The Enormocast: the climbing podcast
With 35 years of climbing experience and going on 14 years behind the mic, Chris Kalous brings interviews, tributes, discussion, tears, and lots of laughs from the full breadth of the climbing zeitgeist. Rock climbing, bigwall (big wall?) climbing, alpinism, ice climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing. If it’s climbing related, it’s here. In the words of Alex Honnold, “If you are a climber, you pretty much have to do the Enormocast.”
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 78 minutes
- Episodes
- 323
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Episode 43: Asa Firestone – Beyond Climbing.
On Episode 43 of the Enormocast, the Royal We sits down in the immobile studio with Asa Firestone. Asa recently started a company called Beyond Gear to help his mission to get underprivileged Brazil…
00:57:52 |
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Episode 42: Luke Mehall- Keeping the Dirtbag Faith.
On Episode 42 of the Enormocast, I sit down with Midwestern refugee, Luke Mehall. Luke is an author, publisher, poet, and climber who is not afraid to bear and bare his soul on the written page. In …
Tue 10 Sep 2013
Episode 41: Paul Piana, Rock Climbing Legend.
On Episode 41, I have the distinct pleasure and honor to sit down with one of my heroes, Paul Piana. Paul spent the 80s and 90s defining big free climbing along with his intrepid partner, Todd Skinn…
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Episode 40: Doug Shepherd- Too smart to be stupid.
On Episode 40 of the Enormocast, I sit Doug Shepherd down in my comfortably air conditioned hotel room on a sweltering SLC day to discuss alpine climbing. A relative unknown, Doug has climbed in the…
Tue 06 Aug 2013
Episode 39: Henry Barber, enough said.
One Episode 39 of the Enormocast, me and Henry Barber nurse mild hangovers and sit down to talk about his 45 years of climbing. In the 70s, neither your crag nor your women were safe from Hot Henry’…
Mon 22 Jul 2013
Episode 38: Kris Odub Hampton learns that falling is floating.
On Episode 38 of the Enormocast, I eek out one more closet interview with Cincinnati rapper/climber/artist Kris Odub Hampton. Kris is an interesting character who traveled an unusual path to climbing…
01:12:30 |
Fri 05 Jul 2013
Episode 37: The Safety Dance with Duane Raleigh.
On Episode 37, I sit down for what is probably the last episode from Studio A- the closet. The Royal We is getting thrown out on his royal ass because they’re selling the joint and he can’t afford to…
01:17:49 |
Fri 21 Jun 2013
Episode 36: Choss Wranglers BJ Sbarra and Mike Schneiter.
On Episode 36 of the Enormocast, I sit down with return guest BJ Sbarra and local guide and teacher Mike Schneiter to discuss new routing and bolting. In this episode, we manage to say “bolt” enough…
Thu 06 Jun 2013
Episode 35: Jen Olson- Lucky Number 7.
On Episode 35 of the Enormocast, I lure Canadian climber Jen Olson to my closet with promises of glory. After giving her the tour of two thirds of the Bromuda Triangle (Rifle, Black Canyon, but not …
Tue 21 May 2013
Episode 34: LIVE ENORMOCAST!
On this very special episode of the Enormocast, I post up a virtually unedited recording of the very first Live Enormocast. Recorded Saturday morning, April 27th at Steve’s Guitars in Carbondale, an…
Fri 03 May 2013
Episode 33: Jonathan Siegrist- Born to be a bad (and by that, we mean good).
Jonathan, AKA JStar, below the Diamond in Colorado.
On Episode 33 of the Enormocast, I lure yet another subject to the Rodeway Inn in Salt Lake City (I think I deserve a couple free nights for all…
01:05:58 |
Thu 18 Apr 2013
Episode 32: Paige Claassen- Climbing isn't everything.
Paige Claassen bleeding out in Mill Creek. Photo: Lisa Hathaway
Hola! Bienvenidos al Episodio 32 con Paige Claassen. I am taking time out of my precious Euro climbing vacation to post this up for …
01:10:54 |
Thu 04 Apr 2013
Episode 31: Hayden Kennedy + Andrew Bisharat + PBR = Frothy Climbing Spray.
Ho, Man! On Episode 31 of the Enormocast I lure Andrew Bisharat and Hayden Kennedy into the closet for an old-fashioned bro-down. Andrew and I discuss whether or not the recent ascent of La…
01:12:19 |
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Episode 30: Matt Samet- Climbing up from the depths of madness.
Matt Samet accompanies me to Colombia. Note American Airlines’ sweet duct tape repair! White duct tape= classy.
On Episode 30, I travel to a place called Gun Barrel to meet up with climber and aut…
00:53:56 |
Mon 11 Mar 2013
Episode 29: Cody Roth- Climbing Euro-Style
Cody Roth leans into it at Refugio La Roca, La Mojarra, Colombia. Find the Enormocast sticker for 1000 extra points. Photo: Andrew Burr.
On Episode 29, I sit across a plastic Club Colombia table i…
01:08:07 |
Mon 25 Feb 2013
Episode 28: Alex Honnold- Calmer Than You Are
AH having a good time, all the time.
On Episode 28, I bag with one clean shot, a perfectly healthy free-range Honnold. Alex sits down in a clean, well-lit place to expound on his life in the glare…
00:58:24 |
Mon 04 Feb 2013
Episode 27: Mayan Smith-Gobat – Mama don't take no mess.
Mayan on Punks in the Gym
On Episode 27, I chase down New Zealander Mayan Smith-Gobat in of all places, Grand Junction, Colorado. Mayan tells how she is holed up in the oddly frigid wasteland that…
01:05:18 |
Fri 18 Jan 2013
Episode 26: Kevin Landolt pushing back against the universe.
Watercolor by Kevin Landolt.kevinlandolt.blogspot.com
On Episode 26, we sit down in Denver, Colorado with young alpinist Keven Landolt. Kevin is facing down leukemia and still dreaming of the moun…
01:11:46 |
Thu 03 Jan 2013
Episode 25: On tour with JT and the BAG.
Jonathan showing off his “resting face”.
On Episode 25, our one year anniversary episode, we finish the Green River chronicles by floating and rapping about international climbing travel. Jonathan…
00:50:33 |
Tue 18 Dec 2012
Episode 24: Brittany Griffith- Mary Anne with a vengeance.
The BAG sending multi-pitch limestone in Sicily. Photo:J Thesenga
On Episode 24, we take a 1 hour cruise to a deserted island in the Green River to meet up with Brittany Anne Griffith- affectionat…
00:58:21 |
Tue 04 Dec 2012
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