Interviews

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Interview with Sam Lightner, Jr.

If you’ve spent any time climbing around Moab, chances are you’ve lowered or rappelled off an anchor that was replaced by Sam Lightner, Jr. He and his crew have been tirelessly at work, upgrading the old mank scattered across the desert, from Castleton to Wall Street. I recently caught up with him to find out more about what he’s been up to, how he got into it, and what else he enjoys in the desert.

June 21st, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
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Interview With the ClimbingNarc

ClimbingNarc.com is arguably the most popular climbing blog out there, with a loyal following that goes into depression when the site goes down for the weekend. I recently caught up with Brian Runnells, the Climbing Narc himself, to talk about the site and being a climber in the Midwest.

March 9th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 1 comment | Continued
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Interview with Dave Pegg of Wolverine Publishing

Interview with guidebook author and prolific route developer Dave Pegg.

November 30th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
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Interview with Andrew Bisharat

Aside from his full time job as senior editor at Rock & Ice, Andrew Bisharat just authored a new book about sport climbing. He’s also a very talented climber, though he’d never admit it. So I recently took the time to found out more about the book, and what else makes Andrew tick. Grab a [...]

October 1st, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 3 comments | Continued
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Interview with Rock & Ice Editor Jeff Jackson

We’ve been hoping to get these out on a regular basis, but time sure does fly sometimes! Anyway, here’s an interview with one of the most motivated local climbers we know, Jeff Jackson. Kick back with your cup of coffee on this fine Friday morning and enjoy!
How long have you been in the Roaring Fork [...]

July 31st, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 4 comments | Continued
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Local Flavor – Interview With Ryan Jennings, Pt 2

Welcome to part two of our interview with local climber Ryan Jennings, an avid ice climber who spends his winters scouring the local choss for new routes. Part one can be found here.

Who were/are your biggest influences in climbing?
Mark Wilford, Duncan Ferguson, Jeff Lowe, Reinhold Messner, Layton Kor, and many others.  It’s highly likely [...]

March 2nd, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 1 comment | Continued
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Local Flavor – Interview with Ryan Jennings, Pt 1

What can I say, the new features just keep coming, as each month I’ll be interviewing prominent local climbers.  Our first victim local interview is with Ryan Jennings, who grew up in the area, then moved away for a bit before relocating back to the valley with his wife in 2002. Ryan is one of [...]

February 27th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued