Hashing Things Out: Lincoln Knowles, Cody Townsend, & Jonathan Ellsworth

On our last two ‘Reviewing the News’ episodes, Cody and Jonathan talked about Lincoln Knowles, a young climber, free soloist, and content creator who has been making waves in the climbing world. Today, Lincoln joins them to hash things out and discuss some big topics that have implications for the entire outdoor industry. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here. RELATED LINKS:  BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members Non-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026 Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear Giveaways Lincoln’s YouTube: Knowles and Company Lincoln’s ‘Cody is Talking Sh*t about Me’ Video TOPICS & TIMES: New BLISTER+ Members (3:45) Lincoln in Yosemite (7:23) Talk about the Responses to Your Videos (8:14) Lincoln’s Background (10:06) Climbing Culture (16:20) Do You Consider Yourself an Influencer or Athlete First? (23:20) “Climbing Harder Routes Until I Fall” (29:13) Risk (36:53) What Would a Successful Career Look Like to You? (37:27) The ‘Athlete Economy’ (41:14) Initial Impressions of Yosemite? (51:45) Climbing the Nose (54:39) Sponsorships (57:38) Influence & Responsibility (1:05:37) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.