The Cutting Edge
The American Alpine Club
The Cutting Edge presents in-depth interviews with the world's best climbers, just back from great new climbs, along with historical perspective from the editors of the American Alpine Journal and local experts. This podcast is hosted by Jim Aikman and produced by the American Alpine Club.
The Cutting Edge is generously supported by Feathered Friends.
- 20 episodes
- monthly
- Avg 53 min
- English
- June 19 · 1 min
Trailer: This Season on the Cutting Edge
June 4 · 1 hr 12 minTorre Central All-Free in a Day, with Siebe Vanhee and Tommy Caldwell
May 1 · 50 minKatie Lamb: Becoming the First Woman to Do V16—Twice
April 3 · 1 hr 19 minBenjamin Védrines: The First Ascent of Jannu East
March 2 · 57 minMassive Climbs and Wild Adventures in Mozambique
February 2 · 57 minEight Women, Six New Routes in Greenland
Dec 30, 2025 · 56 minSasha DiGiulian on El Cap's Direct Line
Nov 28, 2025 · 1 hr 6 minColin Haley's Cerro Torre Winter Solo
Oct 31, 2025 · 1 hr 1 minThe Coveted Southeast Pillar of Ultar Sar Is Finally Climbed
Jul 11, 2025 · 55 minFinding Providence in the Alaska Range: Anna Pfaff, Andres Marin and Tad McCrea
Mar 29, 2025 · 1 hr 9 minBig Walls on Baffin Island: Brandon Adams, Miles Fullman and Sam Stuckey
Dec 26, 2024 · 45 minBabsi Zangerl Flashes El Cap
Nov 21, 2024 · 48 minKilian Jornet's Mind-Blowing Traverse of the Alps
Oct 17, 2024 · 39 minMt. Dickey: A New Route and a Brilliant History
Dec 28, 2023 · 56 minChristian Black, Vitaliy Musiyenko and Hayden Wyatt: A First Ascent in India
Dec 3, 2023 · 56 minMatt Cornell, Jackson Marvell and Alan Rousseau: Jannu North Face
Nov 20, 2023 · 36 minConnor Herson and Fan Yang: 5.13+ on Mt. Whitney
Oct 31, 2023 · 51 minKazyua Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima: The Secret Line in the Hindu Kush