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Enormocast Tweener: A Rebroadcast of The Struggle Climbing Podcast’s “A Noobs Guide to Horseshoe Hell”

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On this Enormocast Tweener*, join host Ryan Devlin of The Struggle Climbing Podcast as we run down how two noobs (Ryan and I are team Not the Nugget) are going to survive the infamous 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell in Arkansas. Our sensei are Rob Liberatore and Ari Grode from the Ground Up Podcast who bring several years sweating through the contest to the table. Anyone curious about this storied competition will find tips, strategies, history and laughs on this show. Also, by the end, you will have definite concerns for our heroes. Join us on our descent into to Horseshoe Hell.

NOTE: This interview was previously broadcast on both the Struggle and Ground Up.

*Tweeners are off piste shows that go “between” the full blown Enormo episodes.

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Enormocast 328: Matt Cornell – The Right Reasons

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On Episode 328 of the Enormocast, we sit down with alpinist and Michigander, Matt Cornell. That’s right, one of the world’s best alpinists grew up in the mountain-less upper Midwest dreaming of vertical playgrounds beyond his home State’s borders. Despite the pressures of modern suburban expectations, Matt moved into his hatchback and become a climbing bum post high school. But it was a suggestion of a mentor that convinced Matt to move to Bozeman and become an ice climber. After a season or two of bumbling his way into the hard-nose and hard-knock scene in Hyalite Canyon, Matt’s fuse was lit and the greater ranges beckoned. An epic or two later, Matt’s burgeoning skills finally started to knab him first ascents and coalesced a crew of like minded climbers around Cornell. Epically, but not finally, Cornell, Jackson Marvell, and Alan Rousseau did what some would say is the finest alpine style ascent of all time on the North Face of Jannu in 2023.

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Enormocast 327: Karly Rager – Days of Glory

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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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