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 276: A Candid Ascent of Trango Tower with Jordan Cannon, Jesse Huey, and Matt Segal [Part 1]
All Photos: Cannon, Huey, Segal because it was just them up there.
On Episode 276 of the Enormocast, three guys dreamed big and got it done. Climbers Jordan Cannon and Jesse Huey hitched their …
01:46:33 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Enormocast 275: Anna Liina Laitinen – Born to Kiivetä
Photos: Jan Novak, Sami Laitinen, Jan Novak
On Episode 275 of the Enormocast, I sit down face to face with Finnish climber Anna Laitenin. After a youth in gymnastics, Anna found climbing and …
01:22:40 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Enormocast 274: Roger Schaeli – In The Shadow of the Eiger
On Episode 274 of the Enormocast, I connect over the Atlantic with Swiss alpinist, guide, and Eiger North Face aficionado, Roger Schaeli. Roger was born directly in the Swiss alps and learned …
01:27:42 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Enormocast 273: Brette Harrington – Keeper of the Flame
Photos: Drew Smith, Mathis Dumas, Elliot Bernhagen
On Episode 273 of the Enormocast, I reconnect with Brette Harrington who appeared on the Enormocast in 2016. Just after that first appearance,…
01:36:38 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Enormocast 272: Connor Herson – Deeds of Youth
All Photos Christian Adam
On Episode 272 of the Enormocast, I connect with young trad-phenom, Connor Herson. Connor first burst into climbing’s collective consciousness with the 6th free ascent…
01:18:16 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Enormocast 271: Charlie Schreiber – The Kids are Alright
On Episode 271, I am joined by climbing coach and former (maybe) competitor, Charlie Schreiber. Charlie coaches climbers of all ages, but the meat of this conversation is about youth climbing …
01:21:23 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Enormocast 270: Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard – Doing What Needs to Be Done
On Episode 270 of the Enormocast, we are joined by Indigenous activist and climber, Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard. Though her path to accepting her heritage as a member of the CHamoru/Tugong Clan…
01:33:48 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Enormocast Tweener: Tyler Karow Saves a Goat (Maybe a Sheep?)
Photo: Cobra Pillar, Mt. Barill, Imanol Amundarain
On this in-between episode of the Enormocast, you get the outtakes from Episode 269 with climber, Tyler Karow. After the official interview en…
00:35:33 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
Enormocast 269: Tyler Karow – Engineering the Stoke
Photos: Imanol Amundarain, Felipe Nordenflycht
On Episode 269 of the Enormocast, I catch up with the elusive and prolific climber, Tyler Karow. Though Tyler has a popular presence on Youtube an…
01:59:30 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Enormocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown
On Episode 268, I connect across the northern border with former climber and current therapist, Lincoln Stoller. Lincoln came up climbing in the 70s, and his wide ranging career in climbing fo…
Mon 07 Aug 2023
Enormocast 267: Michael Gardner – Beyond the Legacy
Photos: Alex Schofield, Drew Smith, and Sam Hennessy
On the Episode 267 of the Enormocast, I sit down with alpinist and Exum guide, Mike Gardner. Mike was born to the mountains and a life in g…
01:41:39 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Enormocast 266: Erik “Alleycat” Hingerty – Above the Lighted Stage
On Episode 266 of the Enormocast, I sit down with stagehand, rigger, former BMXer, and “every-person” climber, Erik “Alleycat” Hingerty. Erik grew up underground street-riding on his BMX bike:…
01:22:43 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
Enormocast 265: Drew Hulsey – Just a Climber Like EveryBODY Else
Photos 1 and 2 Matt Cunningham
On Episode 265 of the Enormocast, I connect with climber and influencer, Drew Hulsey. Drew saw Free Solo and pretty much lost his mind for climbing. Despite the f…
01:18:14 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Enormocast 264: Alita Contreras – The Language of Climbing
On Episode 264 of the Enormocast, I connect with Alita Contreras – a Venezuelan/Colombian climber beaming in from…Georgia. Alita was born in Venezuela to a Colombian father who taught his chil…
01:22:51 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Enormocast 263: Steve House – The Art of Alpinism
Photos clockwise: House, M. Thurk, M. Thurk, House
On Episode 263 of the Enormocast, I sit down for a long overdue conversation with one of the greatest alpinists of all time, Steve House. Stev…
02:13:56 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Enormocast 262: Caroline George – Belonging
On Episode 262 of the Enormocast, I connect across continents and oceans to Switzerland and Caroline George. Caroline is one of the most accomplished climbers you’ve never heard of, an early f…
01:28:38 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Enormocast 261: Timmy Kang – A Different Soul
Photos: Victoria Kohner
On Episode 261 of the Enormocast, I connect with highball boulderer, Timmy Kang, to reflect on life, his youth, and the completion a major project. In December 2022, Tim…
01:24:29 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Emormocast 260: Peter Naituli – Sacred Mountains
Photos: Gabriel Jackson, Lower Left Ash Mulama
On Episode 260 of the Enormocast, I connect across oceans and continents with Kenyan climber and guide, Peter Naituli (AKA Peter Muambi Loinua ‘Na…
01:21:00 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Episode 259: Lindsey Hamm – Pulling the Ripcord
Photos Lane Mathis, Sam Stuckey
On Episode 259, I sit down in Ouray, Colorado with one of the most ebullient guests I’ve ever had on the Enormocast, Lindsey Hamm. Yes, I said “ebullient”. Linds…
01:38:51 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
Enormocast 258: Taps 2023 – The End of the Quietude Edition
What the AI overlord thinks our fragile organic vessels look like
On Episode 258 of the Enormocast, we present the 6th annual TAPS episode where we play Taps on the sundown of good and bad tren…
02:33:16 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
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