About this episode

Allison Vest returns to discuss her recent climbing achievements, including impressive ascents of V14 and V15 boulders.

Fan favourite Allison is back on the pod this week! Thankfully Allison had a phenomenal run of form recently, culminating in some big sends, namely The Mantra, a three move V14 on tiny crimps, and The Expanse, a V15 boulder that had previously only been climbed by some of the tallest men in the sport! Climbing either of these boulders would be a good enough excuse to ask Allison to come back on the pod but to do both of them in just a few days is a feat that very few people could manage! We c...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Prior, Aidan Roberts

Guest: Allison Vest

Topics covered

• climbing
• bouldering
• athletic performance
• success stories
• interviews

Keywords

• Allison Vest
• bouldering
• The Mantra
• The Expanse
• V14
• V15
• climbing success

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Mantra, The Expanse

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