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Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast

Irish / Sheffield climber and author Niall Grimes in conversation with top dogs, cool cats and committed crag rats from the neighbourhood and the international climbing scene. Also classic climbing stories read aloud for your aural pleasure. Mmmmmmm!

Podcast · By Niall Grimes · English · Official site

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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    JCPC 210 Rachel Pearce part 2 - The Indan Face and Me (opens the original)

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    Part 2 of the Rachel Pearce chat where we hear about her ascent of the Indian Face as well as loads more about her. Enjoy x

  2. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    JCPC 209 Rachel Pearce - Journey to the Indian Face part 1 (opens the original)

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    North-Wales-based trad machine Rachel Pearce set headlines this summer with her ascent of the Indian Face. Indian Face, the country's first E9, had only had ten ascents in the 40 years since it was first done, practically every ascent making the headlines. This huge slab climb on the sombre cliffs of Cloggy stands for many as the ultimate in the committing end of trad climbing. With her ascent Rachel became to first woman to succeed on a the climb. Yet it is only the latest in a long ticklist of

  3. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    JCPC 208 Steve Bancroft - Gritstone Renaissance Man (opens the original)

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    An honour to have climbing legend Steve Bancroft who, along with John Allen, headed up the Gritstone Renaissance of the 1970s. Many stories and slices of life from that golden era. Hear the tales behind Moon Crack, Edge Lane, Profit of Doom, Hairless Heart, Wall of Horrors, London Wall and many more. A true view behind the history. Thanks to this week's sponsors: Summit Financial Services https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/

  4. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    JCPC 207 - ClimbFestering (opens the original)

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    A lame account of how I went to the North Face's DWS event in London the other week and failed to corner anyone for the Jam. Sorry. But at least I survived.

  5. Episode · Jul 31, 2026

    JCPC 206 Tom Livingstone (opens the original)

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    Tom Livingstone is a hugely driven mountaineer, alpinist and rock climber. He has redpointed up to 8b+ and trad E9 and is best-known internationally for a first ascent on Latok 1 for which he won the acclaimed Piolets d'Or.

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