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The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Enormocast 267: Michael Gardner – Beyond the Legacy

The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Chris Kalous

Sports, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Wilderness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

On the Episode 267 of the Enormocast, I sit down with alpinist and Exum guide, Mike Gardner. Mike was born to the mountains and a life in guiding with early summers in the Tetons and tagging along on expeditions with his father, George Gardner. But when George was killed in a climbing accident when Mike …

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0:00.0

You are listening to The Enormo Cast.

0:06.0

Well folks, it's summertime, and it's hot out there.

0:10.1

Sizzling, parching, blistering.

0:14.3

Why, you could darn well fry an egg on that sloper.

0:17.0

It wouldn't be delicious.

0:19.6

But we're going to climb anyway, aren't we?

0:21.6

Because without climbing, well, our flimsily constructed self-identity would be

0:26.0

sucked away by real-life obligations like so much froth from our iced chai lattes.

0:32.0

And of course, Black Diamond wants you out there climbing and glowing and ignoring

0:37.2

your email inbox too, and their summer apparel is here to help.

0:41.7

From the lightweight sweat-drinking tech tea to the breezy women's talistank,

0:47.2

from the leaky valley shorts to the breathable Alpine light pants.

0:52.2

And of course, the majestic Alpine glow sun hoodie,

0:55.5

but when the Alpine glow becomes the full gaze of the burning eye of soar on on that last slab

1:00.1

pitch to the rim and the cooler of beer in camp.

1:04.0

Yes, that's a black canning reference for the diehards.

1:07.0

So don't cower inside just because the sun is stalking you like the devil itself.

1:11.9

Let Black Diamond equip you to climb on when the heat is on.

1:15.2

Go to blackdiamenequipment.com or your favorite air-conditioned local shop to check out the

1:20.0

summer garb from the climbers at Black Diamond.

1:35.6

Well, howdy partners, allow me to introduce myself.

1:40.0

I'm a yedi, yonder water bottle, and I hold a very keto life right here in my belly.

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