The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast

Sam Prior & Aidan Roberts

Episodes 187
Avg. Duration 1h 54m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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74%
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About This Podcast

Aidan Roberts and Sam Prior host this climbing-themed podcast that kind of goes where it goes. Lots of tangents and rambles as well as hopefully thought provoking questions. Sometimes it's very focussed on climbing, sometimes climbing barely comes up. The guests tend to be elite level climbers, but we often willingly get lost in the weeds and end up wildly off-topic. If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to support it: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823

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Recent Episodes

E188: Round Table - Anecdotes, talking points and ramble shambles

Mar 04, 2026 2h 3m

A bit of a messy round table for you this week. A few decent talking points hidden away amidst a mess of off-topic rambles and general merriment. I hope you get something out of it, they're…

E187: Zach Galla - An incredible run of form, discussions on mindset, physicality and confidence

Feb 25, 2026 2h 17m

Wow, what form Zach Galla is in! Recent sends of Hypnotised Minds, Devilution, Return of the Sleepwalker and Shaolin, could be the most impressive run of ascents ever recorded. We really wanted to…

E186: We're back! Life updates, outdoor comps and climbing à la Netflix

Feb 18, 2026 1h 31m

We're back! Just the reunited home team this week. Shockingly we hadn't spoken that much for a month so we had quite a lot to catch up on. Aidan is hard focussed on his 6 degrees project but has also…

E185: Talking with a climbing CEO, Ged from the Hangar offers his views from the other side of the aisle

Feb 11, 2026 1h 31m

So, I never intended to make this episode. When I did the episode with independent gym owners I felt like I should probably reach out to a CEO of a chain gym for comment. I should have, but I didn't.…

E184: Aidan does an 'ask me anything' hosted by Katie Lamb

Feb 04, 2026 1h 42m

It's the 'Sam can't record anything this week' special! Where one of the knights of our round tables Katie hosts an ask me anything with questions from our Patroons (Patreon members). If you want to…

E183: The independent climbing gym special featuring Blocfit, Gym Sen and Rise

Jan 28, 2026 2h 1m

Hello all, I come to you with a different offering this week. There's no Aidan this week, it's just me chatting to three different independent climbing gym owners in London. Sounds a bit niche but I…

E182: Jim Pope - Yosemite big walling and New Zealand bouldering

Jan 21, 2026 1h 42m

The ever popular Jim Pope is back on the pod for his third time this week. A chap said to me he only knows Jim as a board climbing aficionado, which is quite funny really when in reality he is the…

E181: Round Table - Does climbing need grades? Cancellations and group therapy

Jan 14, 2026 1h 54m

A round table episode with the A team, so Katie Lamb and Benn Wheeler joining Aidan and Sam to ramble about some climbing or vaguely climbing related topics. Does climbing need grades? Why are we so…

E180: Will Bosi - Following inexhaustible psych, Silence, 9As and Scottish bouldering

Jan 07, 2026 2h 1m

Happy New Year! We're back with a bang with a return guest that we haven't had on since episode 6 of this podcast! Back then Will was a comp climber taking a break from competing and showing huge…

E179: Aidan saves Christmas and meet the new year, same as the old year

Dec 17, 2025 1h 36m

Merry Christmas/seasons greetings (delete as appropriate) dear listeners! Every now and then I like to take a break from making a climbing podcast and just try and wind up my mate Aidan for a bit.…

E178: The future for indoor and outdoor climbing, coming off the fence about recent developments

Dec 10, 2025 1h 41m

Does anyone read these? Right, we've been having too much of a good time these past few episodes and lots of good rambles have fallen away into wails of (useless) mirth. Time for us to actually have…

E177: Niall Grimes - A general natter with a fixture of British (and presumably Irish) climbing

Dec 03, 2025 2h 19m

Niall Grimes, he's been around for a long while, he's part of the furniture here, but who is he? Where did he come from? What's he about? You may or may not find the answers to those questions…

E176: Round Table - Climbing news, first 9A+, internet drama and hot takes

Nov 26, 2025 2h 15m

A classic round table episode with Katie Lamb and Benn Wheeler! We chat about some of the incredible climbing news that has happened in recent weeks, some of the internet storm in a teacup drama that…

E175: Dayan Akhtar - Achieving incredible world cup consistency through self-coaching and the physical and mental challenges on the comp circuit

Nov 19, 2025 2h 1m

We were psyched to have Dayan on the pod with us this week, the British climbing team are at something of a high water mark at the minute and Dayan is right in the thick of it. Lots of chats about…

E174: Aidan's experience with Mount Doom and various rambles

Nov 12, 2025 1h 40m

Just Aidan and me this week trying out a new format! Basically, it was recorded over two days so we could get Aidan's thoughts and opinions about trying a last day ascent of Mount Doom 9A, and then…

E173: Ben Cossey - The situation down under, Action Directe, Groove Train, It's all lightweight baby!

Nov 05, 2025 2h 19m

We love chatting to Aussies, we've always had fun when given the opportunity and this week is no different. Ben is a highly requested crusher who's been heavily involved in the Australian climbing…

E172: Round Table with Benn Wheeler and Katie Lamb, pub chat and Frankenclimber auctioning

Oct 29, 2025 2h 17m

This week we have fan favourites Katie Lamb and Benn Wheeler back for some round table chat as well as playing a game described as 'quite brilliant' by it's own devisor. Has climbing got a Burden of…

E171: Eliot Stephens - A chat about development, tactics and guidebook writing with one of Wales' finest

Oct 22, 2025 2h 27m

We reckon we've asked Eliot onto this podcast about 6 times since we started, clearly we aren't very good at taking the hint but hey, persistence won the day in the end. Eliot is quite a quiet voice…

E170: Will it be the red pill or the blue pill for Aidan?

Oct 15, 2025 1h 27m

We're playing a game! Choices choices for Aidan and Sam is playing an incredibly convincing Morpheus, offering Aidan a selection of choices, all Aidan must do is choose!If you're enjoying the podcast…

E169: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk - Eat to climb, hard climbing post-motherhood and the fun vs achievement spectrum

Oct 08, 2025 2h 32m

Mina is back on the podcast after quite some time! Since last time Mina has written a book all about nutrition for climbing! So we have a pretty long ramble about parenthood, whether you can maximise…

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How many episodes does The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast have?

The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast has published 187 episodes since May 2022, covering topics in Education, Hobbies.

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The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 54m.

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