Written in Stone: Climbing’s Most Important Ascents

Written in Stone tells the (mostly) true stories of the most groundbreaking ascents in rock climbing history, one decade at a time. Hosted by Kris Hampton, you’ll hear the narrated, sound designed stories about what led to new levels in climbing, alternated with conversations with today’s top climbers about what inspired them about what went down way back then.Season Two is focused on the 1980’s. The birth of sport climbing as we know it, the struggles with changing rules and ethics, the women who paved the way for the superstars of the 90s and 00s. Patrick Edlinger, Jerry Moffatt, Wolfgang Gullich, Catherine Destivelle, Lynn Hill, and more. Like Todd Skinner always said, ”never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”

Recent Episodes
  • Women Climbers of the 80s Part 2: Power In Numbers
    Apr 14, 2025 – 35:25
  • Women Climbers of the 80s Part 1: It Wasn't Because They Weren't There
    Apr 7, 2025 – 43:15
  • We're Giving Away 3 Rab Hoodies!
    Mar 31, 2025 – 02:57
  • History Misses Things
    Mar 17, 2025 – 04:05
  • Jeff Smoot on John Bachar, Peter Croft and the Shift in Climbing in the 80's
    Mar 12, 2025 – 57:55
  • Alex Honnold on Peter Croft, John Bachar, Free-Soloing and Climbing Big Yosemite Linkups
    Mar 10, 2025 – 52:12
  • John Bachar Chooses Peter Croft For a New Game
    Mar 3, 2025 – 47:34
  • Andrea Hah on Punks in the Gym, Arapiles, and Confidence
    Feb 26, 2025 – 44:15
  • Jesse Guthrie on Wolfgang Gullich, Kurt Albert and Climbing in the 80s.
    Feb 24, 2025 – 01:01:58
  • Hannes Huch on Community in the Frankenjura, Wolfgang Gullich and Kurt Albert
    Feb 19, 2025 – 01:03:18
  • Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Gullich, Punks in the Gym and Lightweight Baby
    Feb 17, 2025 – 01:08:23
  • Wolfgang Gullich is a Punk in the Gym
    Feb 10, 2025 – 46:43
  • History Takes Time
    Feb 3, 2025 – 04:20
  • Andy Salo and Whitney Boland on Lynn Hill and a Love of Gunks Climbing
    Jan 29, 2025 – 01:30:43
  • Russ Clune on Lynn Hill, Gunks Climbing and Vandals
    Jan 27, 2025 – 43:55
  • Lynn Hill Vandalizes Perception
    Jan 20, 2025 – 43:54
  • Niall Grimes on Moffatt, Revelations and What Jerry Means to Climbing
    Jan 13, 2025 – 01:20:16
  • Jerry Moffatt is the Best Climber in the World
    Jan 6, 2025 – 45:08
  • Bill Ramsey on Alan Watts and Climbing at Smith Rock in the 80's
    Dec 23, 2024 – 57:37
  • Alan Watts Sets Off a Chain Reaction
    Dec 16, 2024 – 36:59
  • David Chambre on Edlinger, Tribout and French Sport Climbing History
    Dec 11, 2024 – 01:02:17
  • Jibé Tribout and Arnould T'Kint on Patrick Edlinger and Climbing in the 80's
    Dec 9, 2024 – 01:07:45
  • Patrick Edlinger is a Rock Star
    Dec 2, 2024 – 35:00
  • Kurt Albert and the Birth of Sport Climbing
    Nov 25, 2024 – 22:10
  • Season 2: The 1980's
    Nov 18, 2024 – 03:13
  • BONUS | Remus Knowles on the Climbers and Ascents We Missed in Season 1
    Aug 19, 2024 – 34:51
  • BONUS | Matt Samet on Climbing Mags from the 90s to Now
    Aug 5, 2024 – 24:26
  • Climbing in the 90s: Cultural Shifts and Lessons Learned from Season One
    Jun 11, 2024 – 31:30
  • Eva Lopez on Women in Sports, Rivalries, and What Josune Means to Climbing History
    Apr 22, 2024 – 57:56
  • Josune Bereziartu Goes Honky Tonkin'
    Apr 15, 2024 – 33:52
  • Chris Schulte on the Magic of Fontainebleau, Climbing Lifelist Boulders and Catherine Miquel
    Apr 8, 2024 – 01:15:37
  • Catherine Miquel Wins the Duel
    Apr 1, 2024 – 31:15
  • Josie McKee on Curiosity and the Mindset of Climbing Freerider
    Mar 27, 2024 – 02:09:45
  • Chris Kalous on Freerider, Big Wall Climbing Rules, and How the Hubers Shifted History
    Mar 25, 2024 – 01:12:24
  • Alex Huber Rides Free
    Mar 18, 2024 – 50:40
  • How to Climb Cowboy Direct: Jordan Cannon on The Struggle Climbing Show
    Mar 11, 2024 – 01:44:31
  • Mike Lilygren on Todd Skinner, Leadership, and Climbing Trango Tower
    Mar 6, 2024 – 01:01:14
  • Jordan Cannon on Cowboy Direct, Climbing History and the Importance of Storytelling
    Mar 4, 2024 – 01:22:12
  • Todd Skinner and Team Cowboy Up
    Feb 26, 2024 – 51:13
  • Jonathan Siegrist on the Difficulty of Grading and Climbing for the Challenge
    Feb 21, 2024 – 01:13:26
  • Seb Bouin on Akira, Grading DNA and French Climbing History
    Feb 19, 2024 – 43:29
  • Fred Rouhling, Akira and the Biggest Climbing Controversy of the 1990s
    Feb 12, 2024 – 49:04
  • BONUS: Nina Caprez on Attempting to Climb The Nose with Lynn Hill
    Feb 7, 2024 – 09:08
  • Lauren Delaunay Miller on Lynn Hill and The History of Women Climbing in Yosemite
    Feb 5, 2024 – 59:11
  • Chelsea Griffie on Leading the Way and Being the First Black Woman to Climb El Cap
    Jan 31, 2024 – 33:03
  • Bobbi Bensman on Lynn Hill and 1990s Competition Climbing
    Jan 29, 2024 – 36:51
  • Lynn Hill Proves It Goes
    Jan 22, 2024 – 39:58
  • BONUS: The French vs. The British | A Battle of Route Names
    Jan 15, 2024 – 30:13
  • Alan Watts on Jibe Tribout, Just Do It and Climbing at Smith in the 90s
    Jan 10, 2024 – 51:00
  • Adam Ondra on Just Do It and the Importance of Climbing History
    Jan 8, 2024 – 42:27
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