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.”
Hosts & Guests
High quality & in depth
Feb 7
I love the Enormocast, from the intro and self produced ads to the deep well of quests. Every episode has something special about it. Hopefully they are preserving this in the library of Congress, but I doubt it. Keep it up Kalous!
Good podcast on climbing life
Feb 3
I'm an old listener, going back through all the old episodes. Loved the one with Barber and Clune, two climbers from my generation. As a climber of 40+ years and with about that many in the "industry" too it's fun to hear about what's going on behind the scenes. Jim Erickson episode was the best!
Amazing
04/23/2024
Took me from an avid gym climber to someone setting up anchors and mock rappelling off hooks I put in my apartment walls. A very happy contributor to crag overcrowding and BD’s pockets
Keep coming back
04/11/2024
I don’t climb much anymore, but enormously always gets me back into it!!!
Living vicariously
12/11/2023
I am a 72 year old, who lives in Iowa and doesn’t climb, but this is my favorite podcast. I have listened to most, if not all, of the episodes. The last episode #276 was so good it it motivated this 5 star review.
Excellent
08/25/2023
As only an infrequent rock climber and mountaineer, I just discovered Chris’ podcast, but it is a excellent. While his experience and personal knowledge of many of the climbs and ascents gives him a groundwork for the interviews, the relaxed format, rapport with the guests, and probing questions takes the podcast to a higher level. The interviewees are a blend of iconic and new climbers which makes the whole series an evolving body of work that covers much of the breadth of the climbing scene from straight up rock climbing to current alpinism. Great work.
Enjoyed every minute
08/22/2023
I’m new to this podcast and listened to a few during a long road trip. I enjoyed them and learned from them. Chris did a great job interviewing the esteemed climbers and leading them into conversations which gave me insights into who they were as people and what was important to them and what brought them to climbing. As a long time mountaineer and extreme hiker, I understand the drive it takes to pursue a dream and to keep pushing long after most have turned back. Thanks for letting us in to these very interesting people’s thoughts and positions regarding a sport to which they have dedicated so much. The conversations really made me think of my own journey.
The Original
07/27/2023
What else can you say but the Enormocast is THE preeminent climbing podcast. Absolute classic with all the big names and plenty youve never heard of. Kalous just keeps doing it. Always gets me stoked to go climbing!
binge worthy, consistently good story telling
06/19/2023
Doing long form interviews is hard, doing them well, even harder and delivering something interesting? Most hard. Chris Kalous has been pulling that off for a long time and in the process, introducing us to a lot of interesting people who do more than climb, capturing the oral history of climbing, helping good stories get told, and bashing our pastime’s sillier notions just enough to be funny. It is the perfect podcast for binge listening when getting out isn’t option.
Kudos to Kalous
05/02/2023
THE climbing podcast that dives into the soul of the sport with interviews of both climbing legands and campfire heroes. Story telling is the heart of human history and Kalous has his finger on the pulse with each and every interview.
About
Information
- CreatorChris Kalous
- Years Active2011 - 2025
- Episodes313
- RatingExplicit
- CopyrightCopyright © The Enormocast 2011
- Show Website
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