Ep 8 - Todd Foster - Capturing Moments in Time

In this episode, longtime Nova Scotia climber Todd "The Bod" Foster (aka "Toddles") exposes ALL. He talks about his 25-year impact on the local scene through guidebooks, route and boulder development, and his award-winning film Eastern Tide. Foster explains how partnerships helped him produce multiple guides (rope climbing, Digby Neck, Halifax Region) and why he’s working on an Eastern Shore volume now, emphasizing knowledge transfer and community succession. He recounts learning to climb in the 1990s through top-roping at Eagles Nest, the Dal wall, and self-teaching from books, and later being inspired by early bouldering at Duncan’s Cove on homemade pads. We discuss the tradeoffs of beta videos, his preference for moderate climbing, an injury-averse approach focused on climbing rather than training. We also delve into his motivations for bolting accessible sport routes and his aversion to trad climbing - while also getting excited about the indoor gym scene and a growing generation of outdoor-focused climbers.More Show Notes⁠Icebox Sessions - All LinksChapters00:00 Welcome to the Icebox01:58 Writing Guidebooks10:01 Eagles Nest16:34 Bouldering With Homemade Pads21:46 Projecting and Beta Videos34:24 Eastern Tide World Tour 41:37 Is V5 Harder Than V15?46:18 Choose Easy50:30 Training and Injury 56:40 Bouldering vs Roped Climbing59:39 Lessons for Todd 2.001:05:18 Toddles Wants to Sport Climb 01:13:36 Is Trad a Thing Anymore?01:20:52 Route Development01:26:05 The Community