E67: Isabelle Faus - 8B+ first ascents, developing in teams and the Colorado scene
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We were thrilled to have Isabelle join us for a chat this week. She is one of the best boulderers around and has been responsible for a large amount of boulder development. She has the hardest first ascent by a female to her name, and yet her accomplishments have often seemed to fly slightly under the radar, especially the ones that we thought would have been big news in the climbing world! We chat a little bit about why that might be and also a lot about boulder development, including how the groups she often climbs with keep their projects open and their reputation for being generous with showing others their projects.  If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to support us please do consider checking out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823  Support the show
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