New Episodes Every Other Tuesday

Sept. 16, 2024

Episode 0 - Welcome to the Ground Up Podcast

Ari and Robert take a few minutes to introduce themselves and set the stage for what to expect from the Ground Up podcast and its guests in the episodes to come.

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Aug. 20, 2024

Ground Up 04: Lessons from Eric Marx's Headpoint Handbook

On Episode 4 the team welcomes notorious Gunks headpointer Eric Marx to the podcast. A regular in the New York climbing scene, Eric offers insight into his process of headpointing dangerous and difficult trad routes, what dre...

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Aug. 20, 2024

Ground Up 03: Appalachian Classics With Bennett Harris

In Episode 3 of the Ground Up Podcast, the crew sits down with a true veteran and living legend of the North Carolina climbing scene, Bennett Harris. The closest thing you might find to a walking guidebook, Bennett has spent ...

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Aug. 20, 2024

Ground Up 02: Jacob Ward & The New Kids On The Rock

Western North Carolina's Jacob Ward joins the show for Episode 2 of the podcast to chat about his recent efforts to repeat some of the state's king lines. The boys dive deep to cover some of Jacob's favorite routes at Looking...

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Aug. 18, 2024

Ground Up 01: Coast to Coast Climbing with Mike Palmer

In the their inaugural episode, the Ground Up crew sits down to speak with Mike Palmer, long time friend and climbing partner of Ari, about his climbing exploits across the continent. From cutting his teeth out in California,...

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