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Episode #15 | Andrew Bisharat | Storytelling, outrage culture, privilege in climbing, etc.
Episode 15
Sunday, 9 August, 2020
Given the global conversation around amplifying diverse voices in climbing, we thought this would be an interesting chat. The idea was for two writers from very different climbing cultures - India and the United States - to exchange views on storytelling in climbing. In this episode Dhillan chats with the remarkable Andrew Bisharat, one of the most renowned rock climbing writers in the world about: What makes a good climbing story? Has social media caused a decline in the quality of storytelling? Why rock climbing doesn't have the body of literature that alpinism does? Has outrage culture made journalism difficult? Dealing with the backlash around his recent Rock & Ice article about renaming offensive routes In India, is climbing linked to privilege? How to tackle the lack of diversity in climbing media?
