79. Duncan McCallum. Sport climber & wall designer

06/01/24 • 43 min

Duncan McCallum has been a big part of the Scottish climbing scene for years, designing walls, presenting TV programmes and climbing hard.
He’s the founder of The Ledge climbing gym in Inverness which is where we recorded this. Now aged sixty two, we sat down to talk motivation, training regime and some of the big injuries he has had to cope with, including a heart attack.
This interview forms part of a video I made with Duncan for The Older Athlete Series and you can also find this full episode on YouTube

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78. Simon Willis on the Adventure Audio Podcast

This month I'm sharing an episode of different podcast, the Adventure Audio Podcast, in which I am the guest.
I was surprised when I was asked to contribute, given the two hosts, are extremely accomplished outdoors people. But since I ask others to share their stories, I felt I ought to accept.
Peter Hockenhull and Laval St. Germain were probing in their questions, and I probably shared a lot more about myself than I normally would on my own podcast. I hope you enjoy it. Normal service will resume soon.

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80. Laval St Germain. The Seven Summits & More

Laval St Germain is a Canadian who has climbed the highest mountain on every continent, the seven summits, including Everest, from the north side, without supplemental oxygen. He was the first Canadian to do so.
When he visits a new country, he always tries to summit its highest peak: And he visits a lot of countries because he’s a commercial airline pilot.
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