In early 1983, in a small backwater area in Oregon with less than stellar rock, Smith Rock, sport climbing history... more

Kris chats with French legend David Chambre, the author of one of the best and most beautiful reference books out... more

Kris sits down in Wyoming with two absolute legends from the 80’s, Jibé Tribout and Arnould T’Kint, to talk about... more

There is no icon of 1980's climbing with the starpower of Patrick Edlinger. Known as Le Blonde, it's estimated that... more

As the end of the 1970’s neared, climbers, more and more, the world over, were wondering the same thing. “How... more

Climbing, in the 1990’s, as you’ve already heard, was all punk rock and new wave, rising standards and superstar climbers... more

Remus Knowles runs https://climbing-history.org/ , and since he's a fan of the show, I asked him to come on and tell... more

Matt Samet is a legend of the climbing magazine world, having worked for Climbing, Rock & Ice and Alpinist as... more

Sometimes you need time away to realize what you were in the midst of.  In this episode Kris reflects on the... more

Eva Lopez is one of the top Spanish climbers in history. While she is largely known as one of the... more