Podcasts by The Curious Climber Podcast: Chatting with Hazel and Mina

Anyssa Lucena: Climbing Out from 2022-08-22T18:50:40

This conversation is with New York based climber Anyssa Lucena (@genuineclimbing). Anyssa re-found climbing later in life and incorporated it into her already busy life - a single mum of three k...

Nina Caprez: No Fear from 2022-07-03T18:14:49

This episode is with Swiss machine Nina Caprez. Nina is known for her hard, adventurous ascents including Sibergier, Wogu, Merci La Vie, Never Ending Story…the list goes on. She has a really int...

Andrew Bisherat: Toxic Discourse from 2022-05-29T05:13:18

Andrew is a successful writer and social commentator in the world of climbing. He is the founder of evening sends a website that hosts in-depth writing and articles from himself and other writer...

Reflections: Collaboration with The Nugget Climbing Podcast from 2022-05-05T19:23:22

Recently, we have entered into a collaboration with Steven Dimmitt of The Nugget Climbing Podcast who is helping us with the editing, sound and produ...

Hamish McArthur: Going for Gold from 2022-04-27T15:40:25

This episode is a conversation between Mina and British climber Hamish McArthur. Hamish is 20 years old and current World Youth Champion in both Bouldering and Lead climbing....a pretty impressi...

Mina chats to The Nugget Climbing Podcast from 2022-02-15T08:16:33

Steven Dimmitt chats to Mina on his podcast 'The Nugget Climbing Podcast' about her early life and living in India, learning about impermanence from her dad, chasing flow state, memorable high b...

Hazel talks to Alex Honnold from 2022-01-22T17:04:21

Hazel chats to Alex H-bomb Honnold about his current life as a father to be, his environmental foundation the Honnold Foundation, affective altruism and also a bit about climbing! 

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Andy Cave: Learning to Breathe from 2021-11-12T16:45:18

This episode is an eye opening chat with Andy Cave. Andy is a rock climber and a mountaineer who has a lifetime of stories to tell about his adventures. Climbing aside, he grew up in a mining co...

What recovery looks like, with Mina and Steven from 2021-10-04T09:38:25

In this episode Hazel talks with Mina and Steven Dimmitt of the The Nugget Climbing Podca...

Hazel chats to The Nugget Climbing Podcast from 2021-08-12T10:16:32

Steven Dimmitt chats to Hazel on his podcast 'The Nugget Climbing Podcast' about mental training, the ego, fear of falling, fear of failure, her experiences with Magic Line and much more... ...

Katy Whittaker: Grit Kid from 2021-08-10T12:43:45

This episode is a conversation with Katy Whittaker aka The Grit Kid. Katy is a life long climber. She started young in a family of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts living in the picturesque vill...

John Kettle - How to move well from 2021-07-12T17:38:45

John Kettle is a movement coach based in the UK. He's been the teaching climbing for 20 years. We talk about: his story with his own climbing and what led him to be a coach and interested in mov...

Marisa Michael: What's your gut feeling? from 2021-06-13T12:08:16

This episode is with Mina and Sports Dietitian and climber Marisa Michael and we actually recorded it back in November (sorry for the delay Marisa!!). We cover a bunch of different areas in this po...

Madeleine Cope Part 2 from 2021-06-04T14:41:47

Maddy and Hazel talk about topics that interest them including women's training, body weight and body image, diet and nutrition, hormonal contraceptives, optimising performance in the menst...

The life and times of Madeleine Cope - part 1 from 2021-05-08T13:39:39

Maddy just turned 30! We know that's not old but it's a good enough excuse to have her on the podcast to talk about her life (so far). This is the first part of a two part chat. The first part f...

Stacy Sims: Training and Exercise in Pregnancy from 2021-03-19T17:48:10

In this episode Mina (18 weeks pregnant at time of recording) chats to Stacy Sims about all things about training and exercise in pregnancy. Pregnancy can be a confusing time in one’s body and e...

Anna Foo - Climbing Blind from 2021-02-09T18:18:51

In this episode Hazel speaks with paraclimber Anna Foo and psychologist Doreen Hoerold who is Anna's friend and sight-guide. We talk about climbing blind, living blind, the relationship between ...

Dave MacLeod: Calculated risks and personal experiments. from 2021-01-05T17:48:34

This episode is a a conversation between Mina and Dave MacLeod. Dave is a Scottish professional rock climber and mountaineer who is known for his systematic and scientific approach to training that...

Rosie Watson - How to Build a Sustainable Outdoor Community Post-Covid from 2020-11-30T16:19:40

Rosie is a runner and climate activist. This episode is all about climate change and how the outdoor community can be more sustainable. We talk about: how the pandemic could be a good opportunit...

Dhillan Chandramowli: Realising Potential. from 2020-11-13T16:56:40

This is a conversation between Mina and Dhillan Chandramowli, who’s psyche and drive is infectious. And it’s not just about climbing. Dhillan puts his passion into everything, he is one of those...

Paul Pritchard - On Acceptance from 2020-10-18T09:58:43

Paul was a pro climber in the 80’s putting up or repeating many serious routes on sea cliffs, big mountains and scrappy little quarries in Lancashire. In 1997 he won the Boardman Tasker award fo...

Mina talks to Hazel about the mind and mental training. from 2020-10-07T16:21:07

How much of what we do in life and climbing, is controlled by the mind? When you fall on a route do you blame your physical strength/endurance or do you look to your mindset and thoughts? How much ...

