Crag n' Coffee

This episodes features one of our hosts, Thatcher Flynn being interviewed themselves alongside climbing partner Trevor Harris, focusing on their big wall climbing trips in Yosemite and in Devil's Bay, Newfoundland. Episode Timestamps (00:00:00) Episode Intro and catching up with Thatcher (00:01:37) Introducing Trevor Harris (00:05:23) Introducing climbing team Trevor and Thatcher ("The Go...

On this episode we continue to discuss the world of route setting! We are joined by two wonderful route-setters (and dear friends) Jane Cuff and Julia Bruce-Robertson. We discuss being a woman in the setting industry, setting for para-climbing, setting for shorter/taller climbers, and more! Thatcher Flynn is not hosting this episode. At the time of recording, they were sailing to a big-wall climbi...

It's been a busy summer of travel and adventure. Before Thatcher leaves for the rest of September on a sailing+big wall climbing trip on the south coast of Newfoundland, we wanted to record a quick episode with just our hosts! We put a form out on our socials and solicited questions from our followers. Tune in for a little catching-up and for our responses! Episode Timestamps (00:00:00) Episod...

On this episode we discuss Newfoundland outdoor bouldering with our guest Owen Lang. Owen is a 19 year old Team Cove athlete who has had extremely successful back-to-back seasons of climbing hard Newfoundland boulder problems. We discuss how Newfoundland outdoor bouldering is beautiful, accessible, and underdeveloped. We also discuss Owen's recent outdoor climbing seasons. We dive into his goa...

On this episode we discuss Newfoundland route setting with our guest and dear friend Julia Bruce-Robertson! Route setting is when climbing gyms change the climbs on their walls. As the 3 hosts of the podcast are route setters, setting is near and dear to our hearts. In this episode we introduce ourselves as setters, explain what setting is, how the two local gyms run setting programs, the gym grad...

On this episode we interview our friend Ethan Murphy! Ethan and Whit Macdonald are the team that run Cape Coffee, a Newfoundland coffee roasting company. Ethan is a coffee pro, and we have fun diving into coffee, roasting, and the local coffee scene! Episode Timestamps (00:00:00) Episode Intro (00:00:30) Pre-introduction banter / How young is too young for coffee? (00:02:35) Introducing Ethan Murp...

Our first episode! Hosts Joel, Thatcher, and Daniel sit down with our guest (and good friend) David Bruneau. We discuss Newfoundland climbing guidebooks, specifically focusing on the upcoming release of David's new Newfoundland Climbing Guidebook! Episode Timestamps (00:00:00) – Intro (00:02:30) – Introducing David Bruneau and his bolting and FAing the hardest route in Newfoundland (00:06:45)...