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Beyond The RockEp 29: Shawna WestShawna grew up in the flat plains of the Texas and Oklahoma State borderline. The only outdoor activities available were the kind that required level ground with little to no change in elevation. Think soccer, baseball, softball, disc golf, football, and long distance road cycling. Shawna was first introduced to climbing in the Wichita Mountains in central Oklahoma and then again on an adventure trip in the Colorado Rockies with Outward Bound. Though she fell in love with the sport, climbing did not become a part of her daily physical vocabulary until she moved to Austin in 2005...2021-03-051h 13Beyond The RockEp: 28: Maya Madere* This episode was recorded 1/11/21* Maya grew up in Austin and has been climbing and competing for 9 years. Climbing has taken her to boulders, crags and competitions all over the country and around the world. She's currently studying computer science at Stanford. In her free time, she likes to knit, windsurf, and binge The Good Place on Netflix.
@mayafm3
Shout-outs:
Maya's Parents
Maya's Coaches, Supporters, and Mentors
Sponsors:
Crafted Energy
Evolv
SToKed Climbing
Switchbackr
Climbing For Change
Tension Climbing
Austin Rock Gym
Austin Bouldering Project
Crux Climbing Center
Friends:
@ktlambies - Katie Lamb
@kev.par - Kevin Par
@solomon.barth...2021-01-251h 11
Beyond The RockEp 27: Joe KreidelHey everyone, my name is Joe Kreidel. I've been a passionate climber for 20+ years now, and have been fortunate enough to climb all over the country, and internationally. As well as being a husband and father of three kids, I'm the co-owner and Head Routesetter at Armadillo Boulders in my hometown of San Antonio, Texas. At Armadillo Boulders, my goal is to help people experience the joy, adventure, and self-discovery that climbing has provided me.
Like many Texas climbers, I started climbing at Reimers and Enchanted Rock, eventually becoming obsessed with the physics and...2020-12-271h 15
Beyond The RockEp 26: Vincent PhamHey guys, I’m Vince, the chill local cragster you run into at the Greenbelt and Reimers every week in Austin, Texas. “He climbs with Fran, wears a red helmet, and he always finds the shake out rest”. I’ve also been enjoying up and then immediately down-climbing routes to spice things up, like Tunnel Vision. Aside from climbing, I’m a big fan of volleyball, basketball, guitar, surfing, and camping. Climbing has taught me a lot. Most recently the idea is that life is s beyond just “living a long, happy, pain-free life”. Climbing can be dangerous...2020-12-161h 07
Beyond The RockEp 25: Ilma Vallée Hey there! I am Ilma, I was born and raised in Lithuania, moved to The United States and joined the Air Force. I have been serving for 13 years and it has taken me on quite the journey. I completed my Bachelors degree at the Air Force Academy and went on to become a military pilot. Whenever I look back upon my life I can’t help but think I’m living the American dream!
U.S. Air Force
Alpine Ascents International
@ilma_val
Ilma’s YouTube Channel
Ilma's...2020-11-2400 min
Beyond The RockEp 24: Tommy BlackwellTommy Blackwell is a native Austin who has been climbing for 26 years. He started at the age of 44 and has done a lot for the Texas climbing community. He's been very involved in trail and hardware maintenance. He's installed routes at the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Georgetown, and Camp Eagle. If you want to learn some history about how some of the most popular limestone got developed, this is the episode to listen to. Enjoy!
Atlas Obscura Video (feat. Tommy)
Tommy's YouTube Channel
Barton Creek Greenbelt
Milton Reimers Ranch2020-11-1700 min
Beyond The RockEp 23: Alyssa GarzaAlyssa Garza is the Programs Associate for the Texas Climbers Coalition and a Texas Master Naturalist. She became a climber in 2015 when she discovered and fell in love with it while searching for a way to cross-train dance when she became owner of a dance and acting studio.
She is a passionate advocate for access to nature, and volunteers as much time as she can to help protect and clean our outdoor spaces as well as educating people to them. She was involved in the permanent protection of Medicine Wall in Texas, and frequently volunteers her time...2020-11-1000 min
Beyond The RockEp 22: Drew HulseyHey, my name is Drew Hulsey. I’m a climber from Tennessee looking change the narrative on who can be a climber. I mainly sport climb but I’m starting to love bouldering as well. It’s my goal to show that anyone can climb.
