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Enormocast 309: Anna Hazelnutt (Hazlett) – A Positive Influence

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On Episode 309 of the Enormocast, I reconnect with climber Anna Hazlenutt. Anna has built a career around her nom de plume (birth name Hazlett) starting out as an influencer making fun climbing based videos and evolving into a serious and skilled climber. Anna specializes in technical slabs and vertical rock, often tossing in a little spice like on her ascent of Once Upon a Time in the Southwest. Though Anna says that she often climbs scared, she’s found a way to harness that fear in unique and powerful ways. On this installment with Anna, we run down her recent trip to Madagascar with Matilda Söderlund, other climbing adventures since her previous appearance on the show, and her motivations as a climber and professional.

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Enormocast 308: Angela Vanwiemeersch – The Stars Not Wanted

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On Episode 308 of the Enormocast, Alpinist Angela Vanwiemeersch returns after over a decade since her first interview on the show. That interview featured a spunky overstoked girl who had more or less just discovered climbing. She had been ushered into the big leagues by association with her then boyfriend, Scott Adamson. Scott’s “no weak shit” motto was already practically Angela’s own when they met. A love affair and bountiful climbing partnership bloomed for 4 years. But then Scott and Kyle Dempster disappeared on Oger II in Pakistan and Angela was shattered. On this deep and emotional face to face interview at The Michigan Icefest, Angela explains her journey through the darkness of grief and how she put her life back together, sort of. Her connection to climbing and the climbing community was a lifeline that never let her go.

Angela’s latest grand adventure with Bronwyn Hodgins et al

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Tweener: Sam Stroh Settles In

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On this Tweener ™ episode of the Enormocast, we catch up with pro climber, Sam Stroh. When we posted the full-blown Enormocast with Sam in April, 2025, it had been gathering dust for nearly 9 months. Sam and I agreed that a catch-up was in the offing. In the meantime, Sam had been to Naranjo De Bulnes and Majorca in Spain, spent a couple months holed up in Bend, and a long trip to the Blue Mountains, Arapiles, and the Grampians in Australia. He’d also settled into the life as a full blown pro. Unfortunately, along with the rest of us, he found out a couple months after our first interview that teammate Mike Gardner had lost his life in Nepal. So yes, a lot had happened, and another talk seemed like a good idea.

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