Hi Folks! I am very excited to be back! Thanks for joining.On this episode, I set out some of my thoughts and vision for this season of Up North Rocks - no radical changes in the works, but I do want to focus a little more on some of the nuance

Episode 11 - Guide & Author Aric Fishman

Jun 2nd, 2023 1h 12m

Hi folks! Apologies for the long gap in episodes – its been a wild few months over here.Today’s episode is one that has been on the horizon for a while now – an interview with the guy who keeps the thunder bay climbing scene going, Aric Fishman

Episode 10 - NWO Ice and Mixed Ace Dave Rone

Apr 13th, 2023 52m 33s

On today’s episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with someone who is well known in the ice and mixed climbing scene in Northern Ontario, Dave Rone. Dave has been making trips to the region since the early 80’s, and in that time has made a hug

Episode 9 - Guidebook Author Eric Landmann

Mar 3rd, 2023 49m 51s

Hi friends, Thanks for tuning in today! On this episode, I sit down with someone all of us ice climbers in Northern Ontario owe a big thank you to – Author of Superior Ice, Eric Landmann. Eric started making trips to the region in the late 80’s

Episode 8 - Ice and Mixed Climber Sarah Hueniken

Feb 26th, 2023 39m 55s

Hi folks - welcome back and thanks for listening. I’m very excited to share today’s episode with you – my conversation with world class ice and mixed climber, Sarah Hueniken. Sarah is a graduate of the Outdoor Rec program at Lakehead University

Episode 7 - Training for Ice and Mixed Climbing with Dr. Tyler Nelson

Feb 15th, 2023 1h

Hi Folks! Thanks for tuning in today to my conversation with chiro and exercise science expert Dr. Tyler Nelson.First off, disclaimer – Tyler is not from Northern Ontario, and has never been here – he lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.But despite t

Episode 6 - Gripped Magazine Editor Brandon Pullan - Part 2

Feb 1st, 2023 38m 42s

First off – if you haven’t already listened to it, before you listen to this episode, backtrack to Episode #4 to hear Part 1 of my conversation with Brandon.In Part 2, you'll hear the rest of my conversation with Brandon. We talk about his esca

Episode 5 - Founders of the Superior Sending Sisters Holly Fleming & Katie Zugic

Dec 21st, 2022 1h

Hello friends!First – apologies for the long gap in episodes – it has been a wild fall but now that the holidays are here, I’ve got time to catch up on putting out the episodes I’ve recorded over the last couple of months – and don’t you worry,

Episode 4 - Gripped Magazine Editor Brandon Pullan - Part 1

Oct 16th, 2022 1h 25m

On this episode, I have the opportunity to sit down with Brandon Pullan on his way through Thunder Bay. Likely many if not most of you will have heard of Brandon before – he’s an alumni of kinesiology at Lakehead, spent 5 action packed years li

Episode 3 - Orient Bay Expert Steve Charlton

Oct 7th, 2022 41m 6s

On this episode, I sit down in Orient Bay with another Northern Ontario climbing legend, Steve Charlton. Steve has been climbing and developing in the region since he was a student at Lakehead University in the 90s, and these days is one of the

Episode 2 - Northern Ontario Climbing Legend Shaun Parent

Sep 26th, 2022 1h 17m

In this episode, I sit down with Shaun Parent. Shaun has been climbing (and more often developing) rock and ice climbs in Northern Ontario since the '80s. He is the OG in Northern Ontario climbing. In his time, Shaun has put up thousands of rou

Episode 1 - An Intro to Up North Rocks

Sep 26th, 2022 3m 2s

In this episode, I lay out a little bit about my vision for the podcast. Also, as promised I'm including links to my favourite climbing podcasts:https://thenuggetclimbing.com/https://www.hazel-findlay.com/podcasthttps://www.americanclimbingproj

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