About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in climbing, including a new 9c route and the ethics surrounding bolting and red-tagging.

This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. Look at the Chapters for today's topics. Patreon Content (join Patreon for extended cut with answers): Is it ever okay to red-tag a boulder?The politics and ethics of bolting a route Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

People in this episode

Hosts: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, Joshua Horsley

Topics covered

• climbing
• bouldering
• ethics of bolting
• red-tagging
• industry insights

Keywords

• climbing
• bouldering
• 9c
• red-tag
• bolting
• ethics
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Good Temps #12

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