Shout outs
@drewclimbswalls
For the Love of Climbing Podcast featuring Drew
Free as Can Be Trailer
Leave No Trace
Pack. It. Out.
monopkt
Hosts
Emilie Hernandez
@em.hernandez
@texasladycrushers
TxLC Websit...2020-11-0300 min
Beyond The RockEp 21: Chelsea RudeChelsea Rude is a professional climber with Adidas + Five Ten. She is the founder of She Sends Collective, an organization aimed at holistically empowering women (cis + non-cis), GNC and nonbinary humans through the vehicle of rock climbing with further education centered in nutrition, self-love, and developing a more kind and trusting relationship with oneself. This is done both through 1:1 coaching with Chelsea as well as group clinics and workshops.
Chelsea is based out of Boulder, Colorado and has been climbing for 22 years. While the majority of her career was spent training in gyms for competitions...2020-10-2600 min
Beyond The RockEp 20: Hans FlorineHans Florine won the first International Speed Climbing Championships in 1991, he held the US title eleven times. Hans won ESPN X Games the first three years in a row. Hans broke the Speed record on The Nose Route on El Capitan 8 times over the past 27 years, and currently hold the record. Hans Co-authored the book “Speed Climbing” in 2003. Hans co-authored the book “On The Nose,” an Amazon best seller, which marks his 100th ascent of The Nose.
In 2016 Hans was inducted into the California Outdoor Hall of Fame. Hans has produced, spoken, directed, rigged, modeled, edited, photographed, filmed, wr...2020-10-1900 min
Beyond The RockEp 19 : Selena PangAloha! My name is Selena. I'm a long time yoga teacher, climbing instructor and a real estate agent in Austin, Texas and a single mom to an amazing son who will be off to college soon. So that I'm not tempted to follow him around, in 2019 I bought a van for my 50th birthday present to self so I can start ticking the things on my bucket list.If you see me or the SexyBluBeast on your adventures, give me a holler! Let's climb, grab some tacos and share stories. I believe that life is about...2020-10-1200 min
Beyond The RockEp 18: Brianne Richardson-JamesonBrianne Richardson-Jameson is a working mother of twin boys who lives in San Antonio, Texas. Bree is a real estate agent by trade, as well as an avid caver, acro-yogi, rock climber, and ally. She and her partner Sean came on to the south Texas Rock Climbing scene at the beginning of 2019, and haven’t looked back since then.
Bree is a fierce advocate for social justice, gender equality, and has a big voice for underrepresented people in the outdoor community. You will often see her getting involved with community projects and teaching newcomers everything she po...2020-09-281h 08
Beyond The RockSierra Blair-CoyleHailing from Scottsdale, Arizona, 26-year-old Sierra Blair-Coyle has been competing professionally since the age of 14. Sierra is the current Pan American Bouldering Champion. She was voted one of the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015 by AskMen, she has also been a World Cup Competitor (2010-2019), and was a two-time National Champion as a junior competitor. Sierra graduated in May 2016 from Arizona State University with a degree in marketing. She now enjoys traveling the world competing and doing what she loves full-time.
Shout outs (sponsors)
MAMMUT
MyClimb
Ascend...2020-09-2244 min
Beyond The RockEp 16 - Cody BradfordCody began his climbing and guiding career on the sculpted meta-sandstone cliffs of the North Carolina High Country while attending Appalachian State University. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management in 2012 he gained his first AMGA certification as a Single Pitch Instructor. During this time, he worked as an Instructor and Climbing Specialist for Outward Bound, where he honed his signature instructing style, and also guided for a professional guide service in the area. There, teaching his students and guests on the challenging NC slabs and steep traditional lines, Cody developed educational and technical approaches to further...2020-09-161h 17
Beyond The RockEp 15 - Amber CaskeyHi I am Amber! I am a Mom, Wife and adventurer always looking for the next place to explore. I started climbing almost 10 years ago and have taken a different approach to climbing than most. I moved to Austin, TX 11 years ago to pursue a physics and mathematics degree at UT and have not used my degree since. I took a break from my studies to work at Crux Climbing Center and my world completely changed from there. Working at Crux introduced me to a lot of super awesome people (including Em) and organizations I could get behind. I...2020-08-311h 19
Beyond The RockEpisode 14: Brian TickleBrian is the Texas Regional Director for the Access Fund. He represents the interests of rock climbers before policymakers, as well as public and private land managers.
