Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 35m
Activity Dormant
Since Dec 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Serial
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About This Podcast

a podcast about mentorship in climbing.

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Recent Episodes

S2 BONUS: a bikepacking trip report

Feb 24, 2025 1h 6m Bonus

Nothing to do with Buddy Check. This is an audio trip report from a bike packing trip I took with a friend to the UK in October. I wanted to tell the story in audio form, and I decided to share it…

S2 BONUS Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel, PhDs

Nov 13, 2024 25m Bonus

In this bonus episode I interviewed Drs. Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel. They both have PhDs in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, they see therapy patients through private…

S2 BONUS: Stephanie Zukowski on adhd in adaptive sports

Oct 30, 2024 11m Bonus

This is a teaser of a conversation I had with Stephanie Zukowski, the intern coordinator for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). BOEC is one of the foremost adaptive sports…

S2E7 Ep 07: Belonging and Accepting your Brain

Oct 16, 2024 56m

In the season finale of Season 2, a conversation with Jenny Fischer, the CEO of Ocun North America, about how she thinks about her identity as incomplete without an acknowledgment of her adhd but…

S2E6 Ep 06: Community

Oct 02, 2024 32m

This episode tackles the second half of the hypothesis I started with this season: what does the climbing community mean to people with adhd and other neurodivergent identities? Do those identities…

S2E5 Ep 05: Double-edged Sword

Sep 18, 2024 33m

In today's episode, we take the niche theme of this season one step further, diving into the incredibly specific topic of how people with adhd experience and relate to fear in climbing. Even though…

S2E4 Ep 04: Flight, Invisibility or ADHD

Sep 04, 2024 31m

Today’s episode explores the narrative that ADHD is a superpower in rock climbing. For some people, the chance to flip the script on their disorder is something they jump at, but for others, it feels…

S2E3 Ep 03: Connections

Aug 21, 2024 43m

Episode three explores what it is about climbing that can make it so intoxicating for people with adhd. We’ll hear from six different climbers about their experiences with flow, challenge, and…

S2E2 Ep 02: The Moneyball Episode

Aug 07, 2024 48m

In an attempt to assess the percentage of elite athletes with ADHD compared to the general population, I wound up in a deep dive of baseball statistics and the murky way they help to show this…

S2E1 Ep 01: Dopamine, that's what it is

Jul 24, 2024 32m

Episode 1 explains the current state of research into ADHD and dispels some common myths through a conversation with Rose Callaghan, a stand-up comedian based in Melbourne, Australia who uses her…

S2 Trailer: Season 2

Jun 26, 2024 4m Trailer

This is season 2 of Buddy Check: the new misfits, coming July 24th, 2024.

S1 BONUS Bouldering through Grief with Hazel

May 01, 2024 7m Bonus

BONUS episode with Hazel Findlay. Some final pearls of wisdom from Season 1. Hazel shares how she thought about her climbing in the months immediately following her father's death and why she is…

S1E9 Billy

Apr 24, 2024 1h 4m

In the season finale of Season 1 of Buddy Check, I interviewed my ex-boyfriend who taught me to climb and with whom I lived in that slide-in Lance camper on the back of our red 1992 Chevy pick-up…

S1E8 As a Coach

Apr 10, 2024 1h 13m

Joshua Jackman has been coaching youth climbing teams in Spokane, Washington in one form or another since 2003. In this episode, we talk about the changes he has witnessed in 20 years of coaching and…

S1 BONUS Q&A with Kevin

Apr 03, 2024 27m Bonus

BONUS episode! This bonus episode is a Q&A with Kevin all about overcoming the fear you don’t need by understanding the gear you do. Listen to Kevin nerd out on bolts, bolted anchors, quick…

S1E7 As Guides Part II

Mar 27, 2024 37m

Today, a round up of guides and coaches discussing if it’s their job to encourage their clients and students to find their stretch zone or if their role as a mentor is simply to meet people where…

S1E6 As Guides Part I

Mar 13, 2024 51m

This week’s episode is all about guides as a type of climbing mentor. First, we hear from Kevin, a friend of mine and an AMGA certified rock guide about some of the general benefits of hiring a…

S1E5 Of Mice and Mentorship

Feb 28, 2024 30m

In this episode, we look more at the idea Hazel brought up of taking responsibility for your own climbing journey, through my own experience and a story from Gillian, who you also heard from in…

S1E4 Unpacking Exposure Therapy

Feb 14, 2024 53m

In episode four, we walk through the basics of understanding mental training techniques for climbing with Hazel Findlay. Hazel is a professional climber and mental training coach, known for her first…

S1 BONUS Mike & Mel's Functional Idiot Challenge

Feb 07, 2024 4m Bonus

BONUS EP! The bet stands.

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