Podcasts by Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast

JCPC 143 Leo Houlding part 2 from 2023-12-06T18:00

In part 2 we hear about Leo’s attempt to push standards and adventure on El Cap, breathtaking stories of wingsuit flying, racing Jeremy Clarkson, then taking his skills to the arctic wilderness ...

JCPC 142 Leo Houlding part 1 from 2023-12-05T21:56

Leo Houlding is one of the finest and boldest rock climbers Britain has produced. In this first of a two-part interview we follow his journey from early Gritstone and wild Welsh forays onto the ...

JCPC 141 Chris Bonington from 2023-11-20T17:58

Chris Bonington’s name is synonymous with high altitude mountaineering the world over and he led the char...

JCPC 140 Russ Clune from 2023-11-10T10:58

Russ Clune has been more places, met more people and climbed more climbs than most of us put together. Hear this Gunks legend tell us about decades of climbing fun around the world, how things u...

JCPC 139 Anna Hazelnutt from 2023-10-19T14:59:53

YouTuber, influencer and all-time trad slab moose Anna Hazelnutt takes us behind the scenes of video creation and climbing-wall superstardom. Legend.

JCPC 138 Tents Situation from 2023-10-06T12:03

Two stories. Niall Grimes reads his own Tents Situation and Tom LeFanu read The Waiting Game. Enjoy xx

JCPC 137 Didier Berthod from 2023-09-15T10:20

Who can forget Didier Berthod from his attempts on Cobra Crack in 2007's smash video, First Ascent. The Swiss-born crack maestro's life sure has taken some turns since then. Find out all.

JCPC 136 Burgess Book of Lies from 2023-09-05T16:35

Al Burgess reads wild stories of 1980s alpinism and all that that world entailed - fighting for your life and passing into death.

JCPC 135 Ruby Petch from 2023-07-28T11:51

Adventure boulderer Ruby Petch is one of the driving forces of the development of North Devon. By hiking pads, figuring tides, checking coves and sniffing out nooks Ruby and her small band of pa...

JCPC 134 Adam Ondra from 2023-07-13T15:31

The world's best climber? Hell yeah! Adam Ondra gives us a tale of childhood, grades, Dawn Wall, comps and choss. Get in!

JCPC 133 Dean Fidelman Part 2 from 2023-06-19T20:55:30

In part 2 of Dean’s interview we chat about the Stonemasters’ reincarnation, the Stone Monkeys, who broug...

JCPC 132 Dean Fidelman Part 1 from 2023-06-19T20:38:03

Dean Fidelman’s photographs captured the wild characters of the Stonemasters as they revolutionized the c...

JCPC 131 Anna Wild from 2023-05-25T21:30

She's ony 22 and she's already ticked many of the best 8as and 8bs in Yorkshire and has done 8b+ and Kilnsey, And she's a right laugh. Check out Anna Wild!

JCPC 130 Al Burgess Interview from 2023-05-05T08:55:11

The Burgess twins were a legendary force in the mountaineering world of the 1970s and 80s. Al and his brother Adrian smashed full-force into the rollicking world of alpinism and high altitude, h...

JCPC 129 Hello Al Burgess from 2023-04-27T21:19:22

Niall Grimes introduces top Himalayan climber of the 70s, 80s andf 90s, Al Burgess.

JCPC 128 Liv Pearson from 2023-03-30T21:29:24

She's the ultimate Little Person! She's the Little Pearson! She's Liv Pearson. South-Wales-based LP it a climbing nut and a bright star in the SW bouldering scene. Let's hear h...

JCPC 127 Will Bosi from 2023-03-14T17:09:07

The young Scot owns the strongest fingers in the game and he has pointed them at many of the UK’s hardest...

JCPC 126 Honour of Being Human from 2023-02-27T18:17:02

A reading of the classic caving story, The Honour of Being Human, about the tragic death of Neil Moss. Read by Anna Paxton.

JCPC 125 Charlie Torrance from 2023-02-20T21:17:34

Llanberis local and climbing lifer Charlie Torrance talks about a terrible car accident and the months of recovery that have followed.

JCPC 124 MORE CUBBY! FU*CK YES! from 2023-01-08T22:57

Gunshot say rewind, spin say the man forward, You want more Cubby you got more Cubby. More Brat, more ice, more Malc, more everything!

