In Part 2 of Adapted, Mo Beck and Jim Ewing head to the Lotus Flower Tower. Hugh Herr embarks on life after climbing and tackles one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Denny Kowska seeks to build an adaptive community from the ground up. Resources Hugh Herr's Ted Talk Jim Ewing's Film Adaptive ParaCliffHangers Paradox Sports Adaptive Climbing Group Music by:  Baleen   •   Sun Shapes   •  Joey Kantor   •   Drexler •   Joya Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.   ..read more

  Climbing’s first phenom survives a near death experience and life altering accident on Mount Washington. In rural Maine, a young girl born without a hand discovers climbing. In the aftermath of an accident, an engineer resolves to complete a lifelong dream. Hugh Herr, Mo Beck and Jim Ewing take us on a journey in a two part series about human potential, generational friendships and the power of climbing. Music by:  Baleen   •   Sun Shapes   •  Joey Kantor   •   Drexler Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.   ..read more

  Style vs Substance? They are one and the same in climbing. It governs how we aspire to do routes. It inspires us. Done right, it will stand the test of time. Today, we sit down with climber Katie Lambert and photographer Ben Ditto. Music by:  Brendan O’Connell    Tracks provided with permission from the artist.     ..read more

  Underground legend and editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, Pete Takeda joins us to talk safety. We can learn from mistakes, but sometimes it’s worth speaking up before they happen. Music by:  Brendan O’Connell     Tracks provided with permission from the artist.     ..read more

  In the 2000’s, a new, global generation of alpinists armed with a broad toolkit of skills and advancements in weather forecasting led a climbing golden age in Patagonia. While popular, Maestri’s Compressor Route becomes the target of climbers looking to leave a lasting impression on the sport. Music by:  Evan Phillips   •   Padelm   •   David Swensen  •   Joey Kantor Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.     ..read more

  How big of a problem is lying in climbing? Jonathan Siegrist returns to the show to talk about dishonesty in our sport. Music by:  Fairing •   Brendan O’Connell     Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.     ..read more

  With doubts circling in the press, Cesare Maestri returns to Cerro Torre with hundreds of bolts, a compressor engine and gallons of gasoline intent on conquering the mountain. Music by:  Evan Phillips   •   Baleen   •   Brendan O’Connell     Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.     ..read more

  In 1959, Cesare Maestri, an outsider and rebel drawn to the siren song of the world’s fiercest mountain, Cerro Torre, ripped a hole in climbing’s only true rule – a climber is only as good as their word. Music by:  Evan Phillips   •   Joey Kantor   •   Brendan O’Connell     Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.     ..read more

  In May 2022, The Full Circle Everest team made history when seven of the members reached the world’s highest point. They were the first all black expedition team to do so. Today, we talk with Phil Henderson, Adina Scott and Eddie Taylor about their experiences on Chomolungma and the power of summits. Music by:  Joya   •   Fairing   •   Cloudchord   •   Brendan O’Connell     Tracks provided with permission from the artists or Track Club.     ..read more

  Is reaching a summit the true measure of success or is there something deeper? In 1978 a dream team of alpinists – Jim Donini, Jeff Lowe, George Lowe, and Michael Kennedy – spent 26 days tackling the North Ridge of Latok 1 in the Karakoram range and came up just short of the summit after illness struck. Their attempt became legend and a testament to the power of friendship. The North Ridge suddenly became the most coveted alpine climb on the planet, rebuffing new generations of climbers for the next 40 years. Music by:    Evan Phillips   •   Joanna Katcher &nbs ..read more