Since 2017, he has added protections for climbing in the Barton Creek Greenbelt and Bull Creek, and successfully advanced legislation shielding landowners of liability from rock climbing. He was also able to permanently acquire and protect Medicine Wall and Monster Rock for climbing, and has opened the Inks Ranch for a forthcoming climbing festival.
Brian started climbing around 2000, and has climbed nationally and abroad, in locations such as Mexico...2020-08-2848 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 13: Mario StanleyHey there! I’m Mario Stanley and for as long as I can remember, I have sought the outdoors and have been a competitive athlete. As someone who has spent most of their life in and around concrete jungles, the very smell of the wilderness quickens my heartbeat and sharpens my senses.
Rock climbing has proven to be the most disciplining experience in my life, causing me to not just look at what I want to climb but how I plan to complete the route. This involves mental, physical and logistical preparation. In my...2020-08-241h 14
Beyond The RockEpisode 12: Tré GoodeTré Goode is a native Texan, currently based in Colorado. Here, he has an active career in photojournalism, specializing in Travel and Adventure Storytelling. He also works full-time as an Emergency Medical Technician, with a focus in Backcountry and Expedition medicine.
Shout outs
Tré's Mom! Happy birthday (on 8/11/20!
IG: @tregoode
Wilderness Medical Associates International
Stasher Bag
Jenn Sends YouTube Channel
IG: @jennsends
Hosts
Emilie Hernandez
@em.hernandez
@texasladycrushers
TxLC Website
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Beyond The RockEpisode 11: Jamie RoperHi there! I'm Jamie, a life-long outdoor enthusiast and climbing addict since 2003. I’m mainly a sport climber but I’m aspiring to be a trad climber as well :) I love traveling to explore new climbing crags and gorgeous hiking areas. I’m hoping to have visited 50 states, 7 continents, and 40 countries (with climbing in 16 of those) by the time I am 40 next year. That is, if COVID doesn’t stop my plans!
I live a frugal life and work part-time as an emergency physician to fund my adventures. Love teaching and learning medicine. When driving solo I a...2020-08-101h 06
Beyond The RockEpisode 10: Katie LambertKatie Lambert is a professional climber based out of Bishop, California, where she and her husband, Ben Ditto, own and operate Bishop CoWork. Her résumé includes, but is not limited to, first ascents in Yosemite, the Eastern Sierra, and the Cirque of the Unclimbables. Lambert also helps run the Yosemite-based nonprofit Sacred Rok, an organization dedicated to getting at risk, incarcerated, and other marginalized youth throughout California’s Central Valley into nature. She was also recently featured on the cover of Climbing Magazine and Never Not Collective's most recent climbing film, Pretty Strong.
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Beyond The RockEpisode 9: Bill HortonHi, my name is Bill Horton. I'm a retired chemical engineer and an over-the-hill rock climber. I started climbing in 1976 at Enchanted Rock when it was pretty much the only place to climb in Central Texas. I was very active in climbing there until the state bought the land and shut down access in the early 1980s. They did this in order to install park facilities. I joined Central Texas Mountaineers shortly after it was organized by James Crump and others in the late 70s. This was back when the CTM was a gear co-op and the club pooled...2020-07-2044 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 8: Amara DawsonHi! My name is Amara Dawson and I’ve been apart of the climbing community for 9 years. I've absolutely loved every second of it. My specialty is top rope and occasionally I’ll boulder to work on the mental aspect of falling.