JCPC 123 Brian Hall from 2022-11-30T11:02:48

Brian Hall lived through one of the most exciting and deadly eras of Himalayan exploration during the 1970s and 80s. In his new book, High Risk, he reflects on the many friends he lost to this d...

JCPC 122 Ben Moon from 2022-11-10T10:11

Ben Moon pushed climbing to new levels in the 1980s and 90s. He spearheaded sport climbing, training, and bouldering and was the defining image of our sport through his climbs, look and attitude...

JCPC 121 Dave Bowes from 2022-10-21T07:59

The past 15 years have seen Dave Bowes go on an cosmic journey which began in a terrible motorcycle accident. This led to Dave's brain becoming scrambled and then, through his journey in drugs, ...

JCPC 120 Dave 'Cubby' Cuthbertson from 2022-10-07T11:13

Top Scottish climber od the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Cubby pushed the standards in trad, sport and ice, including the UK's first 8a, with Requiem. The dude. This is hours of fun, this one.

JCPC 119 Jemma Powell from 2022-08-22T21:18:15

She's only small, but she's great crack. Comp beast, trad-tinkler, climbing coach with lots of horse-power. Join us for a beer and a chat. Turns out she's a better climber than I had realised.

JCPC 118 Chris Doyle from 2022-07-08T12:29:21

The Steven Spielberg of climbing looning, filmmaking fun freak, North Wales-based, Orme-loving, injured climbing lifer, Chris Doyle chats to Niall Grimes under a burned-out boulder problem.

JCPC 117 Teresa Coimbra from 2022-06-29T12:11:41

Portugese-born, 22-year-old Teresa tells us how climbing looks like from where she is sat, under a tree in Sheffield on a sunny Thursday. More tea, vicar?

JCPC 116 Franco Cookson from 2022-05-29T12:54:01

Pin-sharp trad boiler and world-renowned anti-Varian Franco Cookson sits down with me in a pub and after a while we forgot what we came in for. Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps, please. I ...

JCPC 115 Dan Varian from 2022-05-24T14:31:01

The more northerly member of the Beastmaker duo sifts through his thoughts on his greatest bouldering addition, the mega-highball 8B+, Bombadil. Also much crack about the Prow at Kyloe-in-the-Woods.

JCPC 114 Zofia Reych from 2022-04-22T10:15:34

A super conversation with Zofia Reych, author of a forthcoming book, Born to Climb. We talk about her book, also about Fontainebleau, her Women's Bouldering Festival, the pandemic, autism and be...

JCPC 113 Jerry Moffatt from 2022-03-17T20:35:34

Jerry Moffatt was widely considered to be the best climber in the world during his epic career spanning from the 1980s to the early 2000s. With hard first ascents and quick repeats on sport and ...

JCPC 112 Alain Robert from 2022-02-15T22:13:10

French climber, Alain Robert, has been one of the world’s most outrageous soloist for over 30 years. He has soloed numerous routes in the 8a – 8b range, most famously La Nuit du Lézards in Buoux...

JCPC 111 Mick Johnston from 2022-02-02T16:04:28

He's an 80s trad boiler and Catwalk-walking sports cat. He's into telling you about his E7 when he's in the pub. He's got it in for Peakies. He's a right laugh. He's Mick Johnston.

JCPC 110 Ed February from 2022-01-18T21:15:49

Ed February tells his story of growing up in South Africa, finding climbing and the barriers he faced as a black climber in in the Apartheid era of the 1970s. Then how his world opened up in the...

JCPC 109 Winter 8000: Broad Peak from 2022-01-09T16:51:11

Bernadette MacDonald reads another section from her book, Winter 8000. This time we look at the Polish mountaineer Maciej Berbeka's lethal affair with Broad Peak.

Chug my Bug and Crack my Jam from 2021-12-31T15:29:01

Another mix of tunes, a bit of a disco party vibe.

A Sermon for Brother Andrew from 2021-12-31T15:11:33

A random mix of some music

JCPC 107 Isabelle Faus from 2021-12-22T16:53:08

This 28-year-old Chicago/Colorado climber is one of the world's top female boulderers, with multiple 8B+/V14s to her credit. Yet she flies under the radar, deciding to avoid the harsh glare of s...

JCPC 106 Taylor Parsons from 2021-11-29T18:18:57

Taylor Parsons came to prominence in the climbing world about a decade ago when, as Chris Webb-Parsons, she was one of the world's strongest boulderers with a string of cutting-edge outdoor and ...

