Bonus Episode - 6:15 - "...But I Won't Fall There." - Peter Johnston

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🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Peter Johnston is a long-time rock climber and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After seeing years of truly poor decision making at his local crags, Peter gathered his observations and thoughts about these experiences and began writing it all down. About one year ago, the final result was "...But I Won't Fall There," released by Sharp End Publishing from Boulder, CO. Peter believes the content of this book has a lot of potential overlap with topics on the Sharp End Podcast and he is excited for you to read it. Make sure to grab your copy of "...But I Won't Fall There," by Peter Johnston. Click this link to get yours. https://stores.sharpendbooks.com/but-i-wont-fall-there-risk-assessment-when-transitioning-from-gym-to-crag/ This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This is a BONUS episode supported by all my PATREON members. Head over to Patreon.com, search ‘The Sharp End Podcast’ and become a Patreon member today. This podcast survives off of the support from my listeners. → 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd → Use code SHARPEND to waive the activation fee on ZOLEO → 10% off LIVSN clothes with code SharpEnd10 (limited to 30 uses) → 15% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND → 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20 → 20% off American Alpine Club membership with code sharpend20 Instagram: the_sharp_end_podcast YouTube: @thesharpendpodcast Become a Patron: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast Visit my website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Sharpen podcast, a podcast aimed at minimizing future outdoor accidents by way of storytelling.
0:17.6	Real people sharing real stories. Before we continue, please head on over to
0:22.5	YouTube.com. Search the Sharpen podcast and hit subscribe. Also, if you find value in this
0:30.0	podcast, please become a Patreon member. Your support helps my show grow and you get access to
0:37.0	way more content. Thank you so much to all
0:40.1	my patrons to date. Thank you to the most recent sign-ons. Joanne from Colorado, David from Portland,
0:46.1	Oregon, Claude from Inclined Village, and Emily from Greensville, South Carolina.
0:55.0	Peter Johnson is a longtime rock climber and currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
1:01.1	After seeing years of truly poor decision making at his local crag, Peter gathered his
1:06.2	observations and thoughts about these experiences and began writing it all down.
1:12.4	About a year ago, the final result was a book called But I Won't Fall There. It's a book released by Sharp and Publishing in
1:19.1	Boulder, Colorado. Peter believes the content of this book has a lot of potential overlap with
1:24.5	the topics of the Sharpen podcast, and he's excited for you to read it.
1:28.7	Please make sure to grab your copy of But I Won't Fall There by Peter Johnson.
1:33.6	I'll make sure to put the link of my bio, and welcome to the show, Peter.
1:42.8	My name is Peter Johnston. I live in Portland, Oregon.
1:45.0	I'm a climber, addicted to climbing, been at it pretty seriously for about 15 years.
1:52.0	I'm also an actuary, and I've been doing that working in the insurance industry for the last 21 years.
1:58.0	And my job is pretty much risk assessment and numerical probability related
2:04.5	stuff. So I ended up writing this book and it takes my experiences with climbing along with my
2:11.1	experiences in my job to talk about how to safely transition from the gym to the crag without
2:17.3	really hurting yourself.
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