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The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

BySam Prior & Aidan Roberts

Does anyone read these? Right, we've been having too much of a good time these past few episodes and lots of good rambles have fallen away into wails of (useless) mirth. Time for us to actually have a chat and remember that this is a job and we can stop pretending to like each other for five minutes and actually get some of this climbing stuff straightened out. Sam makes up some words and uses them with conviction and Aidan honestly seemed surprised we were recording. If you...

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Episode Playlist

50 Episodes
E129: Farewell to 2024, our review of the year
Dec 31, 2024•—

E129: Farewell to 2024, our review of the year

E130: Hamish McArthur - Climbing with spirit, Olympic pressure and turning climbing into a (very good) job
Jan 7, 2025•—

E130: Hamish McArthur - Climbing with spirit, Olympic pressure and turning climbing into a (very good) job

E131: Paul Robinson - Last great projecting, taking control of your own narrative and Lucid Dreaming
Jan 14, 2025•—

E131: Paul Robinson - Last great projecting, taking control of your own narrative and Lucid Dreaming

E132: Toby Roberts - Winning the Olympic gold, heavy training schedules and board climbing feats of strength
Jan 21, 2025•—

E132: Toby Roberts - Winning the Olympic gold, heavy training schedules and board climbing feats of strength

E133: Matt Bird - Why does a climber need a manager? A little look into the shadowy world of athlete contracts.
Jan 28, 2025•—

E133: Matt Bird - Why does a climber need a manager? A little look into the shadowy world of athlete contracts.

E134: Katie Lamb - A great set of rambles with one of the world's best scalers
Feb 4, 2025•—

E134: Katie Lamb - A great set of rambles with one of the world's best scalers

E135: Aidan's new hardest projects in Yosemite, and why he can't drag himself away
Feb 11, 2025•—

E135: Aidan's new hardest projects in Yosemite, and why he can't drag himself away

E136: Nathan Phillips - Climbing 8C+, crazy ideas and roasting Sam's climbing
Feb 18, 2025•—

E136: Nathan Phillips - Climbing 8C+, crazy ideas and roasting Sam's climbing

E137: Jim Pope - Adventures, Comps and Mushrooms
Feb 25, 2025•—

E137: Jim Pope - Adventures, Comps and Mushrooms

E138: Jesse Dufton - Overcoming degenerative sight loss to climb harder than ever
Mar 4, 2025•—

E138: Jesse Dufton - Overcoming degenerative sight loss to climb harder than ever

E139: The 9A tier list episode... and also shoes
Mar 12, 2025•—

E139: The 9A tier list episode... and also shoes

E140: Moral conundrums and hot takes special featuring Katie Lamb
Mar 19, 2025•—

E140: Moral conundrums and hot takes special featuring Katie Lamb

E141: Martin Keller - Defying aging and injuries to keep climbing harder than ever
Mar 26, 2025•—

E141: Martin Keller - Defying aging and injuries to keep climbing harder than ever

E142: Jonathan Sin - Trying to become a world cup climber after starting (relatively) late
Apr 2, 2025•—

E142: Jonathan Sin - Trying to become a world cup climber after starting (relatively) late

E143: Allison Vest - Outdoor projecting, dealing with pressure and titanium tendons
Apr 9, 2025•—

E143: Allison Vest - Outdoor projecting, dealing with pressure and titanium tendons

E144: Carlo Traversi - Motivation, Yosemite and developing the hardest V12s in the world
Apr 16, 2025•—

E144: Carlo Traversi - Motivation, Yosemite and developing the hardest V12s in the world

E145: Will Anglin - Board climbing nerdery, Tension, what is training anyway?
Apr 23, 2025•—

E145: Will Anglin - Board climbing nerdery, Tension, what is training anyway?

E146: Charlie Schreiber - Hot takes, life lessons and internet drama with one of the best hype men in the game
Apr 30, 2025•—

E146: Charlie Schreiber - Hot takes, life lessons and internet drama with one of the best hype men in the game

E147: Katie Lamb, the first woman to climb V16...again.
May 7, 2025•—

E147: Katie Lamb, the first woman to climb V16...again.

E148: Eric Jerome - Searching for the best boulders, life lessons and working for KAYA
May 14, 2025•—

E148: Eric Jerome - Searching for the best boulders, life lessons and working for KAYA

E149: Aidan leaving Yosemite, new comp scoring and should sport climbers just bolt on resin holds
May 21, 2025•—

E149: Aidan leaving Yosemite, new comp scoring and should sport climbers just bolt on resin holds

E150: Ben Norman and Cailean Harker - Route setting deep dive, grades in indoor climbing and the state of the industry
May 28, 2025•—

E150: Ben Norman and Cailean Harker - Route setting deep dive, grades in indoor climbing and the state of the industry

E151: Kai Lightner -Comebacks, learning to work with the body you're in and climbing for change
Jun 4, 2025•—

E151: Kai Lightner -Comebacks, learning to work with the body you're in and climbing for change

E152: Daniel Woods - ROTSW, Alphane, shower gloves and the state of the game
Jun 11, 2025•—

E152: Daniel Woods - ROTSW, Alphane, shower gloves and the state of the game

E153: Using danger for clicks, Aidan's hardest climb of the season and Sam forgets his shoes
Jun 18, 2025•—

E153: Using danger for clicks, Aidan's hardest climb of the season and Sam forgets his shoes

E154: Austin Hoyt - The King of the North-East, Comp moves on rock and Lucid Dreaming
Jun 25, 2025•—

E154: Austin Hoyt - The King of the North-East, Comp moves on rock and Lucid Dreaming

E155: Natasha Barnes - Should we all be strength training?
Jul 2, 2025•—

E155: Natasha Barnes - Should we all be strength training?

