CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

About CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

Podcast by CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

Publisher

CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2021

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   CIA - Interrogation of Sarina Ghaffari

   We talk to the extremely talented Iranian climber Sarina Ghaffari. Sarina won double Gold medals at the Asian Youth Games in 2024 and is now trying to get to the top among the seniors. Recently, she moved to Grenoble, France, to study and train. We talk about her background, how it all started, competitions, training, studies and more. By and with Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The Climbing Intelligence Agency

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   CIA - Interrogation of Annie Sanders

   Annie Sanders, from Dallas, TX, is a competition climber from the USA. In 2025 she became the first US woman to win Gold in both Lead and Boulder in the same season, and in 2026, she took it one step further by taking double Golds at the Prague World Climbing Series. In total she has won 8 World Cup/Climbing Series competitions. Four in Lead and four in Boulder. We talk about training, World Climbing Series, PCL, Olympics and more. By and with Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, The Climbing Intelligence Agency

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   CIA - Interrogation of Luka Fonda

   Luka Fonda is deeply involved in Slovenian and international Sport climbing and Bouldering. He is a national coach and owner of the Plus Climbing gym in Koper, Slovenia, where he recently hosted his 5th, and Slovenia's 30th, World Cup/Climbing Series. We talk about how he ended up here and what it takes to organize a World Climbing Series event. By and with Björn Pohl & Vladek Zumr, the Climbing Intelligence Agency

Who has been a guest on CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Yannick Flohé
• Alex Megos
• Rosa Rekar

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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