JCPC 105 Sarah-Jane Dobner from 2021-11-11T12:02

Many laughs. Trad climbing lifer Sarah Jane Dobner talks about her self-published, award-winning book, A Feeling for Rock, and gives us a few readings.

JCPC 104 Dammed If You Don't from 2021-10-26T10:02:18

Chris Kalman reads an extract from his book, Dammed If You Don't.

JCPC 103 John Long from 2021-10-10T12:41:01

Legendary US climber and storyteller, major star of Yosemite climbing in the 1970s, the archetypical Stonemaster, John Long in conversation. 

John was at the heart of some of the finest e...

JCPC 102 Ed Drummond Vibes from 2021-09-17T21:38:28

Artist and climber, Ed Drummond, is captured in this mesmerising audio piece by Hotaches. Grasp whisps of magic from this high striving poet.

JCPC 101 Paul Pritchard from 2021-08-08T13:56:58

Legendary 80s trad lizard, the Lion of Llanberis, helmet-boiler number one, Paul Pritchard in conversation.

JCPC 100 More Me, More Talk, More Shat from 2021-07-13T15:12:39

Just me rambling on about myself, seacliffs, Welshmen and me dear friend Andy Scott. Probably not worth listening to.

JCPC 099 Aidan Roberts + David Mason on Bouldering from 2021-04-06T20:06:03

Aiden Roberts is at the top of UK bouldering having done numerous 8C/8C+  first ascents. David Mason has been doing hard problems around the UK and the world for years. Together we take a look a...

JCPC 098 Anita Aggarwal from 2021-03-23T22:28

Anita talks about some of the work she has been doing to encourage diverse groups into climbing.

JCPC 097 Natalie Berry reads A Scotsman's Duty from 2021-03-11T15:43:28

Natalie Berry 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.

JCPC 096 Bob Smith from 2021-03-02T20:45:33

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, commit...

JCPC 095 Jude Spancken from 2021-02-16T17:46:44

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.

JCPC 094 Karin Magog from 2021-02-02T23:24:11

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 and what she's been doing since.

JCPC 093 Clare Sheridan reads Uncoiling the Ropes from 2021-01-29T21:50:25

Trailblazing Irish climbers reads from her autobiography.

JCPC 092 Ray Wood from 2021-01-11T17:31:33

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

JCPC 091 Alex Megos talk 9c from 2020-12-11T13:48:53

Alex Megos talk to Niall Grimes about his new 9c, Bibliography, at Ceuse.

JCPC 090 Beastiality from 2020-11-11T17:34:43

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

JCPC 089 Pete Robins from 2020-11-04T09:46:17

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

JCPC 088 Winter 8000 reading from 2020-10-20T13:44:02

Bernadette McDonald reads about the most Extreme arena in all of climbing, 8000m peaks in Winter from her new book, Winter 8000. The episode centres around the efforts to rescue Elisabeth Revol ...

JCPC 987 Sam Whittaker from 2020-10-06T09:52:14

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 lif...

JCPC 086 Lewis Perrin Williams from 2020-09-17T17:21:58

Young North Wales based boulderer, trad climber, bassist and student Lewis Perrin Williams talks about some of the important stuff in his life.

JCPC 085 Seb Grieve from 2020-09-14T19:34:02

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

JCPC 084 Rose Merrett from 2020-08-11T14:49:28

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.

JCPC 083 Anna Taylor from 2020-08-04T17:42:29

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

JCPC 082 Slatehead by Peter Goulding from 2020-06-30T19:03:42

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

JCPC 081 Paul Pritchard remember Trevor Hodgson from 2020-06-16T14:47:12

Paul Pritchard and George Smith read their farewells to their friend and 80's slate legend, Trevor Hodgson.

JCPC 080 John Allen's Routes and Me from 2020-05-27T17:07:53

Gritstone master and pioneer of many of grit's finest Extremes died in a climbing accident last week. Niall Grimes remembers his experiences of some of JA's routes, and plays some music.

JCPC 079 Me, in the Micks from 2020-05-05T19:29:09

I spend an hour playing other people's music and try to take credit for it. Yay!

JCPC 078 Jus me talkin shit from 2020-03-26T14:40:01

I ramble a few bits and pieces and tell a story about me n Brian Callen in Yosemite. And play some music.

