The RunOut Podcast
Episodes
RunOut #70: Flexing 5.15 and Making Land Acknowledgements
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What was the first 5.15b in the US? With Matty Hong’s recent second ascent of Flex Luthor, which upgraded to 5.15b, we consider how this news shapes...
RunOut #69: The Continuing Legend of Chris Sharma
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Sharma makes his RunOut podcast debut to catch us up on what’s going on his busy life as a gym owner who just opened the biggest climbing gym ...
RunOut #68: Chasing the Alpinist
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
RunOut #68: Chasing the Alpinist Marc André Leclerc was one of the most reticent and enigmatic figures in climbing—a guy who few knew much about o...
RunOut #67: John Long Finds His Wings
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Long needs no introduction—he’s climbing’s most prolific writer, Stonemaster, and a genre unto himself. He joins us to talk about his excel...
RunOut #66: The Art of Route Setting with Jackie Hueftle
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who owns the rock? The answer is, obvi, no one … And yet some climbers sure seem to act as if they think they do. We dive into a discursive etiquett...
RunOut #65: Beating the GOAT, Olympics Edition
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, the Olympics: the time when GOATs will be made just as GOATs will be beaten. Do we really need to keep referring to the Greatest Athletes of All T...
RunOut #64: How to Be Funny on Instagram and Why Everest is OVER
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with a hot take: Everest is OVER. The past season suffered from a COVID outbreak and a cynical authoritarian crackdown that even left som...
RunOut #63: Alex Johnson Wins the War with the Swarm
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Johnson opens up about sieging her 10+ year project: The Swarm (V13/14) in Bishop. Plus, Chris and Andrew revisit Yosemite regulations. For today...
RunOut #62: Climbing’s New Regs. Plus, John Branch & Sidecountry
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Climbers wake up to the new reality of regulations in Yosemite, and crags across the country. Plus, we talk to John Branch of Dawn Wall fame. Become...