CLIMBTALK

Climbing Superstars Rob Pizem, Dave Graham, Chad Greedy & Jon Cardwell on CLIMBTALK. This is one of the Lost Tapes. LENGTH: 50.12 minutes link: Rob Pizem, Dave Graham, Chad Greedy & Jon Cardwell – 7/9/2010

Michael Francis Brooks did a video conference with legendary Yosemite climber, John Long, at the JVonD studios in Boulder, Colorado on March 24, 2010. John Long talks about his new book, ‘The Stonemasters, California Rock Climbers in the Seventies’, life in Yosemite valley during the 1970′s, and much more. John is the author of the [...]

Pioneer of American rock climbing, Royal Robbins on CLIMBTALK. 3/9/2010 Recorded at the KGNU green studio, Boulder, Colorado. Royal talks about his new autobiography: ‘To Be Brave, the first of a seven part series titled, My Life’, Yosemite big walling and his visit to Boulder in 1964 to climb the first free ascent of The [...]

mb talks with Jim Michael on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder – 12/4/2009 LENGTH: 11.40 minutes link: Jim Michael on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder – 12/4/2009

John Bachar: Yosemite climbing legend – 3/26/2009 this is the complete John Bachar interview (35.10 minutes) recorded in the KGNU studio in late March 2009. Geoff Anderson and Mike Brooks sit down with legendary free soloist John Bachar at the KGNU studios in Boulder, Colorado. John Bachar epitomizes the late 1970′s and 80′s Yosemite Hard [...]

CryptoChild, Jason Kehl in the KVCU 1190 AM studio on the CLIMBTALK Radio Show.  Jason Kehl was our first guest on CLIMBTALK when we moved to KVCU 1190 AM from KGNU. 3/5/2009. Recorded by Mike Auldridge. Audio/Video courtesy of Jason Kehl. DATE: 3/5/2009 INTERVIEWERS: Geoff Anderson & Mike Brooks LENGTH: 16.38 minutes link: Jason Kehl [...]

first CLIMBTALK radio show. KGNU, Boulder, Colorado. 4/21/2008 Somehow Geoff and I bamboozled the folks at KGNU to give us a 3 pm, 1hour airtime, once a week time slot. They said we needed to take the ‘volunteer course’. Of course, we didn’t. They said we needed to get sound board training, of course we [...]

The legendary free climber Jim Erickson comes to the KGNU radio station in Boulder, Colorado. 3/4/2008 This is Jim Erickson’ first interview for CLIMBTALK. LENGTH: 21.55 minutes link: Jim Erickson – 3/4/2008

Rob Candeleria, owner of CATS gym in Boulder,  comes into the blue studio at KGNU radio station, Boulder, CO. LENGTH: 28 minutes, 48 seconds (unedited) link: Rob Candeleria on ClimbTalk – 2/24/2008

Bouldering star, Paul Robinson, winner of the ABS Nationals in Boulder, Colorado, talks about competing, winning and life in the fast lane, in the KGNU studios. 2/20/2008. LENGTH: 16.37 minutes link: Paul Robinson: bouldering star – 2/20/2008

Bob Horan: Life & Times. Bob Horan is one of the most accomplished climbers in Boulder, Colorado rock climbing history. This interview was part of the lead-up to CLIMBTALK. Basically Geoff and I couldn’t figure out how to run this piece on air. So we never aired it on KGNU. LENGTH: 1 hour and 6 [...]

Rock climbing pioneer Pat Ament at the Chautauqua Ranger Station, Boulder, CO. Pat Ament is one of the most significant people in the history of Boulder, Colorado rock climbing. Somehow I talked the Chautauqua OSMP rangers into letting us (Geoff and I) interview Pat in the ranger station. Geoff filmed it but it never materialized. [...]

Bouldering superstars Jim Holloway & Jim Michael. 2/21/2006. This is a definitive interview with two of Boulder, Colorado’s most important boulderers of the 1970′s. Jim holloway and Jim Michael talk about the early days on Flagstaff Mountain and Estes Park. Holloway talks about the ‘Big Three,’ Trice, Slapshot and Meet Hook and gives beta for [...]

Vedauwoo, Wyoming 1st Annual Bouldering competition.  This is FRB podcasting at its finest: “In the Field” and audacious. 10/3/2005 INTERVIEWEES:  Trevor Turmelle, Justin Jaeger, Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Josh Helke INTERVIEWER: Michael Francis Brooks LENGTH: 9.26 minutes NOTE:  a difficult event, but a fun crowd. link: Vedauwoo, Wyoming 1st Annual Bouldering competition. 10/3/2005