JCPC 077 Nick Bullock from 2020-01-15T12:08:18

Top adventure climber Nick Bullock recalls tales of loose rock, looser friends and the loosest ethics. Funny as hell!

JCPC 076 Hazel Findlay from 2019-12-27T21:15:26

Top UK all-rounder Hazel Findlay talks about being a professional climber, Tsunami, Magic Line, coaching, social media and podcasts.

JCPC 075 Jesse Dufton from 2019-12-16T21:28:11

Blind climber Jesse Dufton talks about his starring role in the award-winning documentary Climbing Blind, culminating in his on-sight lead of the Old Man of Hoy. Awesome.

JCPC 074 Jim Pope from 2019-12-02T17:55:17

Jim Pope, "The Last Climber", does well at Grit headgames, international comps and sport climbing. He wants to tick Extreme Rock and climb in the Himalayas. He's a dude. Niall Grimes chats to hi...

JCPC 073 Niall Grimes reads RedRaw from 2019-11-25T17:05:46

A story about a day of great pain in Red Rocks and Las Vegas.

JCPC 072 Ryan Pasquill from 2019-09-10T18:38:06

Ryan Pasquill loves doing 9a, flashing E9s, grit E8s, Font 8B, drinking beer and slagging James McHaffie. And he's a nicer guy than YOU. Hear his vibe.

JCPC 071 Dave Birkett from 2019-07-31T16:31:36

Lake District legend Dave Birkett sits down with a beer, a guitar and a packet of crisps and talks climbing, music and rounding up sheep.

JCPC 070 Emma Twyford Part 2 from 2019-07-02T15:50:19

The second part of my Emma Twyford interview. So fab. We talk about Once Upon a Time in the Southwest, Indian Face, Free Solo, The Big Issue and Big Bang. 

JCPC 069 Emma Twyford Part 1 from 2019-06-26T07:16:52

Emma Twyford is one of the UK's top climbers. Over the last year she has had an amazing run of achievements on top level sport and trad climbs. In this interview she chats with Niall Grimes abou...

JCPC 068 Helen Mort Black Car Burning from 2019-06-04T12:06:07

Poet and novelist Helen Mort reads some of her work based in the universe of climbing including extracts from her recently-published novel, Black Car Burning, Well good.

JCPC 067 Ancient Arts from 2019-05-22T22:17:18

Niall Grimes reads his own story - a trip to one of the world's most ancient climbing areas turns decidedly hairy

JCPC 066 Paul Dunlop part 2 from 2019-05-18T10:09:20

Second instalment of Paul Dunlop chat yarning on about Germany, Elbesandstein, ghosts, being good at climbing, youth and travelling.

JCPC 065 Paul Dunlop Part 1 from 2019-04-29T20:53:03

Paul is my oldest friend and the person I started climbing with. This is the first of two interviews. Some incredible stories in here. Then he had to catch a train.

JCPC 064 Eddie Fowke from 2019-04-15T21:14:23

The Olympics are a-coming. Eddie Fowke has been on the scene for years, photographing the action and watching from the sidelines. He knows what's happening; I didn't. Eddie explains the whole sh...

JCPC 063 Chris Schulte from 2019-04-02T17:39:44

Chris Schulte, major US bouldering prospector and arête crusher, is one of the defining spirits of Jam Crack. You'll know his voice from great story episodes. Niall Grimes finally catches him in...

JCPC 062 Moon, Megos, Yuji, Lucille and Me from 2019-03-18T11:22:30

Niall Grimes reads his own story about a trip to Kalymnos where he gets to hang out with some famous climbers: Ben Moon, Yuji Hirayama, Alex Megos, Jibe Tribout, Boone Speed, and some famous cli...

JCPC 061 Yuji Hirayama from 2019-02-12T18:10:53

Top climber, top guy, Japan’s Yuji Hirayama has pushed many of climbing’s boundaries in his day. An early master of comps in the 1990s, first on-sight of 8c, The Nose speed record, and still cli...

JCPC 060 Angus Kille reads Indian Face from 2019-01-09T16:57:23

Angus Kille reads his account of climbing Indian Face, the UK's first E9, and one of the most feared leads in the UK.

JCPC 059 Hannah Baldwin from 2018-12-29T09:40:25

Hannah Baldwin is one of the three British paraclimbers to win gold at the World Championships in Innsbruck this year. In this chat we talk about about one-legged climbing, Crohn's disease, clim...

