Rock Climbing

Considered one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, Beth Rodden, has conquered much more than some of the world's most challenging summits.  Audio

Brette Harrington is an expert skier who really can who can do it all, including slalom, slopestyle and backcountry skiing. But it's climbing where Brette really distinguishes herself; whether it's… Audio

How do you get in the zone to achieve your very best in an activity? And does a cheering crowd help? This week, two stories about the psychology of performance - the advantages of being at home, and… Audio

WRFU listed "female player" alongside "physical" and "developmental" conditions. Zoë George, NZRU’s Cate Sexton, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero and para-climber Rachel Carter discuss… Audio

Photographer Tom Hoyle has been photographing leaves in his laundry and working ropes and pullies for aerial dancers in a Commonwealth Games Festival show on Australia's Gold Coast. But Tom's day job… Audio

There's something deep and powerful about reckoning with a giant cliff in remote wilderness, says British climber Leo Houlding, who has made a career out of pulling off some of the toughest climbs on… Video, Audio, Gallery

Kathryn Ryan talks to photographer John Price, whose efforts to dispel the myth of his "perfect life" on social media is the subject of a new documentary screening at this year's mountain film… Audio, Gallery

Kathryn Ryan talks to Kai Lightner a 17 year old from Fayettville North Carolina who has been able to out climb some of the world's best adult rock climbers since he was 15 years old. What's more his… Audio