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Enormocast 330: Shara Zaia – What’s Past is Prologue

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On episode 330 of the Enormocast, I sit down in Lander, WY at the International Climbers Festival with climber Shara Zaia. Shara grew up solidly in the midwest- Ohio and Indiana- with parents who immigrated from Iraq. Though Shara was born in the US, she also has roots in the Assyrian community and culture. By the time Shara found climbing in 2019, her life had been a roller-coaster of trying to find her place in America, the Assyrian community, professionally, and in climbing. This interview falls on the eve of the premier of her short film, Sharp Edges, which takes an artful look at the intersection of her Assyrian roots and her climbing. Shara also helped found Cruxing in Color to promote broader diversity in climbing. And though Shara’s path had seemed to smooth out a bit into the climbing/working lifestyle, a tragic event two years ago changed her relationship with climbing forever.

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Enormocast 329: Cole Brauer – Every Day the Sea Part 2

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On Episode 329 of the Enormocast, I resume my conversation with sailor, Cole Brauer. Cole made history and won the internet when she raced solo around the world in 2023. She live-streamed and updated often from her 130 day journey alone, finally coming in 2nd in the Global Solo Challenge. She was the first American woman to race nonstop around the globe. Then her personal doldrums set in as she resumed life onshore. Lost and bewildered by modernity and celebrity pressures, it took a year or more for Cole to return to the joys of sailing and racing. In the meantime, she finished her book, First Light, and eventually found the sea again. When opportunity knocked, Cole took a chance and joined Team Malizia and started racing one of the most high-tech boats on the ocean. First Light is in stores now.

Cole Brauer – Every Day the Sea Part 1

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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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