The Duffel Shuffle Podcast
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About this podcast
A new podcast covering the world of climbing and skiing in all its forms, through the eyes of mountain guides. In each episode we'll unpack exhilarating stories, share invaluable insights, and get up close and personal with some of the most experienced and passionate guides and athletes in the industry.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 68 episodes
- Matt Segal: Pushing the Limits of Trad Climbing and Surviving a Near-Death Accident · 1 h 50 min · Season 7 Episode 67In episode 67, Sam and Adrian open with quick hits on Nick Russell, Adam Fabricant, and Billy Haas's clean first descent of Dorje Lakpa's south face and Jonathan Siegrist's 100th…
- Angela Hawse: Three Decades of Guiding, Risk, and a Changing Climate · 1 h 49 min · Season 7 Episode 66On Episode 66, Sam and Adrian open with quick hits on early-season snow stoke and Andrzej Bargiel calling off his Dhaulagiri ski attempt before sitting down with IFMGA mountain…
- Is Alex Honnold Going to Start High Altitude Climbing? · 1 h 38 min · Season 7 Episode 65On Episode 65, Alex Honnold returns for his second appearance on the show, this time flipping the script and taking over as guest host. Sam and Adrian open with the tragic…
- Fall Himalaya Coverage: Autumn Avalanches · 1 h 9 min · Season 7 Episode 64*Editor's note: This episode was recorded on September 18, before an avalanche at Camp 3 on Manaslu killed two climbers. Our thoughts are with their families, their friends, and…
- Ryan Mitchell: The Minecraft YouTuber Who Summited Mount Everest · 1 h 59 min · Season 7 Episode 63Episode 63 opens with Adrian and Sam's conversation on the devastating Nepal-China border flood at Gyirong Port, and a nod to Laura Rogora's blazing six-day ascent of…
- Cody Townsend and Tommy Caldwell: When Elite Climbers and Skiers Team Up · 1 h 27 min · Season 7 Episode 62Episode 62 opens with quick hits on T-Mobile's satellite phone service and a run of Alps headlines — climbers requesting paid rescue after ignoring a Mont Blanc closure, a family…
- Unlocking the Mountain: How Rope Fixing Really Works · 1 h 45 min · Season 7 Episode 61Episode 61 opens with a somber update on the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan that killed all ten climbers, including members of Nims Purja's team, on their July 30th summit…
- How to Get Started as a Climber · 1 h 22 min · Season 6 Episode 60More than two years and sixty straight episodes for the Duffel Shuffle! Adrian calls in from a Nicaragua surf trip, and before getting into it, he and Sam touch on a rough week…
- Pakistan Coverage: War won't stop these climbers · 54 min · Season 6 Episode 59Sam and Adrian open episode 59 with three news stories — a bolting controversy resolved (kind of?) on Snake Dike, the public comment window on the PARC Act's draft management…
- Garth Miller: Everest In a Week with Xenon Gas · 2 h 0 min · Season 6 Episode 58Episode 58 brings the Duffel Shuffle audience back to the top story from the 2025 Everest Season. While both Sam and Adrian have been skeptical of the use of Xenon Gas that made…
- Everest Coverage: Left for Dead, and Found Alive · 1 h 28 min · Season 6 Episode 57On episode 57, Sam and Adrian dig into two stories making waves in their respective corners of the outdoor world before launching into an unplanned fifth installment of Everest…
- Everest Coverage: Was this season a smashing success? · 1 h 20 min · Season 6 Episode 56With the 2026 Everest season now officially in the books, Sam and Adrian are back for their fourth and final installment of Everest coverage, with Adrian calling in from Denver…
- Everest Coverage: Summits begin, will chaos ensue? · 1 h 12 min · Season 6 Episode 55With the 2026 Everest season hitting its most critical stretch, Sam and Adrian are back for their third installment of armchair mountaineering coverage. Before diving into…
- Everest Coverage: Onward and Upward Despite Real Hazards · 1 h 24 min · Season 6 Episode 54With the 2026 Everest season now firmly underway and the icefall finally open, Sam and Adrian are back for their second installment of armchair mountaineering coverage. Sam opens…
- Everest Coverage: Icefall Holdup and South Side Action · 1 h 13 min · Season 5 Episode 49With the 2026 Everest season officially underway, Sam and Adrian kick off what will be four consecutive episodes of armchair mountaineering — a first for Adrian, who for most of…
- What does it mean to be a Mountain Guide? · 1 h 22 min · Season 6 Episode 52With a string of high-profile guiding accidents making headlines this winter — including close to home here in Tahoe — Sam and Adrian sit down to dig into what it actually means…
- Will this season on Everest's South side be the busiest yet? · 1 h 7 min · Season 6 Episode 51With the 2026 Everest season just around the corner, Sam and Adrian sit down to preview what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential years in the mountain's modern…
- Risk, Reward, and Pressure with Emily Harrington · 1 h 22 min · Season 5 Episode 50Emily Harrington is a professional rock climber, alpinist, and adventurer known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the vertical world. A five-time American sport…
- How David Goettler's Introduction to Alpine Climbing Defined His Style for Decades at the Top · 1 h 41 min · Season 5 Episode 49David Goettler has been a professional alpinist for nearly 3 decades, and part of The North Face athlete team his entire career. With a focus on classical alpine style climbing…
- Duffel Shuffle 2025 Wrap and 2026 Preview · 1 h 19 min · Season 5 Episode 48Still technically only a "few" weeks late, Sam and Adrian look back on 2025 and forward to 2026. This episode was delayed due to the Seven Summits series, but as we move into the…
