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A podcast about Bouldering, Climbing, Moonboarding....pretty much just climbing and our love for it!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Friction Addiction turns candid climbing conversations into practical scrutiny of training plans, performance assumptions and the culture surrounding improvement.
Kyle Knapp treats climbing performance as a question to argue through, not a program to recite. Friction Addiction uses relaxed guest conversations to examine bouldering training in practical detail, from hangboard protocols and board sessions to strength work, nutrition and…
The MoonBoard has problem lists; Kyle Knapp has questions for anyone handing you a universal training plan.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose climbing conversation that settles into a clear point about respect, competition, and staying power.
Friction Addiction spends this stretch with Sierra Blair Coyle, and the conversation keeps circling back to respect in climbing and competition climbing, along with how easy it is for people to dismiss work they do not fully understand.
Conversational climbing talk with training detail, hangboard protocols, nutrition, and the Moon Board.
Steve Mache comes across in a conversational climbing episode that leans on training detail more than polish. The talk moves through hangboard protocols, some nutrition, lifting big rocks, and the Moon Board, while the host keeps the pace loose and easygoing.
A loose, practical climbing conversation about what lifting can still add.
Tom Randall of Lattice Training and Wide Boys joins Kyle Knapp from the UK via Zoom for a training-centered conversation that keeps coming back to a practical question: what does lifting add for climbers who already work hard on rock?
A relaxed first interview about training, balance, and the climber habit of blaming bodyweight.
Kyle Knapp’s first recorded interview has Andy Salo laying out a familiar climbing worldview: he says he has been climbing since 98, spent about 12 years based in New Paltz and the Gunks, and recently moved to Burlington, Vermont.
Climbing culture, with patience and bite.
Climbing stories with dirtbag memory.
Climbing culture, talked over by the people living it.
Scottish climbing yarns, arguments and a buddy check to finish.
Friction Addiction opens with Sierra Blair Coyle as the show’s first female guest and settles into a loose, friendly climbing conversation.
The host catches up with Steve after meeting him years ago in La Foret.
Host interviews Pennsylvania climber Char Federoff about Haycock bouldering, training, and local climbing history.
Host Kyle Knapp interviews climber Paul Robinson about training, nutrition, and climbing lifestyle.
Kyle Knapp welcomes Tom Randall from Lattice Training and Wide Boys.
Host Kyle Knapp interviews climbing legend Ben Moon about his Moon brand, Moonboard, and training tips.
Host Kyle Knapp interviews fellow moonboard enthusiast Lee Cooge about climbing and moonboarding.
Host Kyle Knapp thanks listeners, promotes a previous interview, and begins a Q&A session answering climbing-related questions.
Kyle Knapp finally remembers to hit record.