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  • RunOut #146: From Big Walls to Open Water: Unlocking the Expedition Mindset with Mark Synnott

    RunOut #146: From Big Walls to Open Water: Unlocking the Expedition Mindset with Mark Synnott

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    Mark Synnott is a professional big-wall climber, expedition sailor, and writer whose books have included The Third Pole and The Impossible Climb. His latest book is Into The Ice, an epic read about his recent voyage across the infamous Northwest Passage and the historical mysteries that lie within. The 6,736-mile journey takes 112 days, allowing Mark to give us his most personal memoir yet while weaving in the historical details of British explorer Sir John Franklin and the 128 men he led on an ill-fated expedition in the mid-19th century.

    But first, we gush over some cool climbing news: Brooke Raboutou becomes the first woman to reach 5.15c, and Connor Herson makes a quick tick of one of the hardest crack climbs in the desert: Mason Earle’s Stranger Than Fiction

    Our final bit is a throwback to a moment in time when the Black Nugget in Carbondale was the place to be, and Sector 7G found a groove that sent the cowboys and hippies spiraling.

    Show Notes

    Follow Mark Synnott on Instagram and check out his homepage

    “Into the Ice” from Penguin Random House

    All books by Mark Synnott

    Northwest Passage – Wikipedia

    Northwest Passage – AP

    The RunOut #60 – Mark Synnott and Everest

    News: Brooke Raboutou Climbs 5.15c

    Follow Brooke | Her send post

    News: Connor Herson Climbs Stranger Than Fiction (5.14b)

    Follow Connor | His send post

    Mason Earle’s tapped foot

  • RunOut #28: Olympic Fever

    RunOut #28: Olympic Fever

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    As you all know, climbing is going to be in the Olympics for the first time ever. And the big news in climbing right now is that we have begun to determine who is going to get the honor of being the first group of climbing Olympians.

    In mid August, the World Championships took place in Hachioji, Japan. This event represented the first opportunity for climbers to make the cut, as seven men and seven women were selected based on their performance in the combined event.

    This is Andrew Bisharat and in this episode I am joined as always by my friend and co-host Chris Kalous, who just returned from a vacation to northern Wisconsin. Because Chris has been off the grid, foraging for morels and berries in the woods, I wanted to bring him up to speed on what went down at the World Championships.

    I should probably mention that I got a few things wrong in this episode. Most importantly, I butchered the pronunciation of just about every foreign climber’s name. Special shout out to Rishat Khaibullin, the climber from Kazakhstan who secured an Olympic spot by winning the Speed event. As you’ll hear, I was not even close to saying that name correctly.

    I think I also said that Adam Ondra had won the first part of the World Championships, but in fact, he had only won a gold medal in the lead event. He was second in combined, behind Tomoa Narasaki.

    Anyway, Chris and I certainly had fun talking about this event. We take our temperature on whether either of us is getting a case of Olympic fever yet, and we come up with our own Olympic event idea that might have more mass appeal—at least among climbers. Hope you enjoy this episode, and please continue to send feedback and tell your friends about our podcast. Without further ado, let the games begin.