Tag: corey Rich

  • RunOut #99: Corey Rich: AI and the Future of Climbing Photography

    RunOut #99: Corey Rich: AI and the Future of Climbing Photography

    Is climbing photography dead? In an era in which everyone has an iPhone and now generative AI can create realistic photographic “content,” what role does a professional photographer play in 2023? We talk about these issues and more with one of the most successful climbing photographers and directors of all time, Corey Rich. Corey isn’t just a talented creative, he’s a smart and savvy entrepreneur who understands the business of creating photos and videos as well as anyone in the industry. And he’s also a good friend!

    But first, we chat about AB’s new film “Resistance Climbing,” which is now in theaters around the world as part of the annual Reel Rock 17 tour. The film captures a climbing community in Palestine, and we talk about how this kind of international climbing development often leads to some fraught questions about motivation and intention.

    Last, Hayden O’Shea pays homage to the late El Cap pirate, Ammon McNeely, and tells the story of joining Ammon on his first voyage back up the Big Stone after losing his leg.

    Show Notes

    Follow Corey Rich on Instagram.

    Get a copy of Corey Rich’s book “Stories Behind the Images.”

    Check out the trailer for Reel Rock 17 and find a show near you.

    Follow Hayden O’Shea on Instagram.

    Read “The Last Iconoclast: Ammon McNeely”

    Become a RunOut Rope Gun! Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast

    Contact us Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. andrew@runoutpodcast.com // chris@runoutpodcast.com

  • RunOut #49: The Diamond (And Crowds) Are in Style

    RunOut #49: The Diamond (And Crowds) Are in Style

    Work from crag and the fact that no one can get to Europe means that covid is concentrating the crowds at the crags in a big way. Will Creeksgiving be more like Burning Man with a side of super-spreader?

    After sobering up, we speak to Chris Weidner, a climber and writer from Boulder, about “Gambler’s Fallacy” (5.13b), his and Bruce Miller’s new route on the Diamond of Long’s Peak, Colorado.

    Finally, the great and powerful Corey Rich dishes up an amazing story about Fred Beckey, bees, and a set of nuts.

    Show Notes

    Chris Weidner on Instagram, and you can also read his column on climbing at the Daily Camera.

    Corey Rich on Instagram, and check out his book Stories Behind the Images.

    Featured image: Chris Weidner on the last pitch of Gambler’s Fallacy (5.13b) on the Diamond of Longs Peak with Bruce Miller on belay. Photo by Jon Glassberg / Louder Than 11.