E156: Brooke Raboutou - Growing up in a climbing family and climbing the highest grades whilst maintaining balance
Jul 9, 2025•—

E156: Brooke Raboutou - Growing up in a climbing family and climbing the highest grades whilst maintaining balance

E157: Let's devise a 4th Olympic climbing discipline
Jul 16, 2025•—

E157: Let's devise a 4th Olympic climbing discipline

E158: Nicolai Uznik - Comps, Maltatal and a long journey to the top of Mount Doom
Jul 23, 2025•—

E158: Nicolai Uznik - Comps, Maltatal and a long journey to the top of Mount Doom

E159: Another round table with Katie Lamb, general chats and the fantasy climbing auction
Jul 30, 2025•—

E159: Another round table with Katie Lamb, general chats and the fantasy climbing auction

E160: Adam Ondra - Legacy, the future, parenthood and rare failures amongst a litany of successes
Aug 6, 2025•—

E160: Adam Ondra - Legacy, the future, parenthood and rare failures amongst a litany of successes

E161: Ethan Salvo - Having an incredible trip without sending anything followed by one of the best ever weeks in Canadian climbing
Aug 13, 2025•—

E161: Ethan Salvo - Having an incredible trip without sending anything followed by one of the best ever weeks in Canadian climbing

E162: Darth Grading, climbing ethics and Aidan getting bullied by trad climbers
Aug 20, 2025•—

E162: Darth Grading, climbing ethics and Aidan getting bullied by trad climbers

163: Benn Wheeler - Wheel Rock, board climbs and rolls and rolls of euros
Aug 27, 2025•—

163: Benn Wheeler - Wheel Rock, board climbs and rolls and rolls of euros

E164: Zoe Wood and Ros Beveridge - Route setting pod Mk 2, this time with different perspectives!
Sep 3, 2025•—

E164: Zoe Wood and Ros Beveridge - Route setting pod Mk 2, this time with different perspectives!

E165: 'Barefoot' Charles Albert - Footprints down the paths least travelled
Sep 10, 2025•—

E165: 'Barefoot' Charles Albert - Footprints down the paths least travelled

E166: Adam Shahar - The Process, Burden, boards and World Cups
Sep 17, 2025•—

E166: Adam Shahar - The Process, Burden, boards and World Cups

E167: Stefano Ghisolfi - Transitioning into a boulder bro, hold fabrication and the collaborative future for elite sport climbing
Sep 24, 2025•—

E167: Stefano Ghisolfi - Transitioning into a boulder bro, hold fabrication and the collaborative future for elite sport climbing

E168: Aidan's plans, Trance and hypotheticals
Oct 1, 2025•—

E168: Aidan's plans, Trance and hypotheticals

E169: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk - Eat to climb, hard climbing post-motherhood and the fun vs achievement spectrum
Oct 8, 2025•—

E169: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk - Eat to climb, hard climbing post-motherhood and the fun vs achievement spectrum

E170: Will it be the red pill or the blue pill for Aidan?
Oct 15, 2025•—

E170: Will it be the red pill or the blue pill for Aidan?

E171: Eliot Stephens - A chat about development, tactics and guidebook writing with one of Wales' finest
Oct 22, 2025•—

E171: Eliot Stephens - A chat about development, tactics and guidebook writing with one of Wales' finest

E172: Round Table with Benn Wheeler and Katie Lamb, pub chat and Frankenclimber auctioning
Oct 29, 2025•—

E172: Round Table with Benn Wheeler and Katie Lamb, pub chat and Frankenclimber auctioning

E173: Ben Cossey - The situation down under, Action Directe, Groove Train, It's all lightweight baby!
Nov 4, 2025•—

E173: Ben Cossey - The situation down under, Action Directe, Groove Train, It's all lightweight baby!

E174: Aidan's experience with Mount Doom and various rambles
Nov 11, 2025•—

E174: Aidan's experience with Mount Doom and various rambles

E175: Dayan Akhtar - Achieving incredible world cup consistency through self-coaching and the physical and mental challenges on the comp circuit
Nov 18, 2025•—

E175: Dayan Akhtar - Achieving incredible world cup consistency through self-coaching and the physical and mental challenges on the comp circuit

E176: Round Table - Climbing news, first 9A+, internet drama and hot takes
Nov 25, 2025•—

E176: Round Table - Climbing news, first 9A+, internet drama and hot takes

E177: Niall Grimes - A general natter with a fixture of British (and presumably Irish) climbing
Dec 2, 2025•—

E177: Niall Grimes - A general natter with a fixture of British (and presumably Irish) climbing

E178: The future for indoor and outdoor climbing, coming off the fence about recent developments
Dec 9, 2025•—

E178: The future for indoor and outdoor climbing, coming off the fence about recent developments

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