JCPC 101 Paul Pritchard

Legendary 80s trad lizard, the Lion of Llanberis, helmet-boiler number one, Paul Pritchard in conversation. Paul was the boldest of the bold and changed the face of climbing in Wales in the 1980s. He suffered a number of serious accidents culminating in a skull-shattering incident in Tasmania’s Totem Pole which changed his life forever. Hear all about this cool cat.

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Niall

JCPC 100, More Me, More Talk, More Shat

Apologies, for here is Episode 100. Just me rambling on about myself, seacliffs, Welshmen and me dear friend Andy Scott, and playing nice music for two hours. I suggest you don’t listen to it.

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Niall

JCPC 099 Aidan Roberts + David Mason talk top-end bouldering

Aiden Roberts is at the top of UK bouldering. David Mason has been doing hard problems around the UK and the world for years. Together we take a look at top UK and world bouldering.

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Niall

JCPC 098 Anita Aggarwal

Paraclimber Anita Aggarwal takes us on a story of some of her life and talks about her efforts to promote paraclimbing, racial inclusivity and her experience of climbing from a LGBTQ perspective.

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Niall

JCPC 097 Natalie Berry reads A Scotsman's Duty

Natalie Berry, editor at UKC, reads Gordon Smith’s classic accounts of winter ice climbing on Ben Nevis and big routes in the Alps, both stories drenched in 1970s drizzle and hunger.

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Niall

JCPC 096 Bob Smith

Photo: Andy Birtwistle

Achtung: Legend! The quiet king of the quiet kingdom. Seldom has an area been so associated with one climber as Northumberland is with Bob Smith. From the late 1970s Bob championed style, commitment and technicality to produce climbs whose beauty and challenge have diminished little over the years.

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Niall

JCPC 095 Jude Spancken

Coach and climbing philosophy through lived experiences. This podcast won't make you stronger, but it might help you climb better and love it more. She's the boss.

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Niall

JCPC 094 Karin Magog

In the 1990s she was at the top levels, redpointing 8b and flashing E7. Niall Grimes chats to Karin Magog about how she got there, what it was like and what she's been doing since. We talk about Gogarth, Dove Crag, Ireland, Blue Scar, the Outer Hebrides and loads more.

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Niall

JCPC 093 Clare Sheridan reads Uncoiling the Ropes

Trailblazing Irish climbers reads from her autobiagraphy.

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Niall

JCPC 092 Ray Wood

North Wales based climbing photographer, Ray Wood, sits down and thinks about life over a cup of tea. Have a watch over on YouTube too.

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Niall

JCPC 091 Alex Megos talks 9c

What Ho, Crackheads!

This time around I get to talk with little German superstar Alex Megos about his new 9c at Ceuse, Bibliography, along with a few other things I can’t remember at the minute, but I’m sure they were interesting.

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Niall x.

JCPC 090 Beastiality

Illustration: Tessa Lyons

It's a bit sweary, sorry. I read out my own story of training obsession and blurred boundaries.

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Niall x.

JCPC 089 Pete Robins

Driving force of North Wales bouldering exploration, master of cutting edge trad, sport and bouldering. Pete Robins sits down and blows his own trumpet.

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Niall x.

JCPC 088 Winter 8000; Bernadette McDonald

Photo: John Coefield.

Climbing 8000-metre peaks in Winter is as extreme as climbing gets. Here, Bernadette McDonald reads from her book, Winter 8000, and takes us along the harrowing journey of Elisabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz as they fight for survival on Nanga Parbat in 2018.

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Niall x.

JCPC 087 Sam Whittaker

Sam Whittaker, the biceps behind Sheffield's Climbing Works bouldering centre, yarns on about setting up the Works, why it's special and how it's handled lockdown. Plus a journey through his life.

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Niall x.

JCPC 086 Lewis Perrin Williams

Here i go, chatting again. This time to Lewis Perrin Williams. Lewis is a young North Wales based boulderer, trad climber, bassist and student. Here he talks about some of the stuff in his life.

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Niall x.

JCPC 085 Seb Grieve

Star of Hard Grit, the classic 1990s climbing vid, chats to Niall Grimes in a darkening graveyard.

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Niall x.

JCPC 084 Rose Merrett

10-year-old and mad-for-climbing Rose tells Niall Grimes about climbing 8a, why she loves climbing outdoors, about Spain and plans to travel.

You can even watch the interview on my YouTube channel.

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Niall x.

JCPC 083 Anna Taylor

Young Lakes-based trad star in conversation under a tree.

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Niall x.

JCPC 082 Slatehead by Peter Goulding

Peter Goulding reads extracts from his recently-published book Slatehead, which takes a personal look at the Llanberis slate climbing scene from the 1980s.

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Niall x