In 2017, I went to my first all women’s climbing event. It was hosted by Flash Foxy, and it was their Women’s Climbing Festival in Bishop, California. It gave me a new perspective on climbing and showed me how deep the love and community is rooted. After the event, I went on to ta...2020-07-0959 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 7: Jason KehlJason Kehl has been bouldering in Hueco since 1996, logging many winters there living out of his van. Some claims to fame include his first ascent of the notorious Evilution (V12, 2002) in the Buttermilks and the first bouldering ascent of The Fly (5.14d, 2003) in Rumney.
Since then he has made hard first ascents from Japan and Peru to Europe and the US, including The SeventhCircle (V14) in Hueco. Jason is also well known for his collection of bizarre baby dolls and unusual art — see www.cryptochild.com. He has shaped holds for SoiLL for 20 years, and has de...2020-06-1158 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 6: Victoria WangHi there, I’m Victoria! I’m an educator, podcaster, climber and hiker. I taught kindergarten for a few years before I decided to start my own podcast. It is dedicated to highlighting the voices of teachers. When I decided to leave the teaching career, I went on a three-month long, solo road trip around the US in my trusty Prius, Bernie.
The outdoors has been a constant source of energy, healing and connection. I love getting more and more people outside! I’m currently an ambassador for the Womxn Who Explore Austin community, and my goal is to...2020-05-2845 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 5: Nick FuentesWhat's going on?! My name is Nick Fuentes, and I’m from San Antonio, Texas. I quit my job as a professional chef and business owner, and moved to Austin to immerse myself into the rock climbing community. I had recently discovered it and was in mad pursuit of a career in a field I knew nothing about. I was just stoked on rock climbing!! I got hired at Austin Rock Gym as an entry level desk personnel making minimum wage. There, I learned all about climbing and the technical systems involved. I began to get my...2020-05-2336 min
Beyond The RockEpisode 4: Melaney RussellHer life has been one continuous adventure as a truth seeker and passion project extraordinaire. Her authenticity is foundational for her leadership that has led her to serve in education, technology, emergency management, and non-profit. Sprinkle outdoor enthusiast and you have yourself a Mel.
Shout outs
Melaney Russell
Melaney's Website
THICC Climbing Ambassadors
Brianna Boney
Troy Wilson
Hosts
Jeremy Arntz
@sleepeatclimbrepeat
@thicc_climbing
@beyondtherockpodcast
beyondtherockpodcast@gmail.com
http:www.beyondtherockpodcast.site/
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Beyond The RockEpisode 3: Stefanie MyrHey! My name is Stefanie but all of my friends call me Stef! I’ve been rock climbing for six years and it’s been the best six years of my life. I currently work as the Head Climbing Team Coach and routesetter at a bouldering gym in Washington state called Climb Tacoma. I truly believe I have the most fun job ever! I love bouldering, inside and outside, but I don’t mind a little sport climbing as well. Other important things to know about me: I have one cat named Petzl, sushi is very important to me, and I...2020-05-121h 06
Beyond The RockEpisode 2: Lindsey HammLindsey “The Hamminator” Hamm is an aspiring mountain guide who works for Sierra Mountain Guides out of Bishop, California. She began guiding in 2014 and has been a prominent force in the guiding community for the last six years. She is striving to achieve her International Federation Mountain Guide Association Pin (IFMGA). She has guided all around Colorado, Utah, Washington, Denali and California. She was awarded the 2016 GORE-TEX Scholarship for an AMGA course, the Rock Guide Discipline from Arc’Teryx, the 2019 McNeil-Nott Grant for her expedition back to Zanskar in August 2019, as well as the Grit and Rock Grant for 2020.
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Beyond The RockEpisode 1: Drew HayesDrew Hayes is a seasoned documentary filmmaker, climber, and outdoor enthusiast. He has produced over 100 short documentaries in over 20 countries. As a climber he is always taking on new adventures and opportunities to grow and learn. He has bolted new routes in Argentina, climbed big walls in Nevada, and bouldered in east Africa. You can view more of his projects and work online at his website http://CtrlAltDeleteVideo.com or follow him on Instagram @DocSkribled. Recently his two passions have merged and he is in development for several climbing films focused on Central Texas. In March 2020, right before mandatory...2020-04-151h 11