{"podcast":{"title":"Written in Stone: Climbing History","slug":"written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506","podcast_index_feed_id":6643506,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/written-in-stone/feed.xml","website_url":"https://written-in-stone.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17334982/wis-s3-main.jpg","author":"Plug Tone Audio","episode_count":95,"summary":"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.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T04:21:35.105382+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506"},"episode":{"title":"The First Boulderer and His Occultist Protégé: Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley","slug":"the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-prot-g-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley","published_at":"2026-05-11T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-prot-g-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506","url":"https://written-in-stone.podbean.com/e/the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-protege-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ug4phyimay8va2b8/EP1-Eckenstein-Bouldering-AudioPodcast.mp3","summary":"WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE People have likely climbed on boulders for all of human history, but in the late 1800's, one man began advocating for climbing on boulders as a way to become a better climber. His name was Oscar Eckenstein, and he fundamentally changed the way we climb. Was he the first boulderer? EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS ➡️ https://link.powercompanyclimbing.com/stone-pod FREE BONUS EPISODES ➡️ https://link.powercompanyclimbing.com/secretstoners-pod Resources can be found at https://www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone Music: \"Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, 'L'inverno' (Winter)\" The Modena Chamber Orchestra (https://musopen.org)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"String Quartet no. 2 in B minor - IV. Allegro furioso\" Steve's Bedroom Band (https://musopen.org) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1\" Eduardo Vinuela (https://musopen.org)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"String Quartet, Op.25 - II. Intermezzo. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto\" Steve's Bedroom Band (https://musopen.org)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"The Wand of Youth, Suite no. 1, Op. 1a - II. Serenade ( For String Quartet - Jones)\" Steve's Bedroom Band (https://musopen.org)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","meta_description":"WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE People have likely climbed on boulders for all of human history, but in the late 1800's, one man began advocating for climbi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2144,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/episodes/the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-prot-g-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-first-boulderer-and-his-occultist-prot-g-oscar-eckenstein-and-aleister-crowley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}