The RunOut Podcast

The RunOut Podcast


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RunOut #132: Amity Warme is Bringing Stoke—and Style—Back to Climbing
September 02, 2024

Amity Warme is a professional rock climber and dietician, who has not only free climbed El Capitan five times, but has done so each time in true ground-up style. This ground-up style is captured in an

RunOut #131: Drew Ruana Climbs Hard and Thinks Ahead
August 19, 2024

Out #131: Drew Ruana Climbs Hard and Thinks Ahead Drew Ruana started climbing on the slabs of Smith Rock, and has since become one of Americas most prolific boulderers, with over 100 V14 and harde

RunOut #130: Thomas Huber Unleashes Freedom on America
July 31, 2024

Thomas Huber is our favorite Huber brotherno offense to Alex. He needs little introduction, and is one of the most prolific climbers of the last 30 years thanks to a resume that includes establishing

RunOut #129: Olympic Fever; Plus: When Climbers Become Parents with Allyson Gunsallus
July 24, 2024

Allyson Gunsallus is a climber and lawyer who serves on the board of the American Alpine Club. She is also the producer and director of Hand Holds, a new film interview series providing resources for

RunOut #128: Activism and Climbing with Miranda Oakley
July 02, 2024

Miranda Oakley is an AMGA certified rock climbing guide, who set the record for being the first woman to rope solo the Nose in a day. As a Palestinian-American, she recently made headlines by hanging

RunOut #127: Sensei and Sensibility: Climb Smarter with Justen Sjong
June 20, 2024

Todays guest is climbing coach Justen Sjong. Justen is known for his first free ascents of Magic Mushroom (VI 5.14a) and The PreMuir (VI 5.13c/d) on El Capitan, and redpoints of 5.14 sport climbs. Hi

RunOut #126: Who Was Tobin Sorenson? A Stonemaster Pays Homage to One of the Climbing’s All-Time Greats
May 31, 2024

Today we have a double-header. Two guests, same great show. First up is Rajiv Ayyangaran entrepreneur, CEO, and host of The China Beach podcast, a show about his obsession with arguably the best spo

RunOut #125: Michael Levy Brings Back Summit Journal; Plus, the Definitive Gumby Episode
May 17, 2024

After Rock and Ice and Climbing magazines stopped printing issues, a hole was left in the climbing media landscape. Enter Michael Levy, a writer based in New York City and a former editor at Rock and

RunOut 124: How Jesse Grupper is getting Psyched and Ready for the next Olympics
April 30, 2024

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 t

RunOut 123: How NFL Lineman Wes Schweitzer Uses Rock Climbing to Move Better and Get Stronger
April 16, 2024

Our guest today is #71 for the New York Jets: Wes Schweitzer, an offensive guard whose injuries sent him down a curious path of recovery: rock climbing. Since discovering the sport, Wes has fallen in