INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
Natalie Berry, Tyler Norton and I chat about the Keqiao and Wujiang competitions before discussing athletes growing into competing, the Ukriaine response to the change in the neutral athlete policy. We finish we making our picks for he 2026 World Climbing Series winners.
Natalie is a freelance journalist with work published in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic Traveller UK, WIRED UK, and New Lines Magazine. She was the editor of UKClimbing, a former GB competitor and the first Scottish woman to climb 8b on rock. She is also a founding editor of Desire Lines Collective.
Tyler Norton created Plastic Weekly, a YouTube Channel and podcast covering the indoor climbing and the World Cup circuit, including regular competition debriefs with John Burgman.
Links:
Natalie's website and Instagram
Neutral Athlete Policy
Toronto Triple Crown
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- (00:00) - Pre-show: Naming the podcast
- (03:32) - Keqiao Boulder Debrief
- (21:49) - Wujiang Lead Debrief
- (42:54) - Wujiang Speed Debrief
- (56:04) - Ben Moon's Speed Medal
- (59:52) - Athletes winning medals later than they used to
- (01:07:31) - The new Neutral Athlete Policy
- (01:17:04) - Overall Series Picks
- (01:31:41) - Outro
- (01:32:00) - After Show: The Toronto Triple Crown
