Kurt Albert and the Birth of Sport Climbing

Written in Stone: Climbing History

As the end of the 1970’s neared, climbers, more and more, the world over, were wondering the same thing. “How hard can we climb?

In this setup episode we look at the factors that coalesced right there at the end of the 70's and beginning of the 80's to help pave the way for what we now call sport climbing.

New equipment, new tactics, and most important, ushered in by a German giant named Kurt Albert, were new rules.

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Season Two is generously supported by Rab.

This episode is supported by Tension Climbing.

Written in Stone is co-created with Power Company Climbing.