If you’re a climber, who consumes climbing related media like writing, video and podcasts – well, chances are, you’ve heard of Kathy Karlo.

Kathy is the creative force behind For The Love Of Climbing, an entertaining and insightful blog that combines honest, to the point writing about life on and off the walls, mixed with a good dose of self-deprecating humor.

I had heard of Kathy’s blog probably sometime in 2017. Although I perused thru some of her stories and photos, I have to admit, I never really took the time to sit down and actually delve into her work. But when I heard she was starting a new podcast, I eagerly awaited her first episode. Let’s just say, I was not let down.

For me, listening to Kathy’s podcast for the first time was an emotional gut punch that had me laughing one minute, crying the next and at the end of it all – feeling astonished at the level of creativity and production quality. A true lesson in the power of audio.

That’s why I was stoked to connect with Kathy a few months ago when she came thru Alaska on assignment with her job with the No Man’s Land Film Festival. We got to sit down for an engaging conversation about the ups and downs of life on the road, how she first started writing a blog, and how that eventually led to her starting a podcast.

Music

• Lonely Mountain / Evan Phillips / Silhouettes (2015)

• Augusta / Evan Phillips / Unreleased (2018)

• Going To The Gunks / Evan Phillips / Unreleased (2018)

• Space Song / Evan & Molly / Evan & Molly (2012)

• Baby Come Home / Easton Stagger Phillips / Overseas (2014)

• She Was Gone /Easton Stagger Phillips / One For The Ditch (2009)

• Falling Down / Evan Phillips / Silhouettes (2015)

• Close To Me / Evan Phillips / Cabin Vibes (2018)

Links

For The Love Of Climbing

Evan Phillips

Patreon

Sponsors

Alaska Rock Gym

Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria

The Hoarding Marmot

Behind The Sun Therapeutics