08 March 2020
Episode 13: Andy Kirkpatrick: Partners, trash and obession
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about trash, partners and obsessions.
02 March 2020
Podcast: HE#8: Stoves, lockers and climbing partners
On this episode, Andy talks about stoves for travel, auto lockers and finding partners. If you’d like to ask a question then contact Andy through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or his website.
18 February 2020
Podcast: HE#7: Warm Hands & Feet + Exped Communications
On this episode, Andy talks about keeping your hands and feet warm, as well as communication technology.
13 February 2020
Podcast: Episode 12: Andy Kirkpatrick: Failure
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about issues around failure. Music by Pogo
11 February 2020
Podcast: Higher Education #6: Tips, Questions and advice
On this episode, Andy talks about mountain tents, VBL socks and anchors. If you’d like to ask a question then contact Andy through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or his website. Website: https://andy-kirkpatrick.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/psychovertical Music by Pogo
06 February 2020
Podcast: Mole Hills and Mountains
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about access to the outdoors. Music by Pogo
04 February 2020
Podcast: Higher Education #5: Tips, Questions and advice.
On this episode, Andy talks about unsexy underwear, pee bottles and not getting your ropes in a twist. If you’d like to ask a question then contact Andy through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or his website. Website: https://andy-kirkpatrick.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/psychovertical Music by Pogo
30 January 2020
Podcast: Episode 10: Andy Kirkpatrick: Fear
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about the fear of easy things. BBC FourThought: “Risky Play” BBC The Digital Human: “Friction” Music by Pogo
26 January 2020
Podcast: Love & rockets
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about the difficulties involved with loving a climber (or any obsessive).
20 January 2020
Opinion: Saved
Our house burnt down last year, and what the fire didn’t destroy was destroyed by the firemen/persons/. How did it start? Well, it was one of our tenants, who had been praying to God and left the candle burning (make of that what you will). We’d been renting the house out for years as we’ve been wondering around the world in search of better...
17 January 2020
Q&A: Episode 8: Andy Kirkpatrick: The Flame
Climber, writer and monologist (Google it), Andy Kirkpatrick talks about how to help motivate people who have passion and drive while also trying to hold them back from killing themselves trying.
16 January 2020
Opinion: Raising Ships
Sorry about radio silence (well for me!) of late, bug hunkered down putting the words and images together in Adobe Indesign, which of course is one of the last pieces of the book making puzzle, but which, only being 20% of the project, often takes 80% of the time (getting all those words and images corraled in one place). I often think doing layout...
08 January 2020
900 second blog: Grafter
I just found this picture of my brother Robin, taken on the balcony of the flats we grew up in. Robin is two years younger than me and has always been a grafter, all three of us (I have a sister Joanne), having some kind of divine grafting spark (it wasn’t divine at all, it was just not wanting our kids growing up in a slum, or be dependant,...
07 January 2020
Q&APodcast: The Back-up
A new mini series from climber and writer Andy Kirkpatrick where he answers questions and tries to make the climbing world a safer place. If you’d like to ask a question then contact Andy through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or his website.
30 December 2019
Q&A: Foot Fangs
Hi Thanks for the question. At first glance, there looks like a big difference in performance between the simple twelve-point mountaineering crampon, and the technical models; but really there isn’t. Yes, one type looks boring and clunky, like training crampons, while the other looks cutting edge: go-faster orange, laser-cut and modular; but...