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Enormocast 325: Bradley Brooks – Hunting for Clarity

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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.

Argali Outdoors

Brad’s Film: Runout – Chasing Giant Bucks and Big Walls (Bigwalls?)

Brad on Instagram

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Enormocast 324: Ines Papert – Only One Life

Photos: Klaus Fengler, Torje Stenkjaer, Ines Papert Collection
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On Episode 324 of the Enormocast, I sit down for the second time with German climber Ines Papert. The first time was way back in 2016 when Ines and I climbed together in Indian Creek and found time torecord an interview. At that time, Ines was the single mom of a teenager but still managing the life of a pro climber. As her boy gained more independence in the following decade, Ines’ career flourished as she climbed all over the world focusing on alpine climbing in the greater ranges. This interview finds Ines contemplating aging, her life as a mom, and her motivations as a rock climber and ice climber as alpinism takes a back seat for now.

Ines on Instagram

Ines’ Website (surprisingly up to date trip reports!)

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Enormocast 323: Cole Brauer – Every Day the Sea

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Cole Brauer joins the Enormocast after becoming the first American woman to race solo around the world in the Global Solo Challenge in 2023. The 30,000‑mile circumnavigation pushed her through storms, gear failures, sleep deprivation, and the kind of isolation only found in climbing in places like Baffin Island. During the race, Cole became its breakout star, documenting the journey with disarming honesty and a surprising amount of joy. On this Enormocast, we talk about how a kid from Long Island ended up skippering a Class40 sailboat alone across the world’s biggest oceans, what its like to embrace being alone in a roiling sea, and how landfall after the race was perhaps the scariest part of all.

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