Hashing Things Out: Lincoln Knowles, Cody Townsend & Jonathan Ellsworth

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If you’ve been tuning into ‘Reviewing the News,’ you know that Cody and I have been talking about Lincoln Knowles, a young climber, free soloist, and content creator who has been making waves in the climbing world. And today, Lincoln joins Cody & me to hash things out and discuss some big topics that have implications for the entire outdoor industry.

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We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.

TOPICS & TIMES:
New BLISTER+ Members (3:45)
Lincoln in Yosemite (7:23)
Talk about the Responses to Your Videos (8:14)
Lincoln’s Background (10:06)
Climbing Culture (16:20)
Do You Consider Yourself an Influencer or Athlete First? (23:20)
“Climbing Harder Routes Until I Fall” (29:13)
Risk (36:53)
What Would a Successful Career Look Like to You? (37:27)
The ‘Athlete Economy’ (41:14)
Initial Impressions of Yosemite? (51:45)
Climbing the Nose (54:39)
Sponsorships (57:38)
Influence & Responsibility (1:05:37)