Episodes
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In this episode we discover the world class climbing near Barcelona - that you never heard about before!
Shai is re visiting us for the second time and together we have a great chat about 3 amazing, relatively unknown climbing areas, not far from the city of Barcelona.
One has a mix of sandstone and limestone (at the same crag!), one is world class pocket climbing and one is wonderland for overhang juggy lovers.
Sit back, enjoy and plan your next trip.
Very fun conversation from two fanatic climbers (:
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Our guest today is no other than the amazing climber, videographer and most of all beautiful person - Anna hazelnut!
Anna had recently got back from a trip to northern Thailand, to Kohn Kaen & Si Chompou.
Together with Tom Randall they took part in helping develop the area with bolting some routes, finding new crags, and also making a documentary about how climbing can help making the place grow and have positive impact and encourage sustainable tourism.
It was such a fun and casual conversation, Anna shared how the trip came to be, her own connection with Thailand, the idea of the documentary, and also lots of the climbing, the styles, the future development, the culture and just how beautiful this place is!
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In this episode we discover climbing in Colombia with the one and only Alita Contreras!
Alita is a pro climber living in Colombia and sharing with us some of the best climbing areas that this beautiful country has to offer!
We talked about the best climbing areas in Colombia, the style, type of rock and lots more. On top of that we took a deep dive into Alita's new movie that is coming out soon - "Guerreras" - An inspiring film about Latin female climbers, some amazing stories there. We went from how it all started, what it's about, including Alita's part in the movie, and more. It's amazing.
Enjoy(:
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Albarracin is without a doubt one of the best bouldering areas in the world! And with recent development of sport climbing, could this area be the best place in the world for climbing?We are discovering Albarracin in this episode, with the help of Miguel Navarro, a local in recent years, writer of the guidebook and owner of "Don Pepo", the climbing guest house. We talked a lot about the climbing; Best sectors, classic boulder problems of many grades, even what shoes to where for this kind of sandstone and much more. We also talked about the practicalities such as when to go, where to stay, where to have a beer, what to do on rest days and more!Enjoy!Head to the website for show-notes, tips & tricks -climbingdestinationspodcast.comDeals and helping out the podcast:**Join the Patreon**https://www.patreon.com/ClimbingDestinationsPodcast**Training for climbing with the ClimbingPill**20% off for your first month of training at the - climbingpill.comEnter "CDP24" at checkout.
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In this episode we discover the sport climbing in Laos, and more specifically the climbing around the small town of Thakek, and the camp - The "green climbers home".
To help us get the best tips and tricks we have the amazing couple Nettie & Dave of the @climbing_backpackers! They are travelling around south east Asia, following the best climbing areas, and they do it all while spending less then 10 pounds a day! So, you can expect some fantastic tips regardless to the climbing.
As always, we went quite deep into few of the best crags of the area, best routes and plenty of gold practical tips.
Enjoy! And share with your friends (:
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In this episode we are talking and discovering the beautiful, magical and super famous - Kalymnos! With Santiago Valerga.
Santi is a mountain guide, living in Spain and guiding all around the world, with many years guiding and climbing in Kalymnos. Together we discover the well known and the not so well known walls of the island, some really good tips about the best beaches, when to go (summer maybe?), where to stay, what to eat and lots and lots of climbing tips! Best sectors and not be missed routes of every grade.
Whether you are planning to go soon or just want to dream a bit abou this paradise, I think you will enjoy this one (:
Enjoy!
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We are Discovering Jamaica! And the unique and special rock climbing that is being developed in the country .
Our guest is Juan Luis Toribio Vazquez, and he is the driving force of the huge climbing development in Jamaica in recent years.
Juan shares with us how the climbing in the beautiful Caribbean island has started, breaks some myths regarding personal safety in Jamaica, tells about his favorite crags & routes and really much more. This is a truly fascinating one from the first minute up until the end where we discover some of the local cuisine and talk about the bright future of Jamaican climbing.
Lets say that my bet is that in the next Olympics we will have a Jamaican competing (:
Enjoy!
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In this episode we are discovering the world class bouldering area (sport, trad & mountaineering soon to come) of Rakcham in India! And our guest is Bernd Zangerl, Bernd is one of the best boulderers in the world and for the last 13 years he has been developing the bouldering in this majestic paradise in the Himalayas. I couldn't get him to recommend the best sectors because he says they are all 5 stars! He did say that the granite quality is the best he saw; Imagine magic wood and Ticino having a baby (:Apart of climbing we talked about the locals hospitality, the sustainable development of the area, the logistics of how to get there and where to stay and much more! Support the podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ClimbingDestinationsPodcast Head to the website for show-notes, tips & tricks - climbingdestinationspodcast.com **Training for climbing with the "ClimbingPill" - 20% off for your first month of training at the - climbingpill.com Enter "CDP24" at checkout.
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In this episode we are discovering the majestic island of Tenerife!
And mainly the sport climbing in it. Walter which is living in the island for 20 years and is a life long climber provides us with some real jewels. We talk about the special basalt rock in the island, lots of sectors and routes recommendations by grades and styles which is awesome, what to eat, and where to have that nice beer after a climbing day.
So, prepare for an adventure and enjoy the episode!
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In this episode we are discovering the beautiful, magical Meteora! With the legend Vassili Theodorou.
This is such an episode that is pure gold.
We started off with some history, went on with modern climbing and keeping truth to old ethics. It was exciting to find out that climbing in Meteora is not only for those who are looking for adventurous climbing but there is lots of new and modern sectors and even some new bouldering areas!
Hope you enjoy! And go climb in Meteora.
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In this episode we are discovering one of the most popular climbing areas in Europe in recent years - Leonidio!
Leonidio is a magical, beautiful and authentic Greek town tucked away between the mountains and the sea, in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece.
Luckily, my brother Shai, had lived in this amazing village for 3 years (!). And was kind enough to sit down and have a chat and give us some of the best insights, tips and tricks.
Prepare yourself for some deep dive about all things Leonidio, from tomatoes (that are considered to be the best in the world) and all the way to best climbing sectors and what to drink before a rest day 🍻.
Enjoy!
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In this episode we are lucky enough to have Ezra Ani as our guest. Ezra is a life long climber, and an amazing guy, and at the moment together with his partner Mikey living in a van in Bishop.
We had a great conversation about the world-class bouldering area of Bishop in California.
We deep dive into all things Bishop; styles, when to come, where to stay, what to eat and most importantly what to climb.
So, if Bishop is on your mind and also if not, you're welcome to join us as we discover, and enjoy this chat about a super beautiful and special place. -
A quick intro of what the podcast is about, enjoy!
