The RunOut #161: The man who wants to reinvent comp climbing, Charlie Boscoe

Just when you though you understood what a zone hold was … Hasn’t the comp climbing format already been “solved?” Some think there is room for improvement, including Charlie Boscoe, an alpinist turned World Cup commentator. He is the co-founder of the Professional Climbing League, a new comp series launching in London on February 28. But first, Chris sings praise of a crag where people know how to operate, and the wheat is separated from the chaff. Unfortunately, it turns out the chaff is Andrew. For our final bit, friend of the show Christopher Parker returns with the namesake track off his new album, Withered Roses, dropping January 30th.  Show notes Professional Climbing League:  YouTube:  Follow the PCL:  Follow Charlie Boscoe:  Western Sloper:  Christopher Parker Music:  Spotify:  Apple Music:  Become a RunOut Rope Gun! Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! Contact us Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. andrew@runoutpodcast.com // chris@runoutpodcast.com

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The RunOut #161: The man who wants to reinvent comp climbing, Charlie Boscoe is an episode from The RunOut Podcast by Andrew Bisharat & Chris Kalous.

This episode is 1:14:03 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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