climbers Coalition. His latest project is 90 Pound Rucksack, a historical podcast exploring the dawn of outdoor recreation in America through the story...

  
• 04.14.2023

  RunOut #101: Will Congress let climbers bolt in Wilderness?

  The Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act (H.R. 1380) is a bipartisan collaboration before Congress that aims to establish rock climbing as a legitimate activity across all federal lands, and direct relevant federal departments to include language in their management policy...

  
• 03.27.2023

  RunOut 100: Live with Tommy

  For our hundredth episode (has another podcast ever reached such a milestone?) we hosted a live conversation and Q&A; with Tommy Caldwell for all of our RopeGuns, our supporters on Patreon. Join us if you’d like to support the...

  
• 03.13.2023

  RunOut #99: Corey Rich: AI and the Future of Climbing Photography

  Is climbing photography dead? In an era in which everyone has an iPhone and now generative AI can create realistic photographic “content,” what role does a professional photographer play in 2023? We talk about these issues and more with one...

  
• 03.01.2023

  RunOut #98: More with Majka Burhardt

  Majka Burhardt is a professional climber, author, and mother of twins. Her new book is More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood. We talk to Majka about the struggle to find that elusive balance while holding out hope...

  
• 02.17.2023

  RunOut #97: Why Lynn Hill is going back to the fundamentals

  Lynn Hill needs no intro. She’s best known as the individual who completed the first free ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, as well as the first person to free El Cap in a single day. The ascent broke...

  
• 01.30.2023

  RunOut #96: Thomas Huber is Free

  Thomas Huber is one of the most accomplished and beloved climbers of all time. Along with his brother Alex, Thomas helped pave the way for modern free climbing on El Capitan with FreeRider, Golden Gate, and host of other first...

  
• 01.12.2023

  RunOut #95: Hazel Findlay Builds Strong Minds

  New Year, New Us. We connect for the first podcast of 2023, and Chris shares his aspirations of becoming a climbing warrior while Andrew is back on his usual bullshit of planning for another year of truly unimpressive mediocrity. Hazel Findlay...

  
• 12.20.2022

  RunOut #94: Inside Free Soloing with Jeff Smoot

  What’s the best way to belay with a GriGri? How should you build an anchor? Is that CE-certified piece of webbing really strong enough for real-world climbing? The internet has an opinion on this and more! Walk with us through...

  
• 12.08.2022

  RunOut #93: Alex Honnold Hits Different

  We kick it with Alex Honnold, the rock climber who was once on 60 Minutes. He has even done a few other impressive things since then … you know, like free soloing El-fucking-Cap. It’s been a big year for Honnold,...

  
• 11.24.2022

  RunOut #92: Libby Sauter and the Myth of Having it All

  We’ve got a double-header today with two amazing guests. Our first guest is Scott Johnston, a coach, trainer, and co-author of Training for the New Alpinism, with over 200,000 copies sold. Scott recently left his perch at Uphill Athlete to continue...

  
• 11.10.2022

  RunOut #91: Katie Brown is Back

  Last month, an 8-year-old boy and his dad “climbed” El Capitan with the help of two other anonymous climbers who presumably guided the father-son team, fixing all the ropes so they could jug up the wall. We look at the...

  
• 10.25.2022

  RunOut #90: The Permit Debate Continues

  If there is one thing you can say about this show, it’s that we are the most fair and balanced climbing podcast in the world. Following last episode’s discussion about Yosemite’s proposed overnight permits for big-wall climbers, we are speaking...

  
• 10.01.2022

  RunOut #89: Ethics, Rules, Crowds, Permits

  The Yosemite National Park is attempting to make its Covid-era rule in which climbers are required to have a permit to spend the night on a big wall permanent—and predictably, climbers aren’t happy about it. We spoke to two of...

