The Climbing Majority

129 | Steven Dimmitt: The Nugget Podcast - What I've Learned After 300 Conversations With the World's Best Climbers

Steven Dimmitt is the host of The Nugget Climbing Podcast, labeled as "one of the best long-form interview podcasts in the outdoor space" by Outside Magazine, with over 3

128 | Noah Kane: The Creator Behind the Climber - Adventure Filmmaking, Climbing, & Youtube

Noah Kane is a creator first and a climber second. He first picked up a camera when he was only 10 years old. From those early days he already found a proclivity for crea

127 | Ryan Jenks: The Business Behind HowNOT2 - Breaking Gear, Climbing Retail, & Product Development

December 19th, 2022; the last time Ryan Jenks and I sat down for TCM episode 29. Now nearly four years and almost 100 episodes later, we sit down again; evolved humans wi

126 | Myles Moser & Harry Kinnard: 71 Days on Patagonia's Central Tower - First Ascent of Paradigm Shift [Part 2]

Picking right up where we left off in the previous episode with Myles and Harry. If you haven't listened to episode 125 be sure to go back before continuing here. T

125 | Myles Moser & Harry Kinnard: 71 Days on Patagonia's Central Tower - First Ascent of Paradigm Shift [Part 1]

The Central Tower of Torres del Paine in Patagonia has been on the radar of many elite climbers ever since Tyler Karow's viral YouTube vlog documenting his ascent of

124 | Patrick Paul: Stories From A Southern Sierra Pioneer - First Ascents, Close Calls, & Life Transformation

The Southern Sierra is the quieter, less-traveled tail end of California's Sierra Nevada range — running from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks down through th

123 | Mark Hudon: Yosemite Legend - 54 Years of Climbing, Ego, & Partnerships

Mark Hudon is a Yosemite legend whose work in the late 1970s and early 1980s helped push big wall climbing into a new free climbing era. Often partnered with the equally

122 | Bryce Ungersma: A Debrief of The Nose on El Cap - Systems, Gear Beta, & What's Next

On May 12th, 2026, Bryce and I took our first steps onto the most iconic big wall route in the world—The Nose on El Capitan. Three days later we woke up on the summit of

121 | Brent Barghahn: Avant Climbing Innovations - Gear Design, Onsight Climbing & Magic Line

Brent Barghahn is a tinkerer first and a climber second and understanding that order tells you a lot about him. Since he was a child Brent saw the world through the lens

120 | Zach Dreher: An Epic Patagonia Adventure - Big Walls, Wingsuits, & Russians

Zach Dreher started highlining in Flagstaff until climbing came into his life, at which point he made a complete pivot with eyes on big walls. After only a year and a hal

119 | Steph Abegg: The Beta Queen - Passions, Partnerships, & Publications

If you don't already know who Steph Abegg is, I can almost certainly say that you've used her work. Her detailed route topos, trip reports, and beta overlays ap

118 | Phillp Setter: Shenanigans, Mt. Yamnuska, & How To Live A Full Life

Philip Setter is an insurance broker and software entrepreneur from Canada who's been climbing for over a decade. He is known to quietly solo some of the gnarliest i

117 | Drew Brodhead: SLCA Coordinator - Anchor Maintenance & Climbing Advocacy

Drew Brodhead is the Staff Advocacy Coordinator and Anchor Maintenance Coordinator for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance, one of the most respected local climbing organizat

116 | Paul Rogers: Active Duty Green Beret - Mountain Warfare Training & A 2200ft Fall

Paul Rogers is an active duty US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer who previously served as the commander of the Special Operations Mountain Warfare Training Cent

115 | Jared Wicks: LVMPD SAR Officer - How Rescues Work, Red Rock Accidents & 30 Years of Climbing

Jared Wicks has been a rock climber for over 30 years, he is a former SWAT officer, and one of seven full-time commissioned officers on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police

114 | Justin Sackett: Chasing Altitude - Close Calls & Training for Everest Without O2

Justin Sackett, an AMGA guide who googled "hardest hike" in college and ended up on a 20,000-foot peak in Ecuador with zero mountaineering experience. That failure lit a

113 | David Baltz: 50 Years Of Climbing: Old School Ethics & Timeless Stories

David Baltz started climbing in 1974 when there were only eight climbers in all of Albuquerque. Over five decades, he's witnessed climbing's transformation from

112 | Jason Niemeier: An "Eldo" Accident - Partner Vetting, Ledge Falls & Processing Blame

Jason met a new climbing partner through a Facebook group, vetted him over a few conversations, and went to Eldorado Canyon for their first route together. Twenty feet up

111 | Taylor Martin: Alone on Big Walls - Five New First Ascents, Trauma Recovery, & Trans Identity

After being literally run over by a school bus in Atlanta, climber Taylor Martin rebuilt her life through big mountain pursuits and solo aid climbing. This episode dives

110 | Connor Baty: Flow Without Fame - Zion First Ascents, Rope Soloing & Unsponsored Climbing

22-year-old Zion crusher Connor Baty on first ascents, rope soloing the Triple Wall in 12 hours, and why he climbs without sponsors. Kora FA, Towers of the Virgin, and li