Tag: Comp Climbing

  • RunOut 124: How Jesse Grupper is getting Psyched and Ready for the next Olympics

    RunOut 124: How Jesse Grupper is getting Psyched and Ready for the next Olympics

    Last fall, Jesse Grupper took home the gold medal at the Pan Am games, securing his spot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics in 2024. Now just a few months out from the Games, we caught up with Jesse to hear about how he is preparing and getting psyched to represent our country in…

  • RunOut 115: Jakob Schubert Goes B.I.G. (Plus Jared Leto’s big TR)

    RunOut 115: Jakob Schubert Goes B.I.G. (Plus Jared Leto’s big TR)

    Jakob Schubert is a four-time World Champion, an Olympic bronze medalist, and he has more IFSC gold medals than another male competitor. He’s also sent some of the hardest routes in the world, including, most recently, a first ascent of Project B.I.G. in Flatanger, which he rated 9c, making it only the third route ever…

  • Bonus: Alannah Yip Sounds the Alarm on Eating Disorders

    Bonus: Alannah Yip Sounds the Alarm on Eating Disorders

    Today, we’re releasing one of our bonus episodes from our Rope Gun feed on Patreon because the content is a PSA and super important for as many climbers out there to hear. Our conversation is with Alannah Yip, an Olympic sport climber from Canada with an incredible career. This summer, Alannah started a conversation about…

  • RunOut #65: Beating the GOAT, Olympics Edition

    RunOut #65: Beating the GOAT, Olympics Edition

    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 Time as a bunch of smelly, stubborn animals? Perhaps that’s fodder for a different discussion, as today, we stand in awe of the 40 climbers who’ve…