Escuchar The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

On Episode 218 of the Enormocast, I connect after some really weird internet glitching with climber and author Mark Synnott. Mark’s book The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest and its imminent release was the occasion for our talk, but the convo quickly turns to our shared past and his personal struggles … Continue reading "Enormocast 218: Mark Synnott – 50 Shades of Adventure" [https://enormocast.com/2021/04/enormocast-218-mark-synnott-50-shades-of-adventure/]

On Episode 217 of the Enormocast, I connect after some internet trouble with the indomitable Michaela Kiersch. Michaela grew up a Chicago girl – loving baseball and the White Sox- but when she found the climbing gym, her baseball goals were supplanted. The climbing community embraced Michaela at just the right time as her mother’s … Continue reading "Enormocast 217: Michaela Kiersch – Life’s Greater Needs" [https://enormocast.com/2021/04/enormocast-217-michaela-kiersch-lifes-greater-needs/]

On Episode 216 for the Enormocast, I luck into an interview with the elusive Jim Reynolds. Jim popped onto most of our radars with a really fast ascent of the Nose with the late great Brad Gobright followed by some truly audacious solos in Patagonia including an onsight solo up and down of Fitzroy. Finally, … Continue reading "Enormocast 216- Jim Reynolds Searches for the Rhythm" [https://enormocast.com/2021/03/enormocast-216-jim-reynolds-searches-for-the-rhythm/]

On Episode 215 of the Enormocast, I connect with climber, writer, former YoSAR member, Lauren Delaunay Miller. Lauren found climbing in the waiting room of a doctor’s office, and quickly made a plan to climb El Cap in 5 years despite not having any idea what rock climbing actually entailed. She pursued her goal not … Continue reading "Enormocast 215: Lauren Delaunay Miller – The Five Year Plan…" [https://enormocast.com/2021/03/enormocast-215-lauren-delaunay-miller-the-five-year-plan/]

On Episode 214 of the Enormocast, I beam myself to Sheffield, England, the heart of British climbing, to talk to Pete Whittaker. Pete is one half of the infamous Wide Boyz but not just an offwidth climber. His prowess on cracks of all sizes is well known and has lead to his new definitive modern … Continue reading "Enormocast 214: Pete Whittaker – A Right Wad" [https://enormocast.com/2021/02/enormocast-214-pete-whittaker-a-right-wad/]