Kelly Cordes won the 2015 Banff Mountain Book Festival’s Jon Whyte Award for The Tower, his non-fiction account of climbing Cerro Torre. In this episode he tells host Brandon Pullan about the paths his research took him down while writing. He also gives advice to a his younger self, who was branded with the climbing nickname Sketchy Kelly. #basecamp

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Ep 21: Kelly Cordes

In this episode Brandon speaks with writer and climber Greg Child. The conversation ranges from his controversial photograph of a dead climber, to what not to do when sharing a tent on the side of a mountain. He is the author of several mountaineering books and has won the American Alpine Club’s Literary Award for his body of work. #basecamp

Ep 20: Greg Child

Lydia Bradey is now known as the first woman to summit Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen. In this episode, she tells host Brandon Pullan about her controversial summit, what prevented her climb from being recognized for years, and the backlash she faced after her ascent. #basecamp

Ep 19: Lydia Bradey

On this episode, Brandon talks to Seattle/Squamish based alpinist, Colin Haley, who discusses realizing (in pioneering fashion) his teenage dream to climb Argentina's famed Cerro Torre and why he gave up drugs and alcohol. #basecamp

Ep 18: Colin Haley

Katie Ives, the Editor-in-Chief of Alpinist magazine, talks about her childhood dreams of climbing mountains. Her chat with Basecamp host Brandon Pullan covers the state of climbing media and literature, and working through the bankruptcy and relaunch of Alpinist magazine. #basecamp

Ep 17: Katie Ives

On this episode, Brandon sits down with climbing star, David Lama, who became the first person to free climb the Cerro Torre wall in Patagonia, considered by many to be the hardest alpine climbing route in the world. #basecamp

Ep 16: David Lama

Professional climber Tommy Caldwell doesn't like when climbers take the sport, or themselves, too seriously. In this episode of Basecamp, he tells Brandon Pullan about writing his book, climbing the Dawn Wall and how Yosemite changed traditional climbing. #basecamp

Ep 15: Tommy Caldwell

Host Brandon Pullan chats with Alex Honnold, one of the best-known climbers in the world, about his memoir, Alone on the Wall, and free solo climbing. Honnold shares the stories behind a number of the speed climbing records he holds at just 30 years old. #basecamp

Ep 14: Alex Honnold

On this episode, Brandon talks to Banff-bred siblings Eric and Elise Sethna, who are members of Canada's National and World Cup climbing teams. They discuss mental training, how to win while also being in school full time and why they love competition. #basecamp

Ep 13: Eric and Elise Sethna

Climber, writer and environmental activist Majka Burhardt talks to Brandon Pullan about her transition from rock and ice climber to environmental activist, and her fascination with what's beyond the climb. #basecamp

Ep 12: Majka Burhardt

In this episode, Basecamp explores how Slovenia's national identity is tied to a mountain. Brandon Pullan speaks with Bernadette McDonald about climbing Slovenia's highest peak. Her book about the experience, Alpine Warriors, won Best Mountaineering History Book at the 40th Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. #basecamp

Ep 11: Bernadette McDonald

On this episode, Basecamp goes live in front of an audience at the 40th Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. Brandon takes to the stage with accomplished British rock climber Jules Lines, who talks about his adventures soloing, what it’s like to walk away from a 40 foot fall, and why he decided to write his award-winning memoir, Tears of the Dawn. #basecamp

Ep 10: Jules Lines

On this bonus episode, Brandon talks to IFMGA guide Andrew Wexler who seems to be living the life, spending summers in Chamonix, France, and winters in the Bugaboos in the Canadian Rockies. Andrew speaks about his risky adventures, including a near-tragic paragliding accident. #basecamp

Ep 09: (BONUS EPISODE) Andrew Wexler

On this episode, Brandon sits down with climber and celebrated alpine author Ed Douglas. Ed writes for the UK's Observer and Guardian. He's also penned numerous biographies about some of the biggest names in the climbing community, including Tenzing Norgay, Alison Hargreaves and Ron Fawcett. #basecamp

Ep 08: Ed Douglas

Brandon Pullan talks to Margo Talbot. Margo credit ice climbing for helping her out of a drug addction. She is a guide, and author of the acclaimed 2011 memoir, All That Glitters: A Climber's Journey Through Addiction and Depression. #basecamp

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