Podcast Episode

Soviet Speed

Climbing Gold·Duct Tape Then Beer·22 July 2026·28 min

About this episode

This year's Olympic climbers weren’t the original USA climbing team. That honor actually goes to a rag-tag group of adventurous dirtbags including Beth Wald, Russ Clune and Todd Skinner, who managed to travel to the USSR at the tail end of the Cold War to compete in a one of a kind climbing competition.