Icebox Sessions Podcast

Parvin shares stories of Iran’s Climbing Scene and her recent move to Halifax to become the Head Route Setter and coach at East Peak climbing gym. She has an impressive resume as a climber - competing with Iran's national team, judging climbing comps internationally, and bagging the first female ascents of a number of 5.13s just outside of Tehran. She is now focussed on sharing her stoke and exper...

Meet the "infectiously stoked” Henry Morrow - a climber equally comfortable on plastic holds in the gym or climbing without a rope over the ocean in the middle of the night. Henry describes what it was like learning to climb outdoors by trial and error and the recent growth of Nova Scotia’s climbing community over the last few years. We talk about his DWS (deep water soloing) explorations, develop...

In this episode, longtime Nova Scotia climber Todd "The Bod" Foster (aka "Toddles") exposes ALL. He talks about his 25-year impact on the local scene through guidebooks, route and boulder development, and his award-winning film Eastern Tide. Foster explains how partnerships helped him produce multiple guides (rope climbing, Digby Neck, Halifax Region) and why he’s working on an...

Heather Reynolds shares stories of 35+ years of contributing to the local climbing community, including route development, coaching, and releasing a book on performance rock climbing. Reynolds recounts starting climbing with Sean Willett, helping found Climb Nova Scotia in 1991 to protect access at Main Face, contributing to the Dalplex Fieldhouse wall (opened 1992) and later the Rock Court (opene...

Join us as we sit down with the legendary Greg Hughes, a seasoned climber and guide, for a deep dive into the world of rock and ice climbing. Greg shares his experiences climbing in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, discussing his early adventures, his insufferable ice climbing habit, and his passion for route development. We also touch on his involvement with local climbing organizations like Ascent...

One of the most passionate, innovative and elusive climbers among us,  Dave dedicated almost a decade and half of his life to climb and document every single boulder problem in Nova Scotia.  His work was captured in the highly popular online bouldering guide called "Mobeta" - complete with interactive maps and beta videos.  And his youtube site documents his ongoing evolution as a climbe...

Emily Currie is the epitome of strength and resilience.  In this conversation she recounts the last tumultuous 12 months:  battling cancer, and somehow finding energy after multiple surgeries and treatments to shoot, release and tour a celebrated short film about three women bouldering on Dover Island.  We also get behind the scenes on the media side of promoting our local bouldering gym as well a...

Quietly crushing granite and inspiring all of us with her feline ways, Samantha Peverill joins me for Episode 3 to (reluctantly) share the story of her 5.13 sending spree last year of local test pieces. A feat that - to my knowledge - has not been accomplished before by any Nova Scotian climber!! Episode drops on Thursday on all major streaming platforms. ⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - Episode Notes ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ice...

Forget about bouldering. Sean Therien rejoins us in Part 2 with a rope in his hand and suffering on his mind. Follow his adventures developing new routes at The Spot, Cape Clear, Main Face, and more. ⁠⁠⁠Icebox Session - Episode Notes⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - Homepage⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - All Links⁠ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:49 Developing 'The Spot' & The Castle 03:50 C...

Punk rock ignites the Nova Scotia climbing scene in the late 90s. Therien shakes the bedrock of Nova Scotia by starting its first commercial climbing gym, unearthing new climbing routes and opening world class bouldering areas. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Icebox Sessions - Episode Show Notes⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions Homepage⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - All Links⁠⁠ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:38 The Early Days...

Out of the limelight, Rich has been scaling Nova Scotia cliffs over 20+ years. On this inaugural episode he shares stories of harrowing moments on the rock, training attempts, and the value of climbing friendship. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - Episode Show Notes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - Homepage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Icebox Sessions - All Links⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 0:16 Introduction 3:44 Climbing vs Surfing 5:54 Adventures in...

Episodes coming Fall 2025. For more information check out: https://iceboxsessions.ca/