The Enormocast

July 29, 2026July 28, 2026

Enormocast 327: Karly Rager – Days of Glory

On Episode 327 of the Enormocast, I sit down with climber, coach, and entrepreneur, Karly Rager. Karly got a soft start to climbing in her home State of South Dakota when she went top-roping with a family friend. As many before her, she was hooked in an instant. But it wasn’t until she was pursuing an engineering degree at Colorado State that the fever really took hold. She weekend warriored through a masters in structural engineering and several years 9-5ing it until something just broke. Unhappy and stressed out, Karly bailed into her van and hit the road following her climbing dreams and getting GOOD. Then she took her former side hustle as a climbing gym coach and made it into her professional life by starting Project Direct Coaching. Now Karly is part dirtbag, part pro-climber, full-on climbing coach, and happier than ever.

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July 7, 2026July 6, 2026

Enormocast 326: Julia Cassou – Telling True Stories

On episode 326, I connect from Colorado to Chamonix to hear from French photographer and expedition climber, Julia Cassou. Julia grew up in a rural part of France in a town known for foie gras and its suggestive name (in English anyway). Her first camera was borrowed from her dad, and her first love was art photography on film. But once climbing appeared in University, the die was cast and Julia started shooting climbing. As her skills on ropes grew, and she found a knack for suffering, Julia became an in-demand documentarian for big climbs around the world: the Dawn Wall by sailboat with Seb Berthe, sailing to the Mirror Wall in Greenland, the Torres Del Paine, and more. Now at 30 years old, we find Julia at a perfect moment to reflect on her whirlwind life of telling other people’s true stories through her lens.

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June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Enormocast 325: Bradley Brooks – Hunting for Clarity

On Episode 325 of the Enormocast, I sit down across the internet with climber and hunter Brad Brooks. Brad is from Boise, ID and grew up hunting long before he found climbing. After moving on from dreams of professional soccer, Brad found climbing on a college course, and it quickly became his second passion beside hunting. As he became more and more enamored with long hunts and carrying his own gear for weeks in the backcountry, Brad founded Argali Outdoors to create the hunting gear he needed for long trips in the backcountry. On this crossover podcast, we talk about the intersection of climbing and hunting, the common ground around conservation, and the intensity of both pursuits.