Lynn Hill - Legend from 2020-09-07T13:03:35

Lynn and Hazel talk about Lynn's climbing career and what she has learnt along the way. They hit these topics among others: how she started, nature and nurture question when it comes to talent and ...

Natalie Brown: Periods. A bloody nuisance or bloody brilliant? from 2020-08-17T16:32:52

Periods. A bloody nuisance or bloody brilliant??

This episode is a conversation with academic Natalie Brown about her research and work in the field of the female athlete and the menstrua...

Arno Ilgner - The ‘Godfather’ of Mental Training in Climbing from 2020-08-05T14:32:52

In this episode Hazel and Arno Ilgner geek out about Mental Training. They talk about lots of things including: fear of failure, fear of falling, awareness, mindfulness, following your passion is, ...

Tom Herbert: Being Useful from 2020-07-16T16:10:51

Tom Herbert aka @usefulcoach is a performance coach and nutritionist who specialises in working with climbers.

Tom is quite the character; a creative, enthusiastic and knowledgeable perso...

Black in ‘65 - Trevor Eugine Masiah from 2020-07-01T20:11:52

Hazel speaks with Trev about racism. She’s known Trev all her life but they’ve never really spoken like this about racism. It is eye opening to sit down with Trev and hear all the personal stories ...

Anoushé Husain - Not your average climber from 2020-06-16T19:48:28

Anoushé Husain is a civil servant and paraclimber in the UK and a champion for all those experiencing barriers and self-limiting beliefs. Born missing her right arm below the elbow, living with ...

Jen Randall: A Director's Cut from 2020-05-29T16:15:57

What makes a good film or documentary? Is it seeing someone’s personal journey or their character depicted with authenticity; a sense of real-ness or honesty? Or is it the wild landscapes and th...

Emma Wood - The Mind in Climbing from 2020-05-19T12:11:46

Hazel talks to Emma Wood about the mind in climbing. Emma is a cognitive hypnotherapist based in Sheffield, UK. Find her website here.  Listen

Stacy Sims: Women are not small men. from 2020-05-04T16:42:57

This episode is a conversation between Mina and Dr Stacy Sims. Stacy is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Waikato in New Zealand where she specialises in exercise physiology and huma...

Sky Yardeni - Let's Talk About Grief from 2020-04-23T12:28:52

In this episode Hazel speaks with Sky Yardeni about grief. Sky is a therapist and social change maker, originally from Israel but is based in Santa Fe, NM. He is currently the Therapeutic Direct...

Charlotte Gibbs: Running into trouble. from 2020-04-13T16:59:20

In this episode Mina talks to Charlotte Gibbs who is a runner and ultra endurance athlete. She was the winner and course record holder at the Beacons 50 mile race in 2018, and has taken part in ...

Nasim Eshqi - Defying Convention from 2020-04-06T20:10:15

Hazel speaks with Iranian climber Nasim Eshqi. If you’re a climber in the West you may have imagined that your experiences and opportunities might be different if you’d grown up, and become a cl...

Prerna Dangi: Moving Mountains from 2020-03-26T17:37:55

In this episode Mina talks to Prerna Dangi, a Dehli based climber. Prerna mixes her climbing time between bouldering, trad climbing, ice climbing and alpinism - she has a taste for everything ab...

What does Covid - 19 mean for climbers with Levi Yant (Virologist) from 2020-03-22T20:50:53

In this episode virologist Levi Yant walks us through the science of Covid - 19. We discuss what a virus is, what makes Covid 19 different, why we're in a global pandemic and what we can do abou...

Cameron Norsworthy - The Path to Flow from 2020-03-21T20:28:10

This conversation is all about flow state. Also known as 'being in the zone'. This psychological state could be responsible for our best climbing performances but also our most enjoyable moments...

Madeleine Crane: The Mind Detective from 2020-03-12T16:32:47

In this episode Mina talks to Madeleine Crane who is a Sports Psychologist and Systemic Coach based near Magic Wood in Switzerland. As a strong climber herself, Madeleine takes a special interes...

Hazel talks to Mina about the divergence of health and performance from 2020-03-04T19:00:41

This episode is the first of a few that we plan to do together. Each one will have a focus and in this episode Hazel talks to Mina about health and performance, where they intersect and how in h...

Gilly McArthur: Cold water swimming, don't say the C word from 2020-02-08T17:25:35

In this episode, Mina talks to Gilly McArthur, a life long climber, who has in recent years found a love for cold-water swimming. Gilly swam every day in January in the lakes and tarns of the UK to...

Nikki Smith - 'Dancing Saved My Life' from 2020-01-27T17:00

In this episode Hazel talks to Nikki Smith about: - climbing on rock and ice near to home and further away - first ascents  - travel  - photography  - her experiences coming out, transitioning and ...

Nina Williams: A Baller at Height from 2020-01-10T09:17:46

In this episode Mina talks to US-based climber Nina Williams. Nina is well known for her ascents of highball boulder problems such as Evolution Direct (V11), Ambrosia (V11) and the absolutely massi...

Beth: She did her best from 2019-12-31T18:44:07

In this episode Hazel talks to professional climber Beth Rodden about: - looking back; what she'd do differently  - body image and eating disorders  - achievement versus learning ...

Chatting with Hazel and Mina, what's all this about? from 2019-12-31T17:56:21

What's this podcast shizzle about? Who are we? Why are we doing it? What kind conversations will be on it? How are we doing it? When will episodes come out? 

A somewhat haphazard int...