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Conversation w Rafa Ortiz - 'One of the World's Greatest Kayakers' Listen as Rafa talks about his preparation, both mentally and physically, to be the first person to kayak over Niagara Falls. "My life's goal is to die exhausted, instead of bored."

This week we are featuring Rustam Gelmanov - the Russian Rocket, who has been taking the climbing and bouldering world by storm. This spring Rustam won a Gold Medal at the World Cup in Kazo, Japan, and in June, he captured the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods' mega hard boulder problem known as Hypnotic Minds - V16. If you enjoy our Podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our channel and recommend your friends do the same. Until next week...

This May, Sierra Blair-Coyle became the first woman to scale a 33 story skyscraper, using suction cups that were powered by two LG Code Zero K94SGN vacuum cleaners mounted on her back.  The building was approximately 460 feet high and situated in Songdo International Business District, a "smart city" about 40 miles southwest of Seoul, South Korea.  All told, it took Sierra about 30 minutes to reach the summit, pausing once to swap out the 80v lithium-ion battery packs. If you enjoy our Podcast, please SUBSCRIBE. To watch the video of Sierra's ascent, please visit www.tripleblack.com

Listen as Joe talks about his training experience w Justin Sjong in the 'Bootcamp' program, and how it dramatically transformed his body and improved his climbing by more than a letter grade - making it possible to send Maquina Muerta 5.14+ at the age of 35! Combined with his mental mind games and breathing techniques, this is one interview you don't want to miss.

Conversation w Boone Speed - One of America's Most Sought After Sport Photographers with a list of clients that include: Red Bull, Adidas, Nike, Prana, Black Diamond Equipment, Patagonia. If you are an inspiring photographer that wants to know how Boone captures his award winning cover shots, and what he thinks of Donald Trump (holding nothing back), this interview is for you.

CONVERSATION with WILL GADD - 3 times Gold Medalist at the Winter X-Games, and world record holder for the longest paragliding flight, became the first person to ice climb Niagara Falls.  Listen as Will takes us behind the scenes and describes what it was like, how he got permission to climb the world's most iconic waterfall, and how he's been able to stay at the top of his game without getting killed by listening to his gut intuition and embracing a negative outlook space. If you are into ice climbing, this one interview you don't want to miss.

CONVERSATION w SASHA DIGIULIAN. Listen as Sasha talks about her ascent of the Magic Mushroom on the NorthFace of the Eiger (where over 60 people died), how she was inspired by Reinhold Messner, how she deals with injuries, over comes fear, trains physically, and gets herself mentally prepared for super hard sends. As you may have guessed, this is one of those interviews you don't want to miss. If you enjoy our Podcast please LIKE our page and share. We appreciate it more than you know. To watch Sasha videos please visit www.tripleblack.com About Sasha DiGiulian: Climbing since the age of 6 (1998), Sasha has been the undefeated panAmerican Champion (2004) to the present, and she is a three-time US National Champion.  On October 15th 2011, Sasha became the first American women to climb the grade 9a (5.14d) with her historic ascent of "Pure Imagination" in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. In 2015, Sasha became the first women to climb the Magic Mushroom on the notorious north face of the Eiger. The route

CONVERSATION w PAMELA SHANTI PACK! The Queen of 'offwidth' climbing! "Invert style off width roofs are so rare that not all the intricacies of technique for surmounting them have been discovered. Each new route presents a puzzle that has never been deciphered and therefore, the opportunity not only to be the first person on that roof but the first person to ever perform the technique to surmount it. They offer the possibility of unlimited creativity." Pamela Shanti Pack. Photo Credit: John Evans. To learn more about Pamela, please visit www.tripleblack.com

Listen as Xavier shares his near death experience getting buried by a massive avalanche, how he rides sheer walls of blue ice and the steepest lines, and what it was like to be the stunt coordinator and cameraman for the movie Point Break - the remake.

INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson on Dawn Wall, Will Stanhope successfully free climbed what is being hailed as the most difficult alpine route in North America, earning the prestigious Golden Piton Award.  Located on the Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos of British Columbia, the Tom Egan Memorial Route (5.14b), took 150 days over the span of 4 years to free each of the 13 pitches at nearly 12,000 ft. To watch Will Stanhope videos please visit http://www.tripleblack.com/will-stanhope

CONVERSATION w Ueli Steck 'The Swiss Machine!' Last Known Interview Before His Death! In 2014, Steck won his second Piolet d'Or award for free soloing Annapurna. Then in 2015, Ueli solidified his name in the history books by establishing a new record for soloing the North Face of the Eiger in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 50 seconds. Listen as Ueli Steck shares his thoughts on fear, the dangers of his sport, base jumping, the death of Dean Potter, and how he maintains his motivation and focus. NOTE: Sadly, Ueli Steck died in a mountaineering accident while acclimatising for an attempt to climb Everest and Mount Nuptse, back to back, without oxygen. "Of course I want to climb Everest and Lhotse, but that's a very high goal. Failure for me would be to die and not come home.” If you enjoy our weekly podcast, please like our page and share it with your friends. Until next week my friends. ~d WATCH Ueli Steck videos on http://www.tripleblack.com/ueli-steck

Listen as Nina shares her training techniques, both physically and mentally...."Breathing plays a huge aspect in controlling fear. It's like you are taking that inner fear and making it into a physical energy through your breath!" To watch Nina Williams videos, please visit www.tripleblack.com

CONVERSATION with NIC LAMB - the Winner of the Titan of Mavericks Surfing Competition at Half Moon Bay in Northern California. In this exclusive interview, Nic gives us a glimpse of what it's like to surf the most feared wave on the planet. "Fear may come up. But it's courage that will get you pass it, and growth is on the other side." To learn more about Nic please visit www.tripleblack.com

Conversation w Emily Harrington, who's not only a 5.14 sport climber, but an accomplished ice climber and alpinist, successfully reaching the summit of Everest with Conrad Anker in 2012. And just last year, Emily free climbed Golden Gate, a 41 pitch, 5.13b on El Cap in just six days. Listen as this incredibly gifted woman gives us a glimpse of what it's like to be a professional rock climber on the North Face team. To watch Emily Harrington videos please visit www.tripleblack.com

"GET STRONG OR DIE TRYING!" For the first time, we are given a glimpse inside the mind of the world's greatest off width climber, who not only climbed the toughest off width in the world with Pete Whittaker (Century Crack 5.14b), but the hardest crack boulder problem, The Kraken (V13) in 2015. If you want to learn how to become insanely strong, how to counter negative thoughts, and be less sensitive to pain, this podcast is for you. To watch Tom Randall videos please visit www.tripleblack.com

KNOCKING DOWN THE MENTAL BARRIERS with Ethan Pringle. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of one of the greatest rock climbers. Listen to this podcast with incredible takeaways at the very end, and it could forever change the way you deal with super challenging moments. To watch Ethan Pringle videos please visit www.tripleblack.com ABOUT: On May 17th 2015, Ethan Pringle made history by becoming the second person to climb Jumbo Love (5.15b) at Clark Mountain in southern California.   Hailed as the hardest rock climb in North America, and one of the hardest climbs in the world, next to La Dura Dura and Change (both rated 5.15c), this 250-foot limestone masterpiece was first climbed by Chris Sharma in 2008, and went unrepeated for another seven years until Pringle put it all together. 

In this exclusive interview, Chris talks about his new climbing gym in Barcelona, how he’s rediscovered climbing and gotten the ‘Fire’ back with a few new projects, and how he controls the negative chatter inside his mind. For those desiring to RED POINT harder - this Podcast with an incredible takeaway at the end will prove invaluable. To watch Chris Sharma videos please visit www.tripleblack.com

THIS WEEK I had the pleasure of interviewing Steph Davis, one of the more extraordinary woman of our time. Not only does she free solo big walls without a rope, but she BASE jumps off - making her one of the few people, if not the only woman, to combine two extraordinarily dangerous disciplines. I hope you enjoy. To watch Steph Davis videos please visit www.tripleblack.com

Never before have two building climbers shared their experiences about scaling the world's tallest buildings, battling vertigo, getting arrested and beaten by the police, sprayed by a gushing fire hose, slipping suctions, training techniques, and thoughts of dying. To watch Alain Robert videos please visit www.tripleblack.com

LISTEN as Will Mayo shares his thoughts on the evolution of the sport, how the equipment and the techniques has changed over years by incorporating the figure 4 technique without the use of spurs or leashes. To watch Will Mayo videos please visit www.tripleblack.com