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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.

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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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Enormocast 322: Beau Martino – The Content Climbing Creator

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On Episode 322 of the Enormocast, we sit down with early climbing content creator, Beau Martino. Beau caught the Tiktok wave out of the 2020 pandemic by creating mostly one-person skits spoofing climbing and dirtbag life. By 2021, he’d started to build a “career” out of it as he set up his tripod in a climbing area near you to carry out silly and self-deprecating comedy for his 100k+ followers. All the while, he was actually living out of his Subaru Forester, climbing his butt off, and scraping together the road life. This lent and authenticity to his creative work that appealed to many, including your not so humble host. Though Beau has walked through the valley of the influencer, he feared no content, and the rod and staff of comedy was his protector. As Martino turns a corner to more mainstream acting and comedy writing, he looks back on his short but fiery career on the very small screen with aplomb.

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