{"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 V6 (7A) Boulder | Robert Paragot and The Joker","slug":"the-first-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker","published_at":"2026-07-09T15:45:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506/the-first-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/written-in-stone-climbing-history-6643506","url":"https://written-in-stone.podbean.com/e/the-first-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8v39krswrqv6g7mr/EP5-Paragot-The-Joker-audiopod.mp3","summary":"WATCH THIS ON YOUTUBE Perhaps the most powerful force in the early years of Fontainebleau bouldering history was the consistent changing of the guard. Every few years a new group would supplant the old, bringing new ideas, updated ethics, and stronger fingers. But when a brash group of climbers, formed from the best of several groups, the difficulty standards of the previous leaders, Pierre Allain's Convicts of Cuvier, were left in the dust. Led by Robert Paragot, a young climber who often wore only his PA's and his underwear and climbed while smoking a cigarette, this new group would do battle for several major projects, resulting in the world's first V6 (7A) boulder, The Joker. And just as suddenly as they'd shown up, they'd disappear from Cuvier. EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS ➡️ https://link.powercompanyclimbing.com/stone-yt FREE BONUS EPISODES ➡️ https://link.powercompanyclimbing.com/secretstoners-yt Resources can be found at https://www.plugtoneaudio.com/written-in-stone Watch Paragot par Paragot: https://vimeo.com/465783740 Music: \"Blue Eyed Baby\" Alix CombelleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"Elle et Li\" Alix CombelleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"Rue Deperré\" Alix CombelleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"Ma Chanson Triste (Melancholie)\" Alix CombelleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \"Ambiance (In The Mood)\" Alix CombelleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Willie DixonLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licenseht…","meta_description":"WATCH THIS ON YOUTUBE Perhaps the most powerful force in the early years of Fontainebleau bouldering history was the consistent changing of the guard. Eve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2788,"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-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker/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-v6-7a-boulder-robert-paragot-and-the-joker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}