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The most popular season in the Himalaya is...autumn? 🍁 Not only is it the time to climb big peaks like Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, and Manaslu, it's also the best season to take on what Nepal affectionately calls "trekking peaks" (psst...they're still tall, technical climbs). We're breaking down the Fall Himalaya season in this week's episode.

Ryan Mitchell is showing the world that the ultimate pivot is possible. Within the last few years, he's taken his massive success as a Minecraft YouTuber and transformed himself into a mountaineer with some of the sport's highest-reaching goals in his sights, including no-oxygen ascents of all 14 8000ers. Listen to our latest episode with Ryan as we unpack what's inspired him.

"If you don't wanna die, you've gotta be willing to fail." Ryan Mitchell has only been a mountaineer for a handful of years, but he's racking up a lifetime's worth of experiences already. A healthy amount of them have been failures, and he's taking the lessons they've taught him every time he goes back to the mountains.

Ryan Mitchell went from Minecraft to Mt. Everest in 18 months. He's since climbed multiple peaks in the Himalaya and is on his way to attempt a no-oxygen ski descent of Manaslu. So how'd he do it? Join us this week as we sit down with Ryan to talk through his remarkable experience to becoming a climber.

Tommy Caldwell loves to suffer. So much so that the more painful the adventure, the more likely it is that folks are going to call him. In this episode, we're riding the fine line between fun and suffering with two people who know both best.

Can ignorance = bliss in the mountains? Maybe so, if the price of knowing means envisioning yourself rocketing off a cliff on the north side of Mt. Whitney. Last week we sat down with Cody Townsend and Tommy Caldwell, who pioneered the first ski traverse of Norman's 13 this past spring.

This week, we're joined by mountain legends Tommy Caldwell and Cody Townsend to unpack their monumental traverse of Norman's 13, spanning all of California's 14ers on skis. Listen to the newest episode to hear about Cody's self-described worst day in the mountains.

Reflecting on the 2008 K2 disaster and the downside of relying wholly on fixed ropes. On our latest episode, we're talking about the use of fixed lines in high-altitude mountaineering. While they've drastically increased overall safety for climbers, they also introduce the possibility of dire scenarios when relied upon entirely. **Note: Adrian mistakenly refers to the year as 2010 and the death of nine climbers; the accident to which he is referring occurred in 2008, and killed eleven climbers w

Do summit bonuses contribute to poor decision-making in the mountains? Almost certainly. Summit bonuses aren't new. They've been around nearly as long as mountains have been commercially guided. But to what extent are they playing a role in guides and high-altitude workers pushing to go when they should really be turning around? This and more on our latest episode.

This week, we're talking about the use of fixed ropes in high-altitude mountaineering. And as part of that conversation, we're unpacking what we know from the Broad Peak avalanche that claimed 10 lives in Pakistan's Karakoram on July 30th.