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Podcast About the Geology of Rock Climbing Spots

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Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0

Hello Everyone. I just started a podcast called The Rock Behind the Climbing where I talk about the different geologic aspects of different rock climbing spots! I am pretty passionate about both rock climbing and geology and found that this would be a fun way to share that passion with the world. Also, a lot of my friends and people that I meet are not so keen on the actual aspects of the rock that they climb on so I thought it might be really interesting for a lot of rock climbing folks. 

So far I have released two episodes, both detailing spots in the Bay Area, but I plan to branch out more as I move forward with this project. Anyway, I would love to know what you guys think, so if you have some time give one or both of the episodes a listen and let me know what you think! Various links for where you can find the podcast are below, but please let me know if there is a website or app that you think the podcast should appear on but does not.

Cheers!

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/The-Rock-Behind-the-Climbing-p1359752/

https://soundcloud.com/quinn-todzo

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-rock-behind-the-climbing 

It is also on Apple Podcasts if you type in "The Rock Behind the Climbing"

Mike Morin · · Glen, NH · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 1,350

Arm chair geology nerd here. Interesting content. I’ll likely keep listening. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Bouldin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2020 · Points: 0

Outstanding and long overdue!!  I will absolutely listen to and promote this.

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0

Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it! By the way I just put it on Spotify as well, so you can also find it there at the following link

https://open.spotify.com/show/6FmkeBv4B7BfwKyRu1UTTX 

Timothy Carlson · · NorCal · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 10

I dig it. 

Luke Andraka · · Crownsville, MD · Joined Aug 2017 · Points: 15

Listened on spotify, huge potential for this prodcast! My only feedback would be it mihht be worth editing our ums and ahs and having a set script, listening to more established podcasts you can hear the difderence but that will come! Congrats on that awesome idea, love it

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0
Luke Andraka wrote:

Listened on spotify, huge potential for this prodcast! My only feedback would be it mihht be worth editing our ums and ahs and having a set script, listening to more established podcasts you can hear the difderence but that will come! Congrats on that awesome idea, love it

Thanks so much for your feedback. I am definitely working on that, and I am sure that with time and getting comfortable with the process, my speech will improve. I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed it though!

Max R · · Davis, CA · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 104

I enjoyed listening to the first episode. I appreciate the amount of work that you're putting into each episode - the background research plus the commitment to climb at each area translates to a big time commitment. You could likely get some academic geologists or grad students with local expertise to join you for some of the episodes. Hopefully your Montucky sponsorship will materialize.

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0
Max R wrote:

I enjoyed listening to the first episode. I appreciate the amount of work that you're putting into each episode - the background research plus the commitment to climb at each area translates to a big time commitment. You could likely get some academic geologists or grad students with local expertise to join you for some of the episodes. Hopefully your Montucky sponsorship will materialize.

Thanks! Yeah I've emailed an old professor of mine, and my plans are to hopefully have a myriad of different guests with different backgrounds on in the future. Montucky has not yet reached out, but in due time haha!

Matt Wells · · Healdsburg, CA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0

Hey! Matt from Reddit over here. I just listened to the Goat Rock episode. It was awesome! I had no idea about the terrace bit and I grew up in Sonoma County. Looking forward to listening more. 

Bill Mustard · · Silt, CO · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 166

Your podcast rocks!

Gumby King · · The Gym · Joined Jun 2016 · Points: 52

Sweet Jesus!  I wish you knew how happy this makes me oddly feel.  Please dont tell others about my confession.

Ryan McDermott · · Pittsburgh, PA · Joined Mar 2016 · Points: 110

Check out Descript, which creates a transcript of your audio and allows you to edit audio by editing the text. It can also delete filler words automatically. 

lucas funkhouser · · Buckley Wa · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 324

Gneiss!!!


I had to..

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0
Don Morris wrote:

Thanks! I have always wanted to know more about the rocks I climb! Signed up to SoundCloud and listened to the first episode. Keep it up! And please come to Colorado and explain to us the choss pile of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Don

Thanks so much man! In due time I’ll make it out!

Princess Puppy Lovr · · Rent-n, WA · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 1,756

An episode on “rotten” rock would be nice. I always wonder when I am trundling is the rock underneath the bad rock actually any better?

lucas funkhouser · · Buckley Wa · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 324

An episode on the flood basalts of the PNW and the ice age floods would be awesome!

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll add them to the list! Man I am going to have some road tripping to do this fall when the ash begins to clear

Ricky Harline · · Angel's Camp, CA · Joined Nov 2016 · Points: 147

I've been interested in learned about geology for several years due to climbing and have tried to learn about it, even buying several books, but I have found the information rather inaccessible even though my books were supposedly written for ignorant amateurs. I am really excited for this podcast and I will eagerly listen to every episode!

Also, I am really excited to see the first episode is about Caste Rock State Park which for several years was my home crag! Not only is the place I've climbed at the most, it's an incredibly interesting and beautiful area. I'm going to listen to it immediately! If you start a patreon I will donate to it. Might be able to convince some friends to do so as well. 

Regardless of that though I am super excited about this and wish you the best of luck. I hope you can teach us about geology for years to come!

P.s. if you want some episode ideas:

Wtf is gneiss

Wtf is schist

Wtf is Pinnacles

Why does sandstone not crack much except for rare places like the creek where it does

Would it be possible to help us understand how to at least generally identify rock? Ie if I can say this isn't granite or limestone or sandstone or basalt or volcanic, would it be possible to educate us on how to at least have a vague idea of what we're looking at or would that require quite a lot of education? Because if you could help me understand that I would be forever grateful to you. 

petzl logic · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 730

this podcast is the schist!

Quinn Todzo · · Santa Cruz, CA · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 0
Ricky Harline wrote:

I've been interested in learned about geology for several years due to climbing and have tried to learn about it, even buying several books, but I have found the information rather inaccessible even though my books were supposedly written for ignorant amateurs. I am really excited for this podcast and I will eagerly listen to every episode!

Also, I am really excited to see the first episode is about Caste Rock State Park which for several years was my home crag! Not only is the place I've climbed at the most, it's an incredibly interesting and beautiful area. I'm going to listen to it immediately! If you start a patreon I will donate to it. Might be able to convince some friends to do so as well. 

Regardless of that though I am super excited about this and wish you the best of luck. I hope you can teach us about geology for years to come!

P.s. if you want some episode ideas:

Wtf is gneiss

Wtf is schist

Wtf is Pinnacles

Why does sandstone not crack much except for rare places like the creek where it does

Would it be possible to help us understand how to at least generally identify rock? Ie if I can say this isn't granite or limestone or sandstone or basalt or volcanic, would it be possible to educate us on how to at least have a vague idea of what we're looking at or would that require quite a lot of education? Because if you could help me understand that I would be forever grateful to you. 

Wow I'm glad you're so excited and thanks for your recommendations. I think the rock identifying questions will be answered as different rock types come up at the different locations profiled. It is no secret though that there is so much more that affects the features at a crag other than rock type alone, so important to look at the whole story when you are trying to understand what you are looking at. Anyway let me know what you think once you've listened to it!

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