Climbing Gold

In 2024, Michaela Kiersch [https://www.instagram.com/michaelakiersch/] became the first woman to climb both V15 and 5.15 putting her on climbing’s global radar. To midwest climbers and those in the know, she was already a legend for her incredible training sessions and ability to balance a career outside climbing. Alex and Michaela chat about what it’s like to become a part of history, the lessons learned from losing a parent at a young age and her incredible 2024. Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube [https://bit.ly/ClimbingGoldYouTube] Thanks to our sponsors The North Face [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] Check out Summit Series at thenorthface.com  [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] AG1 [https://bit.ly/CG_AG1_25] AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit that includes a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. DrinkAG1.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/CG_AG1_25] Kodiak Cakes [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak] Find Kodiak products at your local grocery store, they're the ones with the bear on the box or learn more at Kodiakcakes.com [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak] LMNT [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]  Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at www.drinklmnt.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]. Try the new LMNT Sparkling — a bold, 16-ounce can of sparkling electrolyte water. Want Climbing Gold Ad Free? Check out Climbing Gold: [https://dub.sh/Unroped] Unroped

After rising to the highest echelon of professional skiing, Cody Townsend [https://www.youtube.com/c/CodyTownsend] took a step back and embraced climbing to take him to the next chapter of his career. Today, Cody sits on the cusp of completing an all-time goal – climbing and skiing the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America.  Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube [https://bit.ly/ClimbingGoldYouTube] Thanks to our sponsors The North Face [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] Check out Summit Series at thenorthface.com  [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] David [https://bit.ly/CG_David] Buy 4 cartons and get the 5th one for free at davidprotein.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/CG_David] LMNT [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]  Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at www.drinklmnt.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]. Try the new LMNT Sparkling — a bold, 16-ounce can of sparkling electrolyte water. Yeti [https://bit.ly/CG_Yeti] Check out all their products at yeti.com [https://bit.ly/CG_Yeti] Kodiak Cakes [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak] Find Kodiak products at your local grocery store, they're the ones with the bear on the box or learn more at Kodiakcakes.com [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak]

We are back with the Greatest of All Time – Janja Garnbret. For the last decade, Janja has dominated competitive climbing, capping it off with her second gold medal at the Olympics last summer. Where does she find the motivation to keep improving when she’s won everything there is to win? Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube [https://bit.ly/ClimbingGoldYouTube] Thanks to our sponsors The North Face [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] Check out Summit Series at thenorthface.com [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] Kodiak Cakes [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak] Find Kodiak products at your local grocery store, they're the ones with the bear on the box or learn more at Kodiakcakes.com [https://bit.ly/CG_Kodiak] AG1 [https://bit.ly/CG_AG1_25] AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit that includes a bottle of D3-K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. DrinkAG1.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/CG_AG1_25] LMNT [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]  Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at www.drinklmnt.com/climbinggold [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG]. Try the new LMNT Sparkling — a bold, 16-ounce can of sparkling electrolyte water.

Ben Mayforth’s strength is a sight to behold. The professional paraclimber’s social clips of campusing double digit boulder problems may have made it into your social feed, but his story runs much deeper than any grade or route. It’s a story of hard work, belonging and finding a path in the world.  Forerunner [https://open.spotify.com/episode/78incc08h1amP8V6ZrwXS8?si=c1da121ca1b649e2] features Alex Johnson Adapted Part 1 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nDCstZcxgr6lSj0ErvQb7?si=8b18f45f4aad458a] and Part 2 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ujeKmztjOmuoZwn8gRGoI?si=a7a326791b7646f9] features Mo Beck Thanks to our sponsors The North Face  [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF] Henson Shaving [https://bit.ly/HensonShaving] Use link and enter CLIMBINGGOLD at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) LMNT [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG] Use link to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order  Altitude Climbing [https://bit.ly/Altitude-x-CG] Learn the three key elements needed to make progress again from Dave Macleod. Sign-up for the course at altitudeclimbing.com/climbinggold [http://altitudeclimbing.com/climbinggold] COROS [https://bit.ly/COROSxCG] Use code CLIMBINGGOLD to get a free watch carabiner with the purchase of a VERTIX 2s watch when both items are in your cart.  Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube [https://spoti.fi/3Pd8vrg]

Last summer, Alex and Tommy Caldwell rode bikes from Estes Park, Colorado to SE Alaska where they boarded a sailboat which dropped them beneath the fabled Devil’s Thumb. Their adventure is now a film on Disney+, but a lot of the experience got left on the cutting room floor. We sat down with Tommy and their photographer/wingman, Taylor Shaffer, to dive deeper into the journey. The Devil's Climb trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD_PZVMuJy8] Thanks to our sponsors The North Face [https://bit.ly/CG_TNF]  Altitude Climbing [https://bit.ly/Altitude-x-CG] Learn the three key elements needed to make progress again from Dave Macleod. Sign-up for the course at altitudeclimbing.com/climbinggold [http://altitudeclimbing.com/climbinggold]. COROS [https://bit.ly/COROSxCG] Use code CLIMBINGGOLD to get a free watch carabiner with the purchase of a VERTIX 2s watch when both items are in your cart.  LMNT [https://bit.ly/LMNTxCG] Use link to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order  Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube [https://spoti.fi/3Pd8vrg]