A few decades ago, some people who liked to climb mountains decided they wanted to make it even harder and ice climbing was born. If you think rock climbing is difficult, put on your base layer and join Josh and Chuck on the glacier.
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Josh and Chuck dive into the thrilling and technical world of ice climbing, tracing its evolution from early mountaineering to an extreme modern sport. They explore the essential gear like crampons and ice tools, the different types of ice conditions climbers encounter, and the fascinating differences between ice climbing and rock climbing—it turns out ice climbing is significantly harder and more dangerous than it might look. The hosts walk through the history of equipment innovations, from Oscar Eckenstein's invention of crampons to Yvon Chouinard's game-changing modifications to ice axes, while also discussing the various techniques climbers use depending on terrain and ice conditions.
Cliffhanger
1993
R
1h 53m
★ 6.5
"Cliffhanger, that's right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And John Lithgow was in it. Yeah, you know, from the master filmmaker, Rene Harlan. — Josh confirms Cliffhanger as a film about mountain climbing starring Stallone with John Lithgow."
— Josh
Free Solo
2018
PG-13
1h 40m
★ 7.9
"Have you seen the free solo documentary yet? No, I haven't, didn't it? It was either up for an Oscar or won an Oscar. — Josh asks Chuck about the Free Solo documentary, noting it was nominated for or won an Oscar."
— Josh
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
PG
1h 50m
★ 6.1
"I'm sort of like the Harry and the Henderson's Bigfoot. That's scary looking, but soft on the inside. — Chuck compares himself to the Bigfoot character from the movie as a self-deprecating joke about his appearance versus personality."
— Chuck
Raising Cain
1992
R
1h 32m
★ 6.1
"I wasn't making a Harry and the Henderson's reference. I was making a Raising Cain reference. — Josh clarifies that his earlier reference was actually to Raising Cain, not Harry and the Hendersons."
— Josh
Roadhouse Girl
1953
NR
1h 10m
★ 4.9
"I think Roadhouse had some of those, if I'm not mistaken. Probably. And cliffhanger. — Chuck mentions Roadhouse in reference to switchblade cowboy boots, comparing it to similar scenes in Cliffhanger."
— Chuck
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
R
2h 1m
★ 6.6
"I saw The Long Kiss Good Night finally. That's been on your list for 12 years. World-class movie, starting at about this halfway mark. — Josh mentions finally watching this film and praising it as a world-class movie."
— Josh
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