{"id":191295,"date":"2023-07-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=191295"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:11:41","slug":"filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner","title":{"rendered":"Filming The Climb with Chris Sharma &amp; Cat Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/6721183e-1e31-4142-9667-8c31761f4e16?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a young age, Chris Sharma was considered a climbing prodigy and won multiple competitions. He established some of the most challenging routes around the world, and pushed the sport forward technically and culturally. Recently, Chris and his longtime friend, fellow climber and actor, Jason Momoa, came up with the idea to produce a competitive reality show based on rock climbing. Their creative brainchild has become the binge-worthy TV show, The Climb\u2014 available on Max, previously known as HBO Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Chris talks about what it was like to make the series, and we hear from Cat Runner about his experience on the show and his climbing community, the Queer Climber&#8217;s Network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for The Climb<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Chris Sharma:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrissharma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chris_sharma\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Cat Runner:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/catlikeacat\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/queerclimbersnetwork\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queer Climbing Network&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.max.com\/shows\/8092f1e1-87c2-421c-9dee-601286e6ad61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch<\/a>&nbsp;The Climb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode sponsor:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/used\/trade-it-in\">Check out REI\u2019s trade-in program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At REI we remain committed to ensuring that the outdoors, the\u00a0co-op\u00a0and society at large are accessible and welcoming to all people\u2014<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/newsroom\/article\/rei-supports-the-trans-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>including transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript At a young age, Chris Sharma was considered a climbing prodigy and won multiple competitions. He established some of the most challenging routes around the world, and pushed the sport forward technically and culturally. Recently, Chris and his longtime friend, fellow climber and actor, Jason Momoa, came up with the idea to produce a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32542,"featured_media":191312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1726,1727],"tags":[],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-191295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Filming The Climb with Chris Sharma &amp; Cat Runner","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/cat-runner-robyn-ragins-dominique-terrill-barry-chris-sharma-meagan-martin.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/cat-runner-robyn-ragins-dominique-terrill-barry-chris-sharma-meagan-martin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280"},"articleSection":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jenny Barber"}],"creator":["Jenny Barber"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z","datePublished":"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Filming The Climb with Chris Sharma &amp; Cat Runner\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/filming-the-climb-with-chris-sharma-cat-runner\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/cat-runner-robyn-ragins-dominique-terrill-barry-chris-sharma-meagan-martin.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/cat-runner-robyn-ragins-dominique-terrill-barry-chris-sharma-meagan-martin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280\"},\"articleSection\":\"Wild Ideas Worth Living\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jenny Barber\"}],\"creator\":[\"Jenny Barber\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-11T10:00:00Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/cat-runner-robyn-ragins-dominique-terrill-barry-chris-sharma-meagan-martin.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191295"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191314,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191295\/revisions\/191314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191295"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=191295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}