Phil Wortmann doesn’t look at outrageous projects like most people. Rather, it’s a puzzle to be solved and the pieces might just require a whole new set of skills and close to a decade to put it all together.

If JC Dubeau is known it’s somewhat as a dark horse. Seriously, who is this guy?

Enni Bertling has seen it all when it comes to climbing in Finland. When she started she was one of the few climbers in the country, then she helped form the Finnish Ice Climbing Team, and is now the Head of the Youth National Team, among other roles too numerous to list.

Pedro Guerra-Zúñiga has a fighting spirit — a spirit that especially likes to laugh. After being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Pedro decided he would respond on his terms: with humor and a goal of making Team Canada.

Roger Strong made his catch king crab fishing so he could ski and climb the rest of the year — it was a path forged by sea and steel and off-season adventure. But the metallurgy of life also requires tempering, annealing, and healing too.

Does drytooling have a grading problem? Katie McKinstry Stylos is one of top drytoolers in the world, specializing in big roofs. After her recent trip to project Parallel World (D15+/D16?) she has some questions.

In Matthias Scherer’s words, Norway provides the true character of ice climbing. That is to say, you can always find adventure, from single pitch up to vertical kilometer ice flows.

Jordan Revis started ice climbing 4 years ago. In that time, he’s helped to cultivate spaces to support more diversity in the Northeast.

Who do you want to be? Marcus Garcia is turning 50 this year and he’s lived a lot of lives in that time. That question has been buzzing.

Kyle Willis of High Mountain Gear, who creates specialized equipment for alpinists, guides, and climbers.

Ben Carlson and Nick Hernandez are Co-Owners of Furnace Industries, which make gym-safe training equipment for ice climbing and dry-tooling.

Kevin Bourque is the the Founder of OuterU, who has turned the ski and mountaineering face mask from a source of complaint into a spark of joy.

Doug Heinrich is a longtime Salt Lake City climber and the Founder of Aniiu, which makes technical ice climbing gloves.

Paul Shaugnessy and Charlie Faust are the Founders of Beartooth Alpine, who specialize in metal goods made in the USA.

What goes into product innovation in climbing? Bill Belcourt shares insights from over 30 years in the industry.

Gordon McArthur has been a staple on the World Cup circuit across 15 seasons. We talk about returning to the sport, the story of Storm Giant (the first proposed D16 in the world), and what role ego plays in it all.

Doug Heinrich has just about done it all and seen it all in ice climbing as both a climber and product designer.

Eliteclimb makes the lightest ice tools in the world, and it’s not even close. The one-man brand has been bucking industry trends for over a decade now, and it’s his unique position as an independent craftsman that lets Jarek pursue solutions that the bigger brands ignore.

This episode is all about training for ice climbing, mixed, drytooling and speed. To discuss these diverse disciplines, we’re joined by Kevin Lindlau, Aneta Loužecká, and Zac St. Jules.

Corey Buhay has made a life out of doing what she loves, but that’s not to say it’s been easy. Learn about the magazine assignment that changed everything and how walking away from climbing was the best thing she ever did.