Episode 1 - Kim Carrigan - Get Out of Your Own Castle

The Lay Back

On episode 1 of The Lay Back, I sit down with Kim Carrigan. Kim had a significant impact on climbing in the 70s and 80s, pushing standards and establishing some of the hardest routes of the time in Australia. He travelled extensively to world class crags in the US and Europe, challenging the status quo and climbing the hardest routes of the time. We dive deep in the interview, Kim discusses everything from his youth, to his post-climbing successes as an entrepreneur, his thoughts on the current state of climbing and its future, as well as his own ambitions to return to the rock. Thumbnail Picture: Kim Carrigan on the Ring Route, now known as Lord of the Rings. Photo courtesy of Glenn Tempest.