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Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast
Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast
Niall Grimes

Irish / Sheffield climber and author Niall Grimes in conversation with top dogs, cool cats and committed crag rats from the... more

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Episodes

JCPC 154 Tom Bolger

Away from the spotlight, Yorkshire-born Tom Bolger has quietly been redpointing and creating sport climbs of the highest calibre and... more

01 May 2024 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
JCPC 153 Beth Rodden

Climbing royalty. Beth Rodden’s impact on climbing from the late 90s to the late 00s was huge. She pushed forward... more

18 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
JCPC 152 Remus Knowles

Me and Remus talk crap about climbing.

30 Mar 2024 · 2 hours, 5 minutes
JCPC 151 Andrew Bisharat

Writer and podcaster Andrew Bisharat looks back on a life in journalism, creativity, climbing, being mbbed and his involvement in... more

06 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
JCPC 150 Jerry Moffatt Revelations

On the 15th anniversary of Jerry Moffatt Revelations, for which I was ghost writer, I read some sections, remember the... more

25 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
JCPC 149 Mari Salvesen

Norweigan trad beast, crack shuffler and professional amateur Mari talks Troll Wall, local clubs, El Cap and always looking forward.

21 Feb 2024 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
JCPC 148 Billy, Alex and The Nose Part 2

Part 2 of the amazing tale of Billy Ridal and Alex Waterhouse's epic free ascent of The Nose on El... more

25 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
JCPC 147 Alex, Billy and The Nose Part 1

Having recently retired from a life of indoor comps, two plastic-hardened heroes declare to the world that they are off... more

24 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
JCPC 146 Alistair Lee

Al Lee’s films have documented UK trad climbing and climbers for over a decade. Movies such as On Sight, Climbing... more

02 Jan 2024 · 2 hours, 4 minutes
JCPC 145 Jam Crack Christmas Disco

Your annual sermon from the disco pulpit where the Jesus of beats and the Devil of groove battle it out... more

23 Dec 2023 · 1 hour,
JCPC 144 Zoe Wood

23-year-old Zoe was born into climbing in the hills and homes of North Wales where the slopes of Eryri turn... more

18 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
JCPC 143 Leo Houlding part 2

In part 2 we hear about Leo’s attempt to push standards and adventure on El Cap, breathtaking stories of wingsuit... more

06 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
JCPC 142 Leo Houlding part 1

Leo Houlding is one of the finest and boldest rock climbers Britain has produced. In this first of a two-part... more

05 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
JCPC 141 Chris Bonington

Chris Bonington’s name is synonymous with high altitude mountaineering the world over and he led the charge into the extreme... more

20 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
JCPC 140 Russ Clune

Russ Clune has been more places, met more people and climbed more climbs than most of us put together. Hear... more

10 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 46 minutes
JCPC 139 Anna Hazelnutt

YouTuber, influencer and all-time trad slab moose Anna Hazelnutt takes us behind the scenes of video creation and climbing-wall superstardom.... more

19 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
JCPC 138 Tents Situation

Two stories. Niall Grimes reads his own Tents Situation and Tom LeFanu read The Waiting Game. Enjoy xx

06 Oct 2023 · 46 minutes
JCPC 137 Didier Berthod

Who can forget Didier Berthod from his attempts on Cobra Crack in 2007's smash video, First Ascent. The Swiss-born crack... more

15 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
JCPC 136 Burgess Book of Lies

Al Burgess reads wild stories of 1980s alpinism and all that that world entailed - fighting for your life and... more

05 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
JCPC 135 Ruby Petch

Adventure boulderer Ruby Petch is one of the driving forces of the development of North Devon. By hiking pads, figuring... more

28 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
JCPC 134 Adam Ondra

The world's best climber? Hell yeah! Adam Ondra gives us a tale of childhood, grades, Dawn Wall, comps and choss.... more

13 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
JCPC 133 Dean Fidelman Part 2

In part 2 of Dean’s interview we chat about the Stonemasters’ reincarnation, the Stone Monkeys, who brought their heart and... more

19 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
JCPC 132 Dean Fidelman Part 1

Dean Fidelman’s photographs captured the wild characters of the Stonemasters as they revolutionized the climbing of Southern California in the... more

19 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
JCPC 131 Anna Wild

She's ony 22 and she's already ticked many of the best 8as and 8bs in Yorkshire and has done 8b+... more

25 May 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
JCPC 130 Al Burgess Interview

The Burgess twins were a legendary force in the mountaineering world of the 1970s and 80s. Al and his brother... more

05 May 2023 · 2 hours, 15 minutes
JCPC 129 Hello Al Burgess

Niall Grimes introduces top Himalayan climber of the 70s, 80s andf 90s, Al Burgess.

27 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
JCPC 128 Liv Pearson

She's the ultimate Little Person! She's the Little Pearson! She's Liv Pearson. South-Wales-based LP it a climbing nut and a... more

30 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
JCPC 127 Will Bosi

The young Scot owns the strongest fingers in the game and he has pointed them at many of the UK’s... more

14 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 37 minutes
JCPC 126 Honour of Being Human

A reading of the classic caving story, The Honour of Being Human, about the tragic death of Neil Moss. Read... more

27 Feb 2023 · 32 minutes
JCPC 125 Charlie Torrance

Llanberis local and climbing lifer Charlie Torrance talks about a terrible car accident and the months of recovery that have... more

20 Feb 2023 · 57 minutes
JCPC 124 MORE CUBBY! FU*CK YES!

Gunshot say rewind, spin say the man forward, You want more Cubby you got more Cubby. More Brat, more ice,... more