JCPC 058 Ned Feehally from 2018-11-29T22:45:35

He’s one half of the Beastmaker team, and one of the strongest climbers in the UK. Ned Feehally has added some of the country’s hardest problems, bouldered up to Font 8C, done well in comps and ...

JCPC 057 Shirin Shabestari (NEW UPLOAD) from 2018-11-25T11:25:55

Iranian-born Shirin reflects on early trips into her native mountains with her father, local mountaineering culture and how mountains returned in her later life to bring a new direction.

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JCPC 056 Shirin Shabestari from 2018-11-22T12:44:15

Iranian-born Shirin reflects on childhood exploits into her native mountains with her father, and how mountains returned to point the way in later life.

JCPC 055 Gary Gibson from 2018-11-06T18:19:35

Britain's most prolific new router, most dedicated bolter and most obsessive Stranglers fan talks about life and near death.

JCPC 054 Johnny Dawes and Nick Dixon from 2018-10-30T20:45:47

These two are royalty  who have sailed the spaceship of trad climbing into outer space since the 1980s. Legends. We talk: Cloggy; Indian Face; morphic resonance; Gogarth; Nesscliffe.

JCPC 053 Ben Silvestre reads Gogarth from 2018-10-13T11:00

Ben Sylvester reads Student of Sand about doing Ludwig, E6 6b, on Gogarth's Yellow Wall, and a poem about living in a van.

JCPC 052 Michael Duffy from 2018-10-10T22:33:24

Irish bouldering pioneer and 8B+ crusher talks teenage climbing, training, partying, bouldering, mental aspects and sport climbing.

JCPC 051 Story - In Fairness from 2018-10-06T12:39:48

Andy Moles reads his own story about Fair Head.

JCPC 050 Mick Fowler from 2018-10-03T10:42:35

Britain's most celebrated adventure mountaineer of the last decades talks about loose seacliffs, Scottish winter, the London scene, expeditions and cancer.

JCPC 049 Calvin Torrans from 2018-09-26T09:41:44

The godfather of Irish climbing yarns on about: Belfast, the Mournes, Fair Head, the Troubles, climbing equipment, the folk scene, ethics.

JCPC 048 The Right Thing by Mark and Gus from 2018-09-18T19:55:24

A dark tale of gritstone, of people doing the right thing for the right reasons.

JCPC 047 Natalie Berry from 2018-09-11T19:25:43

Scottish-based crusher Natalie Berry gives her thoughts on the world of climbing as seen through the lens of her competition experience and role as something to do with UKClimbing, exactly what,...

JCPC 046 Jim Herrington from 2018-08-28T10:34:46

American photographer Jim Herrington talks about getting the images for his book, The Climbers. Yarns about Ricardo Cassin, Warren Harding, Jeff Lowe and Dolly Parton.

JCPC 045 Paul Pritchard Totem Pole from 2018-08-07T11:00

Paul Pritchard reads the opening chapter from his classic book, The Totem Pole.

JCPC 044 Mina Lesle-Wujastyk from 2018-07-24T18:01:28

Top-flight boulderer and sport climber, 31-year-old MLC sit down to talk about projecting 9a, giving up comps and life as a pro climber.

JCPC 043 Nick Bullock - Tides from 2018-07-10T23:14:02

Top UK adventurer, alpinist and rock climber Nick Bullocks reads a selection of passages from his new book, Tides. Nick's a gas.

JCPC 042 Steve McClure from 2018-07-04T22:19:05

Britain's best sport climber, Mister 9b, remembers the old school, looks at redpoint philosophy and what the future holds.

Warmup mix for ElementOne gig from 2018-04-12T14:33:29

I'm doing a set at a night called ElementOne, Club dB, Bangor, Gwynedd on 21 April. Here's a taster.

JCPC 040 Andi Turner reads The Magic Flute from 2017-10-11T10:53:54

Andi Turner reads his own story, The Magic Flute.

JCPC 039 Katherine Schirrmacher from 2017-09-26T17:15:42

Climber, coach and mum Katherine Schirrmacher sits down and chats about: chatting; The School; Broomgroove Wall; female climbing; freedom; the future.

JCPC 038 Andi Turner from 2017-09-12T16:47:54

Staffordshire local Andi Turner wags his chin with Niall Grimes about black dogs, fairies, stars, sandstone, Staffordshire Nose and many other things.