  
• 09.20.2022

  RunOut #88: Booty Rules, Aloha Jefe

  Who doesn’t love booty? Finding gear on a route can make a climber’s day, but what are the best practices for finding the owner’s gear? Court’s in order for your friendly podcast hosts as they debate the finer points of...

  
• 09.01.2022

  RunOut #87: Jonathan Siegrist eats Kinder Cakes for breakfast

  Jonathan Siegrist, one of the world’s best sport climbers, returns to the show to share the news of his recent send of Rifle’s hardest route. We catch up on the latest in the climbing world in a casual conversation that...

  
• 08.19.2022

  RunOut #86: Climbing is in Seb Bouin’s DNA

  Our guest today is Seb Bouin, one of the best rock climbers on Earth and the author of DNA, one of three 5.15d rock climbs established thus far. We talk to Seb about grades, how he measures success, the benefits...

  
• 07.29.2022

  RunOut #85: WTF is “Ski Mountaineering” with Cody Townsend?

  To start, we grimly remark on the latest round up of avalanches, landslides, and glacier collapses and what that means for mountain travel in the future. Our main guest today is Cody Townsend, a self-proclaimed “rock climbing gumby” but a true...

  
• 07.20.2022

  RunOut #84: Connor Herson Returns

  Connor Herson returns to the show, a few years older, a few inches taller, and more than a few impressive ticks under his belt. One of his latest ascents is “Empath” on gear—potentially one of the harder gear leads ever...

  
• 06.28.2022

  RunOut #83: Justification for a Trad Attitude

  Hard, scary trad climbing is all fun and games until someone breaks their back. That’s what happened to Molly Mitchell on Crank It, a 5.13+ sport climb in Boulder Canyon that Molly was attempting to headpoint on gear. Nevertheless, Molly...

  
• 06.16.2022

  RunOut #82: From Skardu to Comp Don’ts

  We begin with a conversation with Ben Hanna, the newest member of the prestigious USA Climbing National Team. At 23 years young, Ben is a longtime crusher from Santa Fe who we’ve watched go from being a young grommet at...

  
• 05.18.2022

  Bonus: Carlo Traversi Does Magic

  Carlo Traversi is having one of the best climbing years of his life. He's sending V-insane, 5.15b sport, and 5.14c trad — all while managing a successful business that immeasurably improves the lives of climbers in his own community. He's...

  
• 05.10.2022

  RunOut #81: The Sanctity of Space

  What’s better: cragging it up in a full-on scene filled with gumbies and noobs, spray bros and crusher queens? Or going off to some obscure choss pile in the middle of nowhere and enjoying the quiet solitude of nature all...

  
• 04.27.2022

  RunOut #80: Barefoot in Font, Valley of Giants

  Will a new film from Reel Rock encourage climbers to engage in risky behavior and not use their rubbers on the rock? We discuss Barefoot Charles and his conspicuously well-coifed mane of hair. Next we speak to Lauren DeLauney Miller, a...

  
• 04.08.2022

  RunOut #79: Bish Slaps

  After not watching the Oscars because who cares, we talk about the thing everyone was talking about and recall some of the more famous slaps that have been seen at crags around the world and throughout history and lore. Our main...

  
• 03.14.2022

  RunOut #78: Bolts are Out but the Doctor’s In

  A new climbing management plan in Joshua Tree National Park redefines bolts as installations. We pore through this ominous plan to try to figure what the hell is going on in J-tree, and what this may mean for climbing in...

  
• 03.03.2022

  RunOut #77: Greasy and the Beast

  Ned Feehally is one of the few climbers ever to have flashed V14 (8B+). He is also one of the founders of Beastmaker, a U.K. climbing company that ushered in an era of fine wood hangboards that you just don’t...

  
• 02.15.2022

  RunOut #76: Cool Shoes, Jordan Cannon

  Friend of the pod and crusher of granite Jordan Cannon returns to the show with an update from his life on the road. We dive into a range of topics across the climbing spectrum, while trying not to be old-shamed...