Episode 55: Eric Bjornstad- OD (Original Dirtbag).

One of the all time classic photos. Beckey left, Bjornstad right. Was Fred Becky ever young?
One of the all time classic photos. Beckey left, Bjornstad right. Was Fred Becky ever young?

On Episode 55 of the Enormocast, I seek out mad desert climber Eric Bjornstad. Though confined to a care facility in Moab, Eric is as bearded and bright-eyed as ever. He recounts his years climbing with Beckey, writing guidebooks, and mastering the dirtbag dream in a pre-outdoor-lifestyle Moab few can remember. Other than his homie Fred Becky, not many can match Eric’s longevity in the sport.

More on Eric at Alpinist

The Eiger Sanction Trailer

 

 

Episode 54: Lady's Night at the Enormocast

enormocastOn Episode 54, the Royal We sits down with a bevy of ladies to talk about what makes the perfect climbing male. We discuss superfluous shirt-off climbing, buddy spray, and if climbing hard makes one sexier. A gallon of Cabernet, some nice curtains, and my deep tenor is all it took to get the ladies to open up about their fantasy man. We also hash out the climbing-date-that’s-not-a-date-but-it-is-a-date problem.

Dig this Video of Cool and the Gang’s Ladies Night.

 

Episode 53: Josh Wharton- Too good to flail.

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JW just before the shit started to slowly drip onto the fan on the Ogre. Photo: Hayden Kennedy

On Episode 53 of the Enormocast, Josh Wharton and I grow drowsy in an uncomfortably warm conference room at the George Something-or-other library in Boulder. Josh shares the highs and lows of his upbringing, talks about his scariest moment in a life of scary moments, and admits that he cried through his first climbing expedition. JW is hot off his latest send: a new baby girl, and though he thinks he’s clipped the chains on that one, for a guy who seems to always have a plan, between you an me, I think Josh is in for a surprise or two from life with his new baby-best-friend. Just sayin’.

Josh swimming with the old gals.

Josh Climbing in RMNP (and a good testament to why I don’t alpine climb).

El Gigante by Andy Burr.