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Welcome to Sends and Suffers—the podcast where the grit of the climb meets the story’s soul. I’m your host, Mario Stanley, coming at you from Texas. The road is rough, but every twist has a purpose. We’re diving into triumph, failure, and hard-earned wisdom. Where every guest brings tales from the highest sends to the toughest struggles. So, saddle up—because this ride’s as wild and untamed as the host, the guest, and the stories you’re about to hear.
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Taylor Fragomeni and Mario Stanley discuss their coaching clinic held at the International Climbing Festival. The clinic aimed to enhance coaches' skills comprehensively, encouraging them to view their roles not just as jobs, but as a craft and a potential career path.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
EP91 – I've been going there are some changes ( Mario)
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Taking a moment to come back and say hello and give you an update on what's been going on in my life.
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
EP90 -- Every Body Climbs Podcast Ep8 (S&S Podcast Takeover)
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Elliott Nguyen says that as a second-generation Vietnamese-American, queer, transgender climber, when he first started climbing he didn’t meet many people who looked like him. But, he found a sense of belonging in the adaptive climbing community.
Elliott is often on the podiums of both National and World Para Climbing Championships, and is on the board of ParaCliffhangers. He's also a grad student in social work at UC Berkeley, and hopes to work in mental health counseling focusing on the healing power of outdoor recreation.
Elliott has a degenerative motor neuron disease that can make dynamic climbing moves difficult. And with the spasticity caused by this condition, he is no stranger to "Elvis-legging" on a route. In fact he says, sometimes he's just "Elvis-legging through life". But, more importantly, he's found a style of climbing that suits his movement -- trad climbing. We'll pick up the conversation with Elliot describing how he got into trad and why it's such a good fit for him.
You can follow him on IG with:@nguyen.elliott
Elliott helps to run the Touchstone Chapter of ParaCliffhangers. Watch a video about the program here.
Monday Jul 15, 2024
EP89 – Every Body Climbs Podcast Ep6 Emeline Lakrout
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Emeline Lakrout is a para climber and disability rights activist. She's been legally blind since childhood and has competed on the US National Para Climbing Team since 2022. Currently based out of NYC, she works as a marketer in the consumer products industry, and uses that expertise to consult brands on disability inclusion on the side. Among other things, her consultation focuses on disability language.
She’s worked on disability awareness campaigns, legislative lobbying, and as a community mentor --She is a force to be reckoned with. Her life's mission, she says, “is to fight for the rights, dignity, and joy of every single disabled person.”
She's an ambassador for the National Ability Center and a member of the ParaCliffhangers. In our conversation we get into some of the history of disability rights, and the importance of language as it can shape the image or idea of a community -- and how our language can impact how we see ourselves.
Resources for show notes:
University Interscholastic League in TX
Degree Gym Accessibility PDF
Climbing Business Journal Article [Accessibility]
Climbing Business Journal Article [VI Accessibility]
- Outdoor Blind Climbing Video
- The headset company that Emeline uses
Emeline’s instagram: Instagram.com/EmelineClimbs
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
EP88 - When childbirth and rock climbing intersect with K'mae
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
EP87 – Every Body Climbs Podcast Ep 5 Amruta Wyssman: (S&S Podcast Takeover)
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
In this episode you’ll hear an excerpt from my conversation with Amruta Wyssman, who goes by Amy. She started bouldering in 2018, and by 2021 she was helping to start the Swiss Paraclimbing team. Before climbing, Amy was into all kinds of snow sports. So, we talked about the similarities between different outdoor sports, like climbing, snowboarding, horseback riding…ect. These sports are slowly making their way into the Olympics and Paralympics. So, we get into how being presented on a world stage is changing these sports – Paraclimbing included, even though the community is still waiting on an official announcement about its incorporation into the LA 2028 Para Games (as of the date we recorded this episode).
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