<description>&lt;p&gt;Just when you though you understood what a zone hold was &amp;#8230; Hasn&amp;#8217;t the comp climbing format already been &amp;#8220;solved?&amp;#8221; Some think there is room for improvement, including Charlie Boscoe, an alpinist turned World Cup commentator. He is the co-founder of the Professional Climbing League, a new comp series launching in London on February 28.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But first, Chris sings praise of a crag where people know how to operate, and the wheat is separated from the chaff. Unfortunately, it turns out the chaff is Andrew.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For our final bit, friend of the show Christopher Parker returns with the namesake track off his new album, Withered Roses, dropping January 30th.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professional Climbing League:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://www.proclimbing.com/"&gt;https://www.proclimbing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;YouTube:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ProClimbingLeague"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@ProClimbingLeague&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow the PCL:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/proclimbingleague/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/proclimbingleague/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow Charlie Boscoe:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlieboscoe1/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/charlieboscoe1/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Western Sloper:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://www.wolverinepublishing.com/shop-all-guidebooks/p/western-sloper-4th-edition"&gt;https://www.wolverinepublishing.com/shop-all-guidebooks/p/western-sloper-4th-edition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Christopher Parker Music:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://christopherparkermusic.com/"&gt;https://christopherparkermusic.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Spotify:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qZrlQIIBrZGDvx69AXmus?si=try9WEw7T86bNvCw770smQ"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qZrlQIIBrZGDvx69AXmus?si=try9WEw7T86bNvCw770smQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Apple Music:&amp;#160;&lt;a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/christopher-parker/9258292"&gt;https://music.apple.com/us/artist/christopher-parker/9258292&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a RunOut Rope Gun!&lt;/strong&gt; Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast"&gt;http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact us&lt;/strong&gt; Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. &lt;a href="mailto:andrew@runoutpodcast.com"&gt;andrew@runoutpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href="mailto:chris@runoutpodcast.com"&gt;chris@runoutpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The RunOut Podcast

Andrew Bisharat & Chris Kalous

The RunOut #161: The man who wants to reinvent comp climbing, Charlie Boscoe

JAN 12, 202674 MIN
The RunOut Podcast

The RunOut #161: The man who wants to reinvent comp climbing, Charlie Boscoe

JAN 12, 202674 MIN

Description

<p>Just when you though you understood what a zone hold was &#8230; Hasn&#8217;t the comp climbing format already been &#8220;solved?&#8221; Some think there is room for improvement, including Charlie Boscoe, an alpinist turned World Cup commentator. He is the co-founder of the Professional Climbing League, a new comp series launching in London on February 28.</p> <p>But first, Chris sings praise of a crag where people know how to operate, and the wheat is separated from the chaff. Unfortunately, it turns out the chaff is Andrew.</p> <p>For our final bit, friend of the show Christopher Parker returns with the namesake track off his new album, Withered Roses, dropping January 30th.&#160;</p> <p><strong>Show notes</strong></p> <p>Professional Climbing League:&#160;<a href="https://www.proclimbing.com/">https://www.proclimbing.com</a></p> <p>YouTube:&#160;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ProClimbingLeague">https://www.youtube.com/@ProClimbingLeague</a></p> <p>Follow the PCL:&#160;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/proclimbingleague/">https://www.instagram.com/proclimbingleague/</a></p> <p>Follow Charlie Boscoe:&#160;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlieboscoe1/">https://www.instagram.com/charlieboscoe1/</a></p> <p>Western Sloper:&#160;<a href="https://www.wolverinepublishing.com/shop-all-guidebooks/p/western-sloper-4th-edition">https://www.wolverinepublishing.com/shop-all-guidebooks/p/western-sloper-4th-edition</a></p> <p>Christopher Parker Music:&#160;<a href="https://christopherparkermusic.com/">https://christopherparkermusic.com</a></p> <p>Spotify:&#160;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qZrlQIIBrZGDvx69AXmus?si=try9WEw7T86bNvCw770smQ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qZrlQIIBrZGDvx69AXmus?si=try9WEw7T86bNvCw770smQ</a></p> <p>Apple Music:&#160;<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/christopher-parker/9258292">https://music.apple.com/us/artist/christopher-parker/9258292</a></p> <p><strong>Become a RunOut Rope Gun!</strong> Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! <a href="http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast">http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast</a></p> <p><strong>Contact us</strong> Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> // <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p></p>