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Is climbing getting more dangerous? Or do we just hear about more accidents? What role is being played by climate change? On this week's episode, we're talking about how to get into climbing, including the risks that come with it.

There's no better place to become a climber than a climbing gym. This week on the Duffel Shuffle, we're talking about how you can go from having no experience or exposure to becoming your own self-sufficient climber.

UPDATE: Snake Dike has been chopped. What does this say about us as a sport and a community? How does this look to external stakeholders like the Park Service? What are the implications concerning the new legislation on land management? Diving into this and more this week.

Everyone who's ever summited Everest has something in common: it started as a dream. For some, that dream feels within reach. For others, it feels far away right up until it becomes reality. Wherever you land on that spectrum, we're here to help you realize your Everest dream. And we can promise that the most well-trained, expertly equipped team on the mountain will be with you every step of the way.

Climbing in Pakistan is not for the faint of heart (or weak of stomach) 😤 This week, we're taking a closer look at what climbing in the Karakoram is really like, how it compares to its neighboring ranges in Nepal and Tibet, and diving into what's happening this season.

Andrzej Bargiel is on a historic run. 👏⛷️ After completing the first continuous ski descent of Nanga Parbat, the Killer Mountain, it leaves only six 8,000ers left to ski. And he's doing them all without supplemental oxygen. We're breaking down this and more in our newest episode covering the 2026 Pakistan season.

The world's most cutting-edge mountaineering is happening in Pakistan 🇵🇰 This week, we're covering everything that's happened so far in this Pakistan climbing season, from tragedy on K6 to history being made on Nanga Parbat to massive new routes put up on remote peaks in the Karakoram.

The Eastern Sierra is the best climbing destination on the planet. 👏🏔️ In the most recent episode, we touch briefly on why the Sierra is so empty nowadays and how that lends itself to the Range of Light holding tightly to its top spot as a world climbing destination.

Summit stoke from Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa!! 🇹🇿🌋 Kilimanjaro has always been one of our favorite peaks to guide; not just because of the incredible ecological landscape and the warmth of the local community, but also because it marks the start of a lifelong mountaineering journey for so many! We're heading back to Kili in December, and there's still time to join. 👏

Everyone is free soloing when they ski (technically). ⛷️ After chatting with Tommy Caldwell and Cody Townsend (who we'll be having on the pod soon to chat about their recent Sierra skimo linkup), Adrian has been thinking about just how much inherent risk and exposure is built organically into ski mountaineering, and perhaps more so than most forms of rock and alpine climbing. And the levels of loss support the theory. In this episode, we also pay tribute to a former guest and good friend, Guilla