# Written in Stone: Climbing History Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/written-in-stone/feed.xml Official site: https://written-in-stone.podbean.com Author: Plug Tone Audio Episodes: 95 ## Resource Written in Stone tells the (mostly) true stories of the most groundbreaking ascents in rock climbing history, one climb at a time. Hosted by Kris Hampton, you’ll hear the narrated, sound designed stories about what led to new levels in climbing, alternated with conversations with today’s top climbers about what inspired them about what went down way back then. Season One: The 1990’s Season Two: The 1980’s Season Three: The History of Modern Bouldering Like Todd Skinner always said, ”never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506.md ## Episodes - [The First V6 (7A) Boulder | Robert Paragot and The Joker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-first-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker) — 2026-07-09T15:45:32+00:00 - [World's First 6A (V3) Boulder and The Convicts of Cuvier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/world-s-first-6a-v3-boulder-and-the-convicts-of-cuvier) — 2026-06-22T14:00:00+00:00 - [Pierre Allain: The First Superstar of Modern Bouldering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/pierre-allain-the-first-superstar-of-modern-bouldering) — 2026-06-08T14:00:00+00:00 - [Fontainebleau and the Birth of Bouldering as We Know It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/fontainebleau-and-the-birth-of-bouldering-as-we-know-it) — 2026-05-25T14:00:00+00:00 - [Was Oscar Eckenstein Really the First Boulderer? Featuring Efix Roy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/was-oscar-eckenstein-really-the-first-boulderer-featuring-efix-roy) — 2026-05-18T14:00:00+00:00 - [The First Boulderer and His Occultist Protégé: Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-prot-g-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley) — 2026-05-11T14:00:00+00:00 - [Season 3 | The History of Modern Bouldering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/season-3-the-history-of-modern-bouldering) — 2026-04-20T11:00:00+00:00 - [Michael Kennedy on Access to Climbing Culture and the Photo of Edlinger That Defined the 80s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/michael-kennedy-on-access-to-climbing-culture-and-the-photo-of-edlinger-that-defined-the-80s) — 2026-04-06T11:00:00+00:00 - [BONUS: When Lynn Hill Proved That Women Can Beat Men In Competition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/bonus-when-lynn-hill-proved-that-women-can-beat-men-in-competition) — 2025-12-01T14:00:00+00:00 - [The Thumbs Up: Sharing Lanes And Circling Back in 1980s Climbing.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-thumbs-up-sharing-lanes-and-circling-back-in-1980s-climbing) — 2025-09-08T09:00:00+00:00 - [Jordan Cannon on The Free Salathe, How to Climb Pitch 19, and Why Style Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/jordan-cannon-on-the-free-salathe-how-to-climb-pitch-19-and-why-style-matters) — 2025-08-18T09:00:00+00:00 - [Mark Hudon on Free As Can Be on the Salathé Wall, Skinner and Piana's Ascent, and Experience Vs. Trophies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/mark-hudon-on-free-as-can-be-on-the-salath-wall-skinner-and-piana-s-ascent-and-experience-vs-trophies) — 2025-08-13T09:00:00+00:00 - [Steve Bechtel on Skinner, Piana, Friendship, and Community](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/steve-bechtel-on-skinner-piana-friendship-and-community) — 2025-08-11T09:00:00+00:00 - [Paul Piana and Todd Skinner Free the Finest Rock Climb On Earth (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/paul-piana-and-todd-skinner-free-the-finest-rock-climb-on-earth-part-2) — 2025-08-04T09:00:00+00:00 - [Paul Piana and Todd Skinner Partner Up and Push the Boundaries (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/paul-piana-and-todd-skinner-partner-up-and-push-the-boundaries-part-1) — 2025-07-28T09:00:00+00:00 - [Rob LeBreton on Snowbird and Australian Sport Climbing in the 1980s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/rob-lebreton-on-snowbird-and-australian-sport-climbing-in-the-1980s) — 2025-07-21T09:00:00+00:00 - [Alan Watts on Setting for Snowbird, the Drama that Unfolded, and the Comp's Importance to American Indoor Climbing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/alan-watts-on-setting-for-snowbird-the-drama-that-unfolded-and-the-comp-s-importance-to-american-indoor-climbing) — 2025-07-14T09:00:00+00:00 - [Showdown(s) At Snowbird | Edlinger vs. Tribout and Destivelle vs. Hill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/showdown-s-at-snowbird-edlinger-vs-tribout-and-destivelle-vs-hill) — 2025-07-07T09:00:00+00:00 - [Ted Kingsnorth on the Influence of Jerry Moffatt and Chasing History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/ted-kingsnorth-on-the-influence-of-jerry-moffatt-and-chasing-history) — 2025-06-30T09:00:00+00:00 - [Jerry Moffatt Climbs Everything, Everywhere](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/jerry-moffatt-climbs-everything-everywhere) — 2025-06-23T09:00:00+00:00 - [Mark Anderson on Wolfgang Güllich, The Campus Board, and Climbing on Your Heroes' Routes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/mark-anderson-on-wolfgang-g-llich-the-campus-board-and-climbing-on-your-heroes-routes) — 2025-06-16T09:00:00+00:00 - [Wolfgang Güllich is a Wolf on Wallstreet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/wolfgang-g-llich-is-a-wolf-on-wallstreet) — 2025-06-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [Back To The Regular Season Plus An Announcement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/back-to-the-regular-season-plus-an-announcement) — 2025-06-02T09:00:00+00:00 - [Rosie Andrews on No Spare Rib and Women in Climbing From the '80s to Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/rosie-andrews-on-no-spare-rib-and-women-in-climbing-from-the-80s-to-today) — 2025-05-27T09:00:00+00:00 - [Louise Shepherd on Her Female Climbing Role Models and Connecting with Other Women in the '80s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/louise-shepherd-on-her-female-climbing-role-models-and-connecting-with-other-women-in-the-80s) — 2025-05-19T09:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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