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Thomas Huber is one of the most accomplished and beloved climbers of all time. Along with his brother Alex, Thomas helped pave the way for modern free climbing on El Capitan with FreeRider, Golden Gate, and host of other first free ascents. He’s a Piolet d’Or recipient for his first ascent with Iwan Wolf of the north pillar of Shivling. And his new book is “In Den Bergen ist “Freiheit” — “In the mountains, There is Freedom.”
(If you’d like to hear an extended bonus interview with Thomas, join us on Patreon to hear the full conversation, including what Thomas reveals about his relationship to Pitch 19. And if you have to ask, “Pitch 19 of what?” Then you really need to join us on Patreon and Become a RopeGun because you’re so far behind the conversation. 😘)
But first, we have a conversation with up-and-coming climber and comedian Bridget Epitropakis from Australia. She’s figured out how to fund her new climbing habit by murdering audiences in laugh clubs in Denver, CO, where she’ll be returning this year for another run of shows.
Last, we finish with “Brothers & Sisters,” the latest single from Thomas Huber’s band, Plastic Surgery Disaster.
Show Notes
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3 responses to “RunOut #96: Thomas Huber is Free”
I know Thomas Huber personally, he is most humble and generous human I have ever met in my life. There’s no doubt that he is a great climber, speaker and now a great writer.
Did the book get published in English? I want to read it! but I cannot find it in English…
How can the monkey call have been written out of the Valley Uprising lore? I saw the videos where they were calling themselves monkeys, and thought where did that come from? Know I know. Well there have been many generations who have conquered the valley in their own time, and it’s a great personal challenge for any climber. Once I climbed the Nose and Zodiac, it seemed like too much work to keep doing walls, but they are some of my best climbing memories. Now I am almost afraid to go back, with the climbing permit system and bus access and more and more people, it seems. We need to have another uprising against the encroaching fascism and permit system, but that’s a conversation for another day.