08 Jan 2023 · 2 hours, 40 minutes
JCPC 123 Brian Hall

Brian Hall lived through one of the most exciting and deadly eras of Himalayan exploration during the 1970s and 80s.... more

30 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
JCPC 122 Ben Moon

Ben Moon pushed climbing to new levels in the 1980s and 90s. He spearheaded sport climbing, training, and bouldering and... more

10 Nov 2022 · 2 hours, 18 minutes
JCPC 121 Dave Bowes

The past 15 years have seen Dave Bowes go on an cosmic journey which began in a terrible motorcycle accident.... more

21 Oct 2022 · 2 hours, 1 minute
JCPC 120 Dave 'Cubby' Cuthbertson

Top Scottish climber od the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Cubby pushed the standards in trad, sport and ice, including the... more

07 Oct 2022 · 2 hours, 41 minutes
JCPC 119 Jemma Powell

She's only small, but she's great crack. Comp beast, trad-tinkler, climbing coach with lots of horse-power. Join us for a... more

22 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 54 minutes
JCPC 118 Chris Doyle

The Steven Spielberg of climbing looning, filmmaking fun freak, North Wales-based, Orme-loving, injured climbing lifer, Chris Doyle chats to Niall... more

08 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 51 minutes
JCPC 117 Teresa Coimbra

Portugese-born, 22-year-old Teresa tells us how climbing looks like from where she is sat, under a tree in Sheffield on... more

29 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 57 minutes
JCPC 116 Franco Cookson

Pin-sharp trad boiler and world-renowned anti-Varian Franco Cookson sits down with me in a pub and after a while we... more

29 May 2022 · 2 hours, 18 minutes
JCPC 115 Dan Varian

The more northerly member of the Beastmaker duo sifts through his thoughts on his greatest bouldering addition, the mega-highball 8B+,... more

24 May 2022 · 2 hours, 44 minutes
JCPC 114 Zofia Reych

A super conversation with Zofia Reych, author of a forthcoming book, Born to Climb. We talk about her book, also... more

22 Apr 2022 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
JCPC 113 Jerry Moffatt

Jerry Moffatt was widely considered to be the best climber in the world during his epic career spanning from the... more

17 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 50 minutes
JCPC 112 Alain Robert

French climber, Alain Robert, has been one of the world’s most outrageous soloist for over 30 years. He has soloed... more

15 Feb 2022 · 1 hour, 57 minutes
JCPC 111 Mick Johnston

He's an 80s trad boiler and Catwalk-walking sports cat. He's into telling you about his E7 when he's in the... more

02 Feb 2022 · 1 hour, 39 minutes
JCPC 110 Ed February

Ed February tells his story of growing up in South Africa, finding climbing and the barriers he faced as a... more

18 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 49 minutes
JCPC 109 Winter 8000: Broad Peak

Bernadette MacDonald reads another section from her book, Winter 8000. This time we look at the Polish mountaineer Maciej Berbeka's... more

09 Jan 2022 · 44 minutes
Chug my Bug and Crack my Jam

Another mix of tunes, a bit of a disco party vibe.

31 Dec 2021 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
A sermon for Brother Andrew

A random mix of some music

31 Dec 2021 · 34 minutes
JCPC 107 Isabelle Faus

This 28-year-old Chicago/Colorado climber is one of the world's top female boulderers, with multiple 8B+/V14s to her credit. Yet she... more

22 Dec 2021 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
JCPC 105 Sarah-Jane Dobner

Many laughs. Trad climbing lifer Sarah Jane Dobner talks about her self-published, award-winning book, A Feeling for Rock, and gives... more

11 Nov 2021 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
JCPC 104 Dammed If You Don't

Chris Kalman reads an extract from his book, Dammed If You Don't.

26 Oct 2021 · 33 minutes
JCPC 103 John Long

Legendary US climber and storyteller, major star of Yosemite climbing in the 1970s, the archetypical Stonemaster, John Long in conversation. ... more

10 Oct 2021 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
JCPC 102 Ed Drummond Vibes

Artist and climber, Ed Drummond, is captured in this mesmerising audio piece by Hotaches. Grasp whisps of magic from this... more

17 Sep 2021 · 36 minutes
JCPC 101 Paul Pritchard

Legendary 80s trad lizard, the Lion of Llanberis, helmet-boiler number one, Paul Pritchard in conversation.

08 Aug 2021 ·
JCPC 101 Paul Pritchard

Legendary 80s trad lizard, the Lion of Llanberis, helmet-boiler number one, Paul Pritchard in conversation.

08 Aug 2021 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
JCPC 100 More Me, More Talk, More Shat

Just me rambling on about myself, seacliffs, Welshmen and me dear friend Andy Scott. Probably not worth listening to.

13 Jul 2021 · 1 hour, 57 minutes
JCPC 099 Aidan Roberts + David Mason

Aiden Roberts is at the top of UK bouldering having done numerous 8C/8C+  first ascents. David Mason has been doing... more

06 Apr 2021 · 2 hours, 4 minutes
JCPC 098 Anita Aggarwal

Anita talks about some of the work she has been doing to encourage diverse groups into climbing.

23 Mar 2021 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
JCPC 097 Natalie Berry reads A Scotsman's Duty

Natalie Berry reads Gordon Smith’s classic accounts of winter ice climbing on Ben Nevis and big routes in the Alps,... more

11 Mar 2021 · 45 minutes
JCPC 096 Bob Smith

Achtung: Legend! The quiet king of the quiet kingdom. Seldom has an area been so associated with one climber as... more

02 Mar 2021 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast
JCPC 098 Anita Aggarwal
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Anita talks about some of the work she has been doing to encourage diverse groups into climbing.