57 Episodes

  1. Hannes Huch on Community in the Frankenjura, Wolfgang Gullich and Kurt Albert

    Published: 2/19/2025

  2. Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Gullich, Punks in the Gym and Lightweight Baby

    Published: 2/17/2025

  3. Wolfgang Gullich is a Punk in the Gym

    Published: 2/10/2025

  4. History Takes Time

    Published: 2/3/2025

  5. Andy Salo and Whitney Boland on Lynn Hill and a Love of Gunks Climbing

    Published: 1/29/2025

  6. Russ Clune on Lynn Hill, Gunks Climbing and Vandals

    Published: 1/27/2025

  7. Lynn Hill Vandalizes Perception

    Published: 1/20/2025

  8. Niall Grimes on Moffatt, Revelations and What Jerry Means to Climbing

    Published: 1/13/2025

  9. Jerry Moffatt is the Best Climber in the World

    Published: 1/6/2025

  10. Bill Ramsey on Alan Watts and Climbing at Smith Rock in the 80's

    Published: 12/23/2024

  11. Alan Watts Sets Off a Chain Reaction

    Published: 12/16/2024

  12. David Chambre on Edlinger, Tribout and French Sport Climbing History

    Published: 12/11/2024

  13. Jibé Tribout and Arnould T'Kint on Patrick Edlinger and Climbing in the 80's

    Published: 12/9/2024

  14. Patrick Edlinger is a Rock Star

    Published: 12/2/2024

  15. Kurt Albert and the Birth of Sport Climbing

    Published: 11/25/2024

  16. Season 2: The 1980's

    Published: 11/18/2024

  17. BONUS | Remus Knowles on the Climbers and Ascents We Missed in Season 1

    Published: 8/19/2024

  18. BONUS | Matt Samet on Climbing Mags from the 90s to Now

    Published: 8/5/2024

  19. Climbing in the 90s: Cultural Shifts and Lessons Learned from Season One

    Published: 6/11/2024

  20. Eva Lopez on Women in Sports, Rivalries, and What Josune Means to Climbing History

    Published: 4/22/2024

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Written in Stone tells the (mostly) true stories of the most groundbreaking ascents in rock climbing history, one decade 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 Two is focused on the 1980’s. The birth of sport climbing as we know it, the struggles with changing rules and ethics, the women who paved the way for the superstars of the 90s and 00s. Patrick Edlinger, Jerry Moffatt, Wolfgang Gullich, Catherine Destivelle, Lynn Hill, and more. Like Todd Skinner always said, ”never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”