JCPC 037 Maddy Cope reads Freerider from 2017-08-29T16:44:27

Crackanory. It’s a story episode. Maddy Cope reads her account of her ascent of El Capitan’s Freerider. Badass.

JCPC 036 Mark 'Zippy' Pretty from 2017-08-15T08:55:33

Mark Pretty has spent three decades at the heart of British climbing. Hear his tales of: Himalayan epics; Stoney woodshed; the 1970s;  the birth of sport climbing; the great climbers; the birth ...

JCPC 035 Andy Cave: Distilled from 2017-08-01T07:45:39

A portrait of British mountaineer and rock climber, Andy Cave. This episode was produced by UK-based outdoor folm-makers, Hotaches Productions. That's what it sounds better than your usual Jam C...

JCPC 034 Molly Thompson-Smith from 2017-07-18T06:26:11

London-based Molly Thompson Smith is one of the hot tickets on the competition circuit. Tune in to hear about her experiences, and lots more besides. 

JCPC 033 Yuri Kruglov from 2017-07-08T10:35:35

Niall Grimes has a chat with Russian / Crimean climber, Yuri Kruglov, about life and climbing in Yuri's homeland. In this interview the interviewer reveals his lack of any real knowledge of Russ...

JCPC 032 John Allen from 2017-05-19T11:06:31

The Boss. A conversation with John Allen who, as a teenager in the 1970s, revolutionised gritstone climbing with a near-endless string of first ascents of the finest routes.

JCPC 031 Ruth Jenkins from 2017-04-27T16:04:33

Ruth Jenkins pushed British female standards in the 1990s, with ground-breaking ascents of 8a+ and 8b routes. Hear her recollations of the time as she sits down with her early climbing inspirati...

JCPC 030 Niall Grimes reads Grit from 2017-03-28T10:52:49

Niall Grimes reads his own account of Seb Grieve's ascent of Parthian Shot and his own short story, The Medium.

JCPC 029 The Greatest Climber in the World from 2017-03-11T18:02:48

American climber, friend of the show, Chris Schulte reads Bernard Amy’s classic tale, The Greatest Climber in the world. Deep shit.

JCPC 028 Maddy Cope from 2017-02-24T10:11:31

With a free ascent of El Capitan via the notorious Freerider, sport redpoints up to 8b, Maddy Cope is among the most accomplished all rounders in the land. Yet you don’t hear much about this you...

JCPC 027 Joe Healey from 2017-01-31T21:49:20

Liver of life Joe Healey lays down down the arc of his story so far.

JCPC 026 Wideboyz from 2017-01-19T20:37:23

The world famous Wideboyz, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, talk dodgy websites, wide cracks, cellar sessions, training plans and forgiveness.

JCPC 025 Mark Leach from 2017-01-10T21:34:06

Top 1980s sport climber, author of some of the hardest sport climbs anywhere at the time, recalls Lancashire, Malham, Sheffield, the Peak, France and Lycra.

JCPC 024 Andy Parkin from 2016-12-20T17:02:25

Top Chamonix-based alpinist Andy Parkin, author of cutting edge climbs on the Alps and bigger mountains, talks about early art, big fights with skinheads, approaches to climbs, Nepal and climbin...

JCPC 023 A Short Walk with Whillans read by Rab Carrington from 2016-12-13T13:51:34

Scottish climbing legend Rab Carrington reads two stories: His own An Early Ascent of Raven Gully, about a winter ascent of the classic line on The Buchaille and Tom Patety’s A Short Walk with W...

JCPC 022 Jen Randall from 2016-11-30T09:28:46

Multi-award-winning outdoor film maker Jen Randall discusses the creative process involved in making her films such as Operation Moffat, The Bothy Project and Project Mina, as well as her next v...

JCPC 021 Alex Megos from 2016-11-22T16:19:32

Alex Megos, the 23-year-old Übercrimpenkranker, and the first climber in the world to onsight 9a,  is coerced into a small art room at the Kendal Mountain Festival. Here he tells Niall Grimes lo...

JCPC 020 Ben Silvestre reads Helmet Boiler from 2016-10-20T15:36:17

Sheffield-based rock climber and alpinist, Ben Silvestre, reads Helmet Boiler, a story about a Gogarth choss-ride, and a poem, My Darker Self.

JCPC 019 Lucy Creamer from 2016-10-07T17:23:45

Lucy Creamer, one of the UK's greatest female climbers, gives the lowdown on her highlife. 

