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 23: Mason Earle- Master of his domain.
Photo: Brad Gobright
On Episode 23 of the Enormocast, hotshot crack addict Mason Earle survives a near fatal fixie accident and arrives at the mobile studio ready to open his soul. We learn about …
01:06:58 |
Fri 16 Nov 2012
Episode 22: Climb hard and walk tall with Andrew Bisharat.
Charlie Moore’s been trying real hard!
On Episode 22, Andrew Bisharat and I discuss why hard climbing is so important to everyone. We hit on grades, appropriate hero worship, why Americans are the…
01:08:24 |
Fri 02 Nov 2012
Episode 21: James Lucas- His finger in all the pies.
Fruit # 1. James’ entry in the Mountain Fair Pie Baking Contest.
On Episode 21, James Lucas and I take a break from smoozing the Trade Show ladies to sit down for a chat. James dishes on his pie b…
Wed 17 Oct 2012
Episode 20: Listener Mail Volume 1
On Episode 20, return co-hosts BJ Sbarra and Steve Denny return to tackle listener mail. Among other fascinating tangents, we address passing slower parties, climbing addiction, daisy chains (aga…
00:54:05 |
Tue 02 Oct 2012
Episode 19: Jeff Jackson- Journeyman, Mystic
Jefe digging into his harp.
On Episode 19 of the Enormocast, co-host Chris Parker and I sit down for a rambling chat with one of the last Mountain Mystics, Jeff Jackson. Consummate climber, first …
01:20:01 |
Wed 19 Sep 2012
Episode 18: Randy Leavitt- Slackers Need Not Apply
Click here to learn how to LEAVITTATE like the master himself.
Episode 18 is here to make you feel lazy and weak. You’re welcome. Listen in as rock climbing legend Randy Leavitt admits to being g…
01:05:19 |
Sat 01 Sep 2012
Episode 17: Brendan Leonard, living the American dirtbag dream.
Brendan is the awkward guy on the right. Click to learn more on how to hug your bro.
While posted up in the Rodeway Inn in Salt Lake City, the Enormocast hosted author and online mogul Brendan Leo…
00:52:19 |
Thu 16 Aug 2012
Episode 16: Kate Rutherford- light, slow, and lucky.
On Episode 16 of the Enormocast, I park the mobile studio in the park in Lander, WY for a conversation with climber and artist Kate Rutherford. Often confused for Laura Ingalls, Kate fills us in …
01:13:12 |
Thu 02 Aug 2012
Episode 15: Those meddling kids, Steve Denny and Henry Nadell.
One Episode 15, I go in search of my lost youth by sitting down to rap with two young killers who quietly get it done. Everyman road warrior Steve Denny fills us in on how he saved Alex Honnold’s…
00:55:59 |
Wed 18 Jul 2012
Episode 14: Partners- More than just a soft catch.
The Enormocast lures two new guests into the Rocky Mountain Bunker to banter about partners and why they bring more to the table than just a good belay. Guests Michael Logan and Jen Vennon Bisharat d…
01:06:43 |
Mon 02 Jul 2012
Episode 13: Cedar Wright, witness to the sickness.
On Episode 13, I meet up in the mobile studio with infamous climber Cedar Wright. Cedar fills us in on his hippy upbringing, his crash course in free soloing, and his days in the dirt in Yosemite…
00:57:24 |
Sat 16 Jun 2012
Episode 12: Girl, you'll be a woman soon (remix).
Hey, Sugar, mind if I check your knot?
On Episode 12, I am joined by two lovely ladies, Gracyn and Tracy, in the home studio to hash out why its so hard for guys and girls to just be climbing buds…
Sat 02 Jun 2012
Episode 11: What has two arms, one leg, and climbs like a mofo? Craig Demartino.
Episode 11 is EPIC! Craig Demartino takes us blow by blow through his climbing accident which culminates (spoiler alert!) in losing his leg. He fights to survive, then he fights to regain his lif…
01:26:36 |
Wed 16 May 2012
Episode 10: On our movie date, Kelly Cordes explains the coward's guide to alpinism.
On the first double-digit episode of the Enormocast, co-host Kelly Cordes and I discuss the the films we saw at the 5Point Film Fest and outdoor film making in general. We end up deciding that climb…
Wed 02 May 2012
Episode 9: Sam Lightner fights for your right to party (climb).
In Episode 9, we start with a lengthy, then a short, then again lengthy discussion of author and climbing-crusader Sam Lightner’s special daisy chain. If you are still awake, then keep listening…
01:01:17 |
Mon 16 Apr 2012
Episode 8: Steph Davis needs a lawyer and some ginkgo biloba.
Steph and her beloved Cajun
Episode 8 finds me in climber and flyer Steph Davis’ double-wide contending with her cat, Mao, her dog, Cajun, and her husband, Mario all futzing around in the backgrou…
01:02:49 |
Tue 03 Apr 2012
Episode 7: Hayden Kennedy: Alpine Taliban or Patagonian Custodian™? (Part 2)
Imagine the possibilities?
In Part 2 of my epic interview with Hayden Kennedy, we get to the bottom of the arguments against Jason Kruk and Hayden’s decision to chop the Compressor Route on Cerro …
00:54:03 |
Wed 14 Mar 2012
Episode 6: Hayden Kennedy: Alpine Taliban or Patagonian Custodian™? (Part 1)
Maestri and his Compressor (a dramatization).
Oh, man. On Episode 6 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a remote secret bunker deep in the Rockies with the man of the hour and my friend: Hayden Kenne…
01:14:07 |
Thu 01 Mar 2012
Episode 5: Andrew Bisharat prepares to die.
This is NOT Andrew Bisharat (but he wishes it was).
On Episode 5, I sit down in Studio A with author and climber Andrew Bisharat. Andrew warms up to the idea of using his voice instead of his pen …
00:50:13 |
Wed 15 Feb 2012
Episode 4: BJ Sbarra (and Thunderpup) is here to inspire you.
On Episode 4, I hang out in BJ Sbarra’s kitchen fending off his vicious dog, Thunderpup, while he goes on and on and on about his big deal website, splitterchoss.com. Ooh, Outside Magazine’s Top …
00:51:13 |
Wed 01 Feb 2012
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