The Climbing Majority

As I am sure most of you are aware this podcast’s creation stemmed from Max and I’s traumatic climbing injuries that occurred just over a year ago. Within a week of each other and in different countries Max and I both took trad falls and sustained ankle injuries that required surgery.  If you haven’t heard those stories cruise back to episodes 2&3. As a patient of surgery, I was curious as to...

Summary In today’s episode, we sit down with Catherine Pitura an ACMG apprentice rock guide and the founder of Mind Tools. Catherine as she puts it “is just a person with a big climbing experience”. Like so many of us, she fell quickly in love with the sport of climbing, but, unlike many of us, she had the opportunity to live the dirtbag dream. For nine years she lived and breathed climbing. Durin...

Summary In our 2 hour long conversation, we sit down with AMGA-certified guide Lindsey Hamm or so aptly named “The Hamminator”. Hamm is an AMGA-certified single-pitch instructor and a certified rock guide. She has also completed her AMGA Ice Instructor Course….Advanced Alpine Guide courses and currently… is on track to becoming the 18th female ever to receive an IFMGA pin. She has guided and climb...

In this episode, we have a conversation with, registered physiotherapist and climber, Quinn Turner. We found Quinn’s Instagram account @alpine.physio and was truly inspired by his content. Quinn resides in North Vancouver BC where he works out of Body Works Sports Physiotherapy and Kinematics Sports Medicine & Rehab. He began his studies at the University of Calgary obtaining a BSc in kinesiol...

In today's episode, we speak with Eric Carter. Eric is an Arc'teryx athlete who resides in Squamish British Columbia. He spent 5 years on the us national ski mountaineering team and holds the speed record on Mount Rainier and the Tantalus Traverse. Eric has an M.S in Exercise Physiology and a PhD where he studied the affects of altitude on humans. In this conversation we cover the topics...

In this episode, we sit down and talk with AMGA guide Joshua Reinig. I met Josh about 7 years ago when I first started climbing. His immediate willingness to share his knowledge and stoke helped shape me into the climber I am today. Throughout his climbing career, Josh has led over 6000 guided trips, established over 2000 first ascents, and is currently in the top 25 all-time contributors to Mount...

About a year ago both Kyle and I were involved in bone-shattering climbing accidents that changed the way we view the world and ultimately became the spark for the creation of this podcast. In our earlier episodes, we spent time discussing our accidents, recovery processes, and the psychological effects traumatic injuries have on the mind. Having now recovered to a point where we both are particip...

Today, in episode 16, we sit down, in person, with Jack Ryan an adaptive trad climber and mountaineer and founder of Paralyzed to Peaks. Jack is not your average trad climber. On November 29th Jack’s neck was crushed in an illegal move done by his blackbelt instructor during a Jiu-Jitsu sparing session. He suffered a broken neck at C4-C5 resulting in paralysis from the neck down as well as numerou...

Harvey is a musician, hairdresser, and climber from Vancouver BC. He is best known for the recent award-winning documentary Crux, a full-length film about his life, his struggle with addiction, and his relationship with climbing. In this conversation we discuss how Harvey fell in love with climbing, the process of filming Crux, and dive deep into mental health, drug addiction and consumption. The...

In this episode, we sit down with Max Lurie. Max is an AMGA-certified Rock and Alpine guide and an accomplished alpinist. We get his perspective on several topics, including risk and social media. We talk about the best and worst ways of obtaining climbing knowledge, what it's like to hire a guide, how to best prepare for an objective, and how even a professional guide gets criticism and sham...

In the sport of climbing, we are almost always focused on what's happening on the sharp end, the leader, the art of climbing. But what we seem to miss is that without a belayer climbers are free soloing. While climbing, our ability to stay attached to the wall and the gear we place are our primary line of safety, but our belayers are the ones that in the end save our lives when we make mistak...

James Pymn, is a British climber who loves routes with character, even if that means assuming lots of risk. From free soloing large multi-pitch routes to leading 7c (12c) trad routes with obligatory 8m (24ft.) runouts, James has had a climbing career one could say is of "full value".  In this episode, we take a look into James' life as a climber, discuss the elusive British grading...

In this episode, we interview Eric, a personal trainer, entrepreneur and health coach who resides in Reno, Nevada. With his clients, he focuses on the four fundamentals of health: sleep, food, movement, and connection to breath in tandem with sub-perceptual or micro-doses of psilocybin. We dive into our own personal anecdotes and experiences with psilocybin and its use to reduce anxiety and depres...

In this episode, Max and Kyle speak with Josh Ourada. A climber who survived a harrowing 175ft fall while free soloing "The Nutcracker" in Yosemite Valley. His story has been covered in Climbing Magazine and talked about across the web, and for good reason. Beyond the miracle of his survival and the details of his accident, Max, Kyle, and Josh dive into the ethics behind free soloing, ho...

In the episode,  launched this week, called "Helmets, Shame, and Social Media" Kyle and Max spoke about the controversial topic of helmets, explored why there seems to be so much shame and negativity built into our sport, and discussed the positives and negatives of media for the everyday climber. In this bonus episode, Kyle has the chance to talk to climbing photographer Rob Kepley abou...

Kyle was cruising Instagram one day and stumbled upon a post by famous climbing photographer Jim Thornburg titled "100 Classic Crack Week". In which, all ten pictures featured climbers sending super hard classic tad routes...without a helmet. After looking into the comments Kyle found that someone had expressed concern over this and got completely shamed for it. In this episode, Max and...

Sweaty palms, rapid breathing, we know the beginning stages of fear and how quickly it can unravel into panic. Today Kyle and Max discuss the role that fear plays in our lives as climbers, which kind of fear you should listen to, and cover techniques and habits to help overcome it. They also talk about the superpowers that deep focus or flow state can bring you, including an example where Dean Pot...

In Episode 6 Kyle and Max get personal about what it's like to cope with traumatic injuries. They cover the emotional and physical challenges, what you can and what you can't control, and the benefits of strength training for the recovery process. They also dive into the effects of depression and anxiety and how to stay positive when everything around you seems lost.

Max and Kyle check in and discuss their progress in healing post-surgery. They discuss topics ranging from pain management, post-surgery struggles, diet and nutrition, and manufacturing happiness when times are dark. Several months after surgery the co-hosts of The Climbing Majority Podcast discuss how they are coping with their traumatic injuries.

The first year of trad climbing can be a dangerous one, but it doesn't have to be! Listen in to hear from our own personal mistakes during this tumultuous time in every climber's life. From safety checks and rappelling nightmares to the critical benefits of hiring a guide; we cover a lot of things to help you succeed in your first year of trad climbing. 

A 30ft fall, failed protection, and a shattered calcaneus. This is the story of how Kyle Broxterman found himself upside down with two broken ankles. We discuss what went wrong,  go over specific gear placements, and cover how to avoid a situation like this from happening in the first place.

Max Carrier is a climber, triathlete and running guide that works for Mountain Equipment Company. He is one of the Co-Hosts of The Climbing Majority Podcast. In this episode Max Carrier recounts his fall while climbing the Chief in Squamish B.C. Co-Host Kyle interviews Max and they talk about risk, rescue and what it's like to sustain a traumatic injury. This injury left Max on the Chief with...

Most of today’s climbing media is focused on what happens at the edges of the sport involving the most experienced and talented climbers in the world. Your hosts Kyle Broxterman and Max Carrier believe that these stories and experiences do not directly relate to the majority of climbers that now exist. Thanks to gyms, the Olympics, and mainstream media coverage a vast growing group of people is no...