JCPC 018 And Then It Hit Me from 2016-09-20T14:47:46

Niall Grimes reads his own story, And Then It Hit Me. Also Brick Edge Cruiser; competition.

JCPC 017 John Redhead from 2016-09-08T09:24:04

John Redhead, author of many of the bigges, baddest leads of the 1980s talks to Niall Grimes about: septic tanks; sonic archaeology; Indian Face; North Stack Wall; Cloggy; The Bells; The Queen; ...

JCPC 016 Glenn Robbins from 2016-08-11T11:03:10

NG talk to Australian climbing photographer Glenn Robbins who produced many iconic images in the 1980s and since. Topics include Arapiles; photography; arseless leather chaps; Wolfgang Gullich; ...

JCPC 015 Martin Boysen from 2016-07-23T09:56:08

Niall Grimes chats with top British climber from the 1960s, 70s and beyond, Martin Boysen. Topics include: mental training World War 2; the Rock and Ice Club; Joe Brown; gritstone; sandstone; Cl...

JCPC 014 The Pitter Potter of Massive Feet from 2016-06-21T20:17:58

Niall Grimes reads his own story about a chance meeting with the late Dean Potter.

JCPC 013 Alex Honnold from 2016-06-05T18:25:36

Alex Honnold, the world's most celebrated free soloist, sits down for a chinwag with Niall Grimes.

JCPC 012 The Only Blasphemy from 2016-05-10T19:43:30

John Long reads The Only Blasphemy, his near-leethal encounter with the ropeless Najinski, John Bacher

JCPC 011 The Highliners from 2016-04-26T15:47:12

Getting the lowdown on the highline, Niall Grimes talks to a group of highliners about their obscure activity.

JCPC 010 Paul Pritchard reads Rubble Merchants from 2016-04-13T21:25:37

In this episode Paul Pritchard reads his own story, Rubble Merchants, Slate Heads and Others from his book, Deep Play.

JCPC 009 Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll from 2016-03-25T00:13:06

In this episode Niall Grimes has a chinwag with Irish / Belgian A-list, globe-trotting, seaboat-sailing, shanty-singing, rock-lubber, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll. We talk about Patagonia, Greenla...

JCPC 008 Dermot Somers reads Dark Mourne from 2016-03-15T17:14:03

In this episode Dermot Somers reads his own short story, Dark Mourne.

JCPC 007 Catherine Destivelle from 2016-03-01T09:12:22

In this episode Niall Grimes chats with the leading female climber of the 1980s, Catherine Destivelle, about childhood, the Verdon Gorge, competitions and late-night poker sessions.

JCPC 006 The View From Dead Horse Point from 2016-02-16T13:19:46

Chris Schulte reads Chuck Pratt's legendary account of desert climbing exploration in the 1960s, The View From Dead Horse Point.

JCPC 005 Michaela Tracy from 2016-02-03T08:34:37

In this episode Niall Grimes interviews British climber Michaela Tracy about growing up through competitions, Word Cup experiences, training, health issues and the discovery of trad climbing.

JCPC 004 Niall Grimes reads You've Been Popped from 2016-01-18T22:47:49

In this episode Niall Grimes reads out one of his own stories, You've Been Popped. It concerns a day out on a wet gritstone crag, an awkward roof crack, a mysterious American climber and a huge ...

JCPC 003 Tommy Caldwell from 2016-01-04T21:36:10

In this episode Niall Grimes interviews US climber Tommy Caldwell about his childhood, early climbing, getting kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan and the Dawn Wall.

JCPC 002 Niall Grimes reads The Dimmest Glimmer from 2015-12-26T15:06:34

In this episode Niall Grimes reads out one of his own stories, The Dimmest Glimmer, set in a climbers' hut at the edge of Ireland's great, dark crag, Fair Head. Also music from www.dobdobdob.co....

JCPC 001 Chris 'Gus' Hudgins from 2015-12-15T10:42:40

In this episode Niall Grimes talks with Sheffield climber Chris 'Gus' Hudgins about early climbing, life in Sheffield, the Climbing Works and their notorious parties and about his own techno DJi...

Jamcrack Podcast Episode 000 from 2015-12-01T14:37:26

This is just a test to see if I can get everything to work. It's a jingle that Gus made for me, feat. Natalia on vocals.