About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving culture of board climbing with insights from industry veterans.

Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Sam Prior and Joshua Horsley. Patreon Bonus Content (join Patreon for extended cut): The best and worst MoonBoard sets and holdsHow is Ben Moon still so strong at nearly 60 years old?What makes a benchmark a benchmark?Sam’s favorite Careless Talk episodeThe thing p...

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Host: Joshua Horsley

Guest: Sam Prior

Topics covered

• board climbing
• climbing culture
• MoonBoard
• benchmarking
• climbing strength

Keywords

• board climbing
• MoonBoard
• Ben Moon
• climbing benchmarks
• climbing strength

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Careless Talk

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