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The Bad Beta - A Climbing Podcast

Welcome to 'The Bad Beta Podcast;, a show where rock climbers talk about the controversial issues that the climbing industry doesn't want you to know. Mostly, we argue about Sport vs. Trad.
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The Bad Beta - A Climbing Podcast
Episode # 21 - Boulder Dating App Redux from 2021-10-01T05:28:47

Waaaaay back on Episode # 4 we came up with a dating app for climbers called, 'Bouldr'. Well, someone has expanded our idea by one letter and released a new dating app called 'Boulder'.

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Episode # 20 - The Friends Reunion from 2021-07-22T20:25:49

And we're back!

This one is for the fans. Only fans.

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Episode # Covid-19 - How to Climb Furniture from 2020-05-15T13:38:47

Well, well, well... It seems like a hundred new climbing podcasts have started up in the midst of the climbing quarantine crisis, and true to form, we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon the best...

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Episode # 17 - Safety Third - Christmas for Rock Climbers from 2019-12-20T14:44:48

For our very special Christmas episode, we discuss our recent climbing trips to the Red and the Creek.

Alisha couldn't make it for this one, but she's with us in spirit, and in Sound Boar...

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Episode # 16 - Building a Trad Rack - A Climber's Guide from 2019-10-04T19:22:04

And we're back! Now that climbing season is drawing to a close... We decided to release the next episode. You can stop asking now!

We start the show with some stories about Indian Creek, ...

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Episode # 15.5 - The Lost Tape B-Side from 2019-05-10T16:40:47

This week we decided to show you some behind the scenes of why our podcasts are so long (you have no idea).

These are some of the B-Side clips that we end up cutting from the show because...

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Episode # 15 - Tight Climbing Shoes and Other Bad Beta from 2019-04-08T17:20:05

On this week’s episode Alex Handhold takes a break from talking about his epic solo to discuss his foundation, Peter Croft keeps asking us to throw the ball, and Steve discusses an encounter wit...

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Episode # 14 - The Dawn Wall and Booty: Redux from 2019-02-08T16:27:26

On this week’s episode we finally talk about the Dawn Wall - The Tommy Caldwell Story. How many times have we seen this movie before??

 

We talk about what it means to be a Dirt Ba...

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Episode # 13 - The Climbing Sound Board from 2018-12-19T20:27:07

And we're back!

On this week’s episode the gang gets a sound board. Not much more to say, other than the fact that we've devolved into a local morning radio show with fart noises and Ondr...

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Episode # 12 - The Scarpa Photo Contest from 2018-09-17T15:14:26

On this week’s episode we dive into a large number of important topics.

First of all, Steve tries to defend the idea of hiring a guide to learn new skills, brush up on old ones, and gener...

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Episode # 11 - Listener Mail Bag! from 2018-08-03T14:35:18

The gang is back together! Thanks to everyone for your kind words and e-mails. As per typical Bad Beta style, we will try to start recording episodes on a more regular schedule now that the four...

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Episode # 10 - Taboo! Climbers Edition&The Mikes pt. 2 from 2018-06-29T17:14:55

Special Bonus Episode! Well... the second half of the conversation with the legendary Mike and Mike.

Steve and Alisha are now BACK! We will be back t...

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Episode # 9 - 4 Mics and 2 Mikes from 2018-02-27T17:24:19

We're back! Well.... half of us are.

Steve and Alisha are still halfway around the world, climbing shirtless on some beach, probably missing us terribly. So, in the interim, we're still a...

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Episode # 8 - How to Poop at the Crag from 2017-12-01T22:51:15

On today's episode we reveal the 2 winners of the Sublime Climbing brush contest!

We start the conversion off with the latest news in Big Brother, before discussing ideas for a new climbi...

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Episode # 7 - A Van-Cast from the Crag from 2017-10-13T11:00

We know it's been a while but... the weather has been really good, and we know a couple climbers with a sail boat. In today's episode we found ourselves on location at a campground near Lions He...

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Episode # 6 - How to Behave Like a Climber from 2017-08-31T14:46:41

Sorry for the delay, we have been out climbing. In today's episode we talk about the code of conduct for climbers, forged long ago by the great Bodhi from Point Break. Can we all agree that ther...

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Episode # 5 - The Naked Cam Dress Photo from 2017-07-24T23:53:14

To everyone who suggested we try and stay on topic, we're sorry in advance!

Today on the show we talk about climbing festivals, specifically the Beaver Valley Climbing Festival here in On...

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Episode # 4 - Dating and Climbing from 2017-06-23T19:22:57

Episode 4!

Today on the show we have a special guest (our friend Dustin), who provides insights into the struggle of trying to find a partner who is also a climber, in a world where male ...

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Episode # 3 - The Sport vs. Trad Debate from 2017-06-06T11:03:27

Today on the show we finally give you people a little insight into who we are, and under what authority we speak (almost none).

Matt is under attack trying to explain why 'adventure' clim...

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Episode # 2 - Booty, booty, booty.. and John Long. from 2017-05-18T14:54:29

Woahhhh, episode 2! To those who thought we wouldn't make it this far... you were almost right. Hopefully, we've cleaned up the audio from the 'pilot' episode, and learned how to talk into the m...

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Episode # 1 - Red River Gorge from 2017-05-02T23:33:17

This is our pilot episode. A little rough around the edges, but we talk about everything from climbing magazines, to what to expect on your first climbing trip to the Red River Gorge.

Our...

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