Jam Crack - The Niall Grimes Climbing Podcast

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  JCPC 211 James MacHaffie pt1 The Dark Lord of Trad 30.09.2026 1t 28min

  I had the pleasure of working alongside James "Caff" MacHaffie for a few years and never tired of his dark and boundless energy. One Monday morning I came into the office and, mockinly, asked if he had "Done any 9s this last week?" He had to stop and think about it. That's the level he was climbing at. And not only has he done numerous E9s and E10s, including many first ascents, but his solo climbing will never be matched, he has redpointed 9a (twice), has climbed every route in the book Extreme Rock, has bouldered 8a and put on loads of raves in the quarries. Beat that, Jokob Schubert! Support this week comes from Summit Financial Services. Speak to a climbing and mountaineering specialist today on 0345 565 0937 or click here for quote https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/
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  JCPC 210 Rachel Pearce part 2 - The Indan Face and Me 14.09.2026 1t 15min

  Part 2 of the Rachel Pearce chat where we hear about her ascent of the Indian Face as well as loads more about her. Enjoy x
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  JCPC 209 Rachel Pearce - Journey to the Indian Face part 1 11.09.2026 1t 31min

  North-Wales-based trad machine Rachel Pearce set headlines this summer with her ascent of the Indian Face. Indian Face, the country's first E9, had only had ten ascents in the 40 years since it was first done, practically every ascent making the headlines. This huge slab climb on the sombre cliffs of Cloggy stands for many as the ultimate in the committing end of trad climbing. With her ascent Rachel became to first woman to succeed on a the climb. Yet it is only the latest in a long ticklist of bold and desperate climbs on the mountains and seacliffs in her home turf. Hear about Rachel's background and the climbs that led to this monumental achievement. Much crack.
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  JCPC 208 Steve Bancroft - Gritstone Renaissance Man 02.09.2026 1t 26min

  An honour to have climbing legend Steve Bancroft who, along with John Allen, headed up the Gritstone Renaissance of the 1970s. Many stories and slices of life from that golden era. Hear the tales behind Moon Crack, Edge Lane, Profit of Doom, Hairless Heart, Wall of Horrors, London Wall and many more.  A true view behind the history.   Thanks to this week's sponsors: Summit Financial Services https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/    
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  JCPC 207 - ClimbFestering 13.08.2026 32min

  A lame account of how I went to the North Face's DWS event in London the other week and failed to corner anyone for the Jam. Sorry. But at least I survived.
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  JCPC 206 Tom Livingstone 31.07.2026 1t 39min

  Tom Livingstone is a hugely driven mountaineer, alpinist and rock climber. He has redpointed up to 8b+ and trad E9 and is best-known internationally for a first ascent on Latok 1 for which he won the acclaimed Piolets d'Or.
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  JCPC 205 Tina Breslin - Peace of Mind 16.07.2026 2t 7min

  She may be small but she likes to go tall! At 5 foot 2, Tina Breslin has to get creative to solve the sequences on the stunning highballs on remote gritstone crags of North Yorkshire. But when she does, she find a peace and silence of mind that is impossible to find in everyday life. Let's hear her crack. Thanks to this week's sponsors: Summit Financial Services https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/
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  JCPC 204 Ascent: The Rise of British Rock Climbing 29.06.2026 46min

  Anthony King talks about his book, Ascent, which weaves his personal experiences with the rise and change of rock climbing in Britain over a century.
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  JCPC 203 Jason Pickles part 2 - Potter, Leo, Honnold and me. 24.06.2026 1t 15min

  Part 2 of this incredible chat. Part 1 in previous show.   Thanks to this week's sponsors: Summit Financial Services https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/  
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  JCPC 202 Jason Pickles pt 1 - Dean Potter, Honnold, Leo and me 17.06.2026 1t 5min

  Jason Pickles spent the best part of a decade in Yosemite hanging with the fabled Stone Monkeys. Here we hear about Jason's times there and time spent ith Dean Potter, Leo Houlding, Alex Honnold and others. Banging. Thanks to this week's sponsors: Summit Financial Services https://www.summit-fs.co.uk/  
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  JCPC 201 Lena Drapella 02.06.2026 1t 31min

  As official photographer for World Climbing, Lena gets to witness the action we don't. Let's hear about what she sees when she looks outside and in.
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  JCPC 200 What Climbing has Taught Me 29.04.2026 1t 46min

  Just me, folks. Reflecting on some of the lessons climbing has taught me and playing some beautiful music x
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  JCPC 199 Eben Muse - Landscape, Language and the Llanberis Pass 01.04.2026 1t 39min

  Welsh-born Eben is passionate about wild places and his and others' rights to be there. We chat about his Welsh childhood and how that and the outdoors have shaped him. Together we look to understand the cultural and social world of North Wales in the face of it's huge popularity with visitors.
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  JCPC 198 Adam Ondra - more milk from the GOAT part 2 13.03.2026 1t 4min

  Second part of this lovely chat with the greatest climber who has ever lived. In this one we dig deep into his flashing of 8C boulder problems, thoughts on going harder again and about climbers who really impress him. 
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  JCPC 197 Adam Ondra - More milk from the GOAT part 1 10.03.2026 1t 15min

  The world's greatest climber returns to the show to talk Olympics, B.I.G, YouTube, bouldering and more.
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  JCPC 196 Ben Bransby part 2 02.03.2026 1t 9min

  Part 2 of the Ben Bransby chat. Talking about losing his dad on an expedition, Patagonia, Leeds, Chris Wentworth, family and mental illness, not climbing all of Stanage. Brilliant.
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  JCPC 195 Ben Bransby part 1 27.02.2026 1t 29min

  Trad master, old-school hone and all out legend Ben Bransby spills his bean. Ben pushed the cutting-edge of trad climbing, going ground-up on E9 when E9 was top of the pops. His easy attitude and spirited approach made his ascents so much more then numbers alone could tell. Cool guy, check it out.
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  JCOPC 194 Mat Wright 29.12.2025 1t 43min

  Elite climber Mat Wright is cut from a different cloth than your average professional crimp-jockey. We hear about Mat's journey from a sometimes-fractious childhood all the way to 9a, 8C and E11 (not really). Mat opens up about some frisky situations along the way to enlightenment. Much crack.
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  Jam Crack Archives: The View from Dead Horse Point 11.12.2025 42min

  A classic Jam Crack story episode from 2016. Chris Schulte reads the classic tale of climbing exploration in the American desert. Pure gold.
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  JCPC 192 Hamish Frost 03.12.2025 1t 26min

  Scottish winter climbing activist and photographer Hamish Frost traces his career in the outdoors, thinks about his art and delves into his experience of coming out in the world of climbing.