First Ascent Podcast
Jay and Lee have been friends for 20 years, and they've been chatting about climbing pretty much the whole time, be it in person, via text, or on social media. Now they take their witty conversation to the next frontier: a podcast. Join them as they discuss current events and trends in climbing, their recent climbing adventures, and whatever else that comes up. It's basically like crag spray, but recorded!
First Ascent Podcast
Grades and Followers Don’t Define You with April Davidson
If you’re a climber on Instagram then you’re probably familiar with April Davidson of @yeahapril. With almost 100k followers and multiple brand partnerships, the word ‘influencer’ might immediately come to mind when you think of her. April, however, doesn’t really see herself as an influencer. She has strong opinions on the current state of social media and how it affects us all as climbers, and she’ll share them with us today.
We’ll talk about how she got started on Instagram; the opportunities she’s been able to experience through brand partnerships; her opinions on #vanlife; and why she believes that we all need to take a step back, stop comparing ourselves to each other’s highly curated social media accounts, and climb for the joy of it.
Follow April on Instagram @yeahapril
For more about April and Justin Salas’s van life experience, check out our interview with Justin (Ep 116).
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Do you have a listener question or a topic idea? Let us know at @firstascentpod on Instagram! Jay can be found at @jayknower.
Disclaimer:
The information expressed in this episode is for entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as, nor should it be interpreted as, informational or instructional.