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
Enormocast 293: Jim Ewing – The Quality of Life
On Episode 293 of the Enormocast, I connect with paraclimber Jim Ewing. Jim grew up climbing in the storied days of 1980s North Conway in New Hampshire. In his formative climbing years, Ewing …
01:49:10 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Enormocast 292: Hamish McArthur and Holly Toothill – Showing Up
Photos Sam Pratt
On Episode 292 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a hotel in Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) during the Arc’teryx Academy with Olympian Hamish McArthur and British competition climber Ho…
01:27:31 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Enormocast 290: Hayden Jamieson -Through the Valley of Darkness
Photos: TL, B Ian Dzlienski, TR Hayden Jamieson Collection
On Episode 290 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a cool, dark hotel room on a bright and HOT day in Lander, WY with bigwall climber, Ha…
01:26:56 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Enormocast 289: Smith Curry – A Climber Boy Can Survive
On Episode 289 of the Enormocast, I connect to Nashville, TN to talk to climber and musician Smith Curry. Smith is one of the busiest session players in Music City on dobro and pedal steel. He…
01:33:13 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Enormocast 288: Don McGrath – The Vertical Mind Returns
On Episode 288 of the Enormocast, I reunite with Don McGrath, the author of the book Vertical Mind. Don appeared nearly a decade ago on the podcast, and his book on the mindset of climbing has…
01:05:58 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Enormocast 287: Mo Beck – A Certain Version of Fine
On Episode 287 of the Enormocast, I connect with Paraclimbing champion, Mo Beck. Mo was born with one hand, and her parents were determined to make sure she was ready for challenges of life li…
01:29:41 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Enormocast 286: Didier Berthod – Facing the World (Part 1)
Photos: Fred Moix, Thomasina Pidgeon, Pim Shaitosa
On Episode 287 of the Enormocast, I connect through to America’s hat with Swiss crack-master, Didier Berthod. You might have heard about Didie…
01:27:48 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Enormocast Tweener: Didier Berthod – Facing the World (Part 2)
Photos: Fred Moix, Thomasina Pidgeon, Pim Shaitosa
In the early 2000s, Didier Berthod was the best crack climber in the world, then he dropped out of climbing and essentially disappeared from t…
00:55:38 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Enormocast 285: Nico Favresse – Mad to Live
On Episode 285 of the Enormocast, after long last, I connect with Belgian rock-climber and alpinist, Nico Favresse. Nico is certainly a contender for the most experienced expedition rock-climb…
01:38:27 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Enormocast 284: Emma Twyford – Getting on With It
Right Photo by Ray Wood
On Episode 284 of the Enormocast, we connect across the pond to North Wales in the U.K. and into the living room of Emma Twyford. Emma is a pioneering woman in that rari…
01:25:41 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Enormocast 283: Clint Helander – To Live in Hearts We Leave Behind
Left foreground subject: Jess Roskelly. Photos: Clint Helander, Charlie Renfro, Andres Marin
On Episode 283 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a hotel in Munising, Michigan at the Michigan Icefes…
01:16:17 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Enormocast 282: Natalia Grossman – The Tyranny of Expectations
Photos: Lena Drapella, Christian Adam, Christian Adam. All courtesy of Black Diamond
On Episode 282 of the Enormocast, I sit down with US Olympic qualifier, Natalia Grossman. That’s right, Nata…
00:54:32 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Enormocast Tweener: Harvey Wright Returns with Patio Pacifica
On this in-between episode of the Enormocast, Harvey Wright from Episode 222 returns to discuss his ongoing treatment and recovery for addiction. But more importantly, Harvey is here to talk a…
00:56:48 |
Sat 16 Mar 2024
Enormocast 281: Jon Hawk and Tye Liggins of Memphis Rox – Peace Above All
On Episode 281 of the Enormocast, Jon Hawk and Tye Liggins from Memphis Rox join to discuss the mission of the famous pay-what-you-can gym, Memphis Rox, in the inner-city of Memphis, TN. Jon …
01:20:03 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Enormocast 280: Taps 2024 – The Really Bollocks Edition
On Episode 280 of the Enormocast we present the 2024 Taps edition of the Enormocast. This is the annual episode where we lay to rest traditions, foibles, and notions in climbing that are eithe…
02:23:32 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Enormocast 279: David Smart and Royal Robbins – Some Work of Noble Note
Photos of Royal Robbins by the late Tom Frost
On episode 279 of the Enormocast, we have an allt-ime double-header. First, David Smart joins from Toronto to talk about his life as a climber and …
01:34:51 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Enormocast 278: Thomas Bukowski – A Funny Little Life
Photos: Alison Hathaway, Brian Knowles, Jonathan Adam Guy
On Episode 278 of the Enormocast, I connect with Thomas Bukowski from my home to his van sitting in Yosemite. Thomas had just completed…
01:20:37 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Enormocast Rebroadcast: Episode 93: Armando Menocal – The Peaceful Climbing Warrior
As we stare down into the howling void of Government regulation of our dear sport, let us give thanks and a listen to Armando Menocal from 2015. Armando has made it his life’s work to keep the…
01:22:21 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Enormocast 277: Kurt Smith – The Iconoclast
Photos: Potrero Chico by Corey Rich, Independence Pass by Rick Lovelace, Donner Summit by John Bachar
On Episode 277 of the Enormocast, we connect with the inimitable Kurt Smith. Kurt grew up …
02:13:48 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Enormocast Tweener: A Candid Ascent of Trango Tower with Jordan Cannon, Jesse Huey, and Matt Segal [Part 2]
When we left the boys in the last Episode, they had just summited the Trango Tower via the 2nd ascent of Cowboy Direct. In this installment, the summit emotions and revelations come fast and f…
00:57:12 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
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