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The Lay Back
by Jackson Allan
A podcast featuring Australian Climbers and their stories.
Episodes
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Episode 13 - Sabine Pratt Hunziker - I'm A Peaceful Fighter
Recently while in Nowra I had the privilege of sitting down with NSW South Coast Climber - Sabine Pratt Hunziker, to record this episode. Sabine came to climbing from a background in surfing, and we talk about the crags and the climbing community on the south coast before getting into the main...
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Episode 12 - Alex Mougenot - I Just Want to Climb Everything
It's Brisbane based climber Alex Mougenot up in Episode 12 - an all-round climber who started climbing in South-East Queensland in 2013. In the podcast we talk about how his climbing started and progressed, we go into his motivations and what gets him psyched - he's very psyched! We talk about…
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Episode 11 - theCrag - Building An Enduring Resource
In Episode 11 I interview the team from theCrag - the global climbing information site that originated in Australia more than two decades ago. As many Australian climbers use theCrag I felt it was important to capture not just the story of theCrag, but also the insights that theCrag team could...
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Episode 10 - Chris Glastonbury - I Got Away With Murder
In Episode 10 I interview Christopher Glastonbury, a Queensland climber and mechanical engineer, that describes himself as a trad climber that likes to boulder between rests. He lived, worked and climbed in Norway for 5 years, and has spent the past 2 years travelling around Australia and the US...
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Episode 9 - Simon Weill - I'm a Hugger
In episode 9 of the Lay Back Podcast we feature Simon ‘Arnie’ Weill, a Victorian based climber known for his contributions to the development of bouldering in the Grampians. I had originally pegged Simon as a Boulderer that dabbles in a bit of Sport climbing, but Simon’s origins in climbing go…
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Episode 8 - Andy Pollitt - It Was a Wild Ride
In Episode 8 I sit down with Andy Pollitt, originally from Wales, Andy emigrated to Australia in the early 90s after numerous trips down here for long stints at Arapiles. Andy grew up in North Wales and was the Rock Star of British climbing in the eighties, pushing standards with other climbers…
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Episode 7 - David Reeve - Part Two - What Future Are We Leaving
In Episode 7 of the Lay Back Podcat, I sit down with David Reeve - Long time climber and president of the Australian Climbing Association of Queensland. Outside Dave’s long history of climbing and mountaineering, he’s amassed an array of experience as a botanist, an academic, an engineer, an...
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Episode 7 - David Reeve - Part One - What Future Are We Leaving
In Episode 7 of the Lay Back Podcat, I sit down with David Reeve - Long time climber and president of the Australian Climbing Association of Queensland. Outside Dave’s long history of climbing and mountaineering, he’s amassed an array of experience as a botanist, an academic, an engineer, an...
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Episode 6 - Olivia Page - Yes To Adventure
In episode 6 I sit down in Natimuk with Olivia Page - freelance photographer, climber, bootstrapping adventurer, and Arc’Teryx ambassador. Olivia has been shooting adventure, travel and conservation for over a decade. We cover her stories from helicopter hunting in New Zealand, sailing around…
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Episode 5 - Ashlee Hendy - It Just Makes Me Happy
In episode 5 I interview Dr Ashlee Hendy, a Melbourne based climber who has been climbing in the Victorian scene for almost 20 years. Ashlee has carved out an academic career in exercise science and neuroscience, and is currently on a career break and as I write this, climbing her way across…
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Episode 4 - Lucy Stirling - Giving It My All
The Tokyo 2020 games are coming up fast, and in this episode I interview Olympic hopeful Lucy Stirling. She is one of Australia’s top competition climbers, and currently Oceanic lead champion. Lucy is from Brisbane, Queensland, and has been climbing since age 13. She quickly found success in...
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Episode 3 - Simon Carter - Going After The Dream
I sit down to record episode 3 of the Lay Back Podcast, with Simon Carter, of Onsight Photography - a name many Australian climbers would be familiar with, as it appears on the bookends of many an Australian climbing guidebook. Since the early 90s Simon has been producing climbing photography and...
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Episode 2 - Neil Monteith - So Much To Do
On episode 2 of the Lay Back Podcast, I interview Neil Monteith in the Fallout shelter under his house in the Blue Mountains. Neil has been climbing for 27 years and has established more than 1000 new pitches of both sport and trad in Australia alone. We discuss his early beginnings climbing with...
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Episode 1 - Kim Carrigan - Get Out of Your Own Castle
On episode 1 of The Lay Back, I sit down with Kim Carrigan. Kim had a significant impact on climbing in the 70s and 80s, pushing standards and establishing some of the hardest routes of the time in Australia. He travelled extensively to world class crags in the US and Europe, challenging the…
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A podcast featuring Australian Climbers and their stories.
HOSTED BY
Jackson Allan
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