You are listening to the Enormo Cast.

Man alive, did Summer ever show up?

And what's a climber to do when lounging at the lake slash river slash beach

gets mind-numbingly boring after a couple dips and half a chapter of

that classic you've sworn to read for the last eight years to impress your mates.

Ahoy, Ahab, what's this about whale anatomy again?

So even though the orb is out there waiting to suck the life from you like an empty snake skin,

a climbing we will go, because well, it's really all we have.

But Black Diamond has your son kissed back with a peril to kit