The American Climbing Project

Plug Tone Audio | Devin Dabney

The American Climbing Project is a podcast mixtape focused on all your social climbing needs, and then some. It addresses various topics in climbing, with an intentional deviation from performance and training. The focuses will change, but will always center on vulnerability, candid conversation, and a desire to reflect the voice of everyday climbers.

Episodes

  1. 08/02/2022

    S1E8: The Price is White

    In this episode, we welcome you to the only game show where America's most privileged people can speculate on what America's most marginalized people need! Listen in as our contestants debate how to get more Black people to climb, what role climbing gyms play in social issues, and what climbing gyms can actually do to address racism.

    18 min

  2. 03/11/2022

    S1E7: Walls are Meant for Colonizing

    What is climbing culture, really? For this episode, we sit down with Kris Hampton to dissect what climbing media says about what climbing culture values, who it chooses to uplift (or not uplift), and whether walls really are meant for climbing.

    28 min

  3. 12/22/2021

    S1E6: When You‘re Black on Belay, Part II

    For the second part of this series, we sit down with four Black climbers to discuss their experiences in the climbing community, how isolation affects them, and what they think it’ll take to make climbing more accessible.

    26 min

  4. 11/23/2021

    S1E5: When You‘re Black on Belay, Part I

    Many know about Bear Grylls’s popular survivalist show “Man vs. Wild,” but not as many know about Bear’s Black brother—Gold Grylls—and his respective show, “Black Man vs. Wild.” Tune in as Gold Grylls deliberately ‘strands’ himself in homogenous, whitewashed locales and manages to get through the day without losing his shit—all to provide practical advice for Black people who may find themselves in similar situations unexpectedly.

    4 min

  5. 10/31/2021

    S1E4: Tales from the Crag

    On this Halloween special, we present three terrifying tales that are sure to make you shake in your harness. Listen with the lights off, if you dare.

    15 min

  6. 10/05/2021

    S1E3: Now That‘s What I Call Racism!

    Why were no Black people freeing El Cap in the '60s? Well, they were still thinking about a different kind of freedom. We sit down with James Mower to discuss how racism isn't just a burning cross, and how systemic racism has affected climbing's development in America.

    30 min

  7. 08/10/2021

    S1E2: The Great Equalizer

    Have you ever heard someone say "sports don't discriminate"? What about "anyone can just go climbing"? In this episode, we attempt to find out how easy it truly is to get into the sport of rock climbing. We chat with Mike Manuel and the climbing community at large to discuss access, wealth disparity, and whether our sport truly is 'the great equalizer.'

    28 min

  8. 06/02/2021

    S1E1: I'm Not Racist, My Best Square is Black!

    On June 2, 2020, #BlackoutTuesday began in protest of the numerous police killings of unarmed Black people, and what resulted was one of the most pervasive forms of social media advocacy...but did it actually further the cause for Black lives? We sit down with Dom Davis and the climbing community at large to discuss performative allyship—its efficacy, purpose, and whether authenticity matters in the fight for progress.

    31 min

  9. 05/14/2021

    S0E0: Zero Mission

    If you're new to the podcast, give this episode a listen to get more details on how this podcast works! If you're not new, give it another listen to get your daily dosage of dopeness!

    3 min

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About

The American Climbing Project is a podcast mixtape focused on all your social climbing needs, and then some. It addresses various topics in climbing, with an intentional deviation from performance and training. The focuses will change, but will always center on vulnerability, candid conversation, and a desire to reflect the voice of everyday climbers.

Information

  • Creator
    Plug Tone Audio | Devin Dabney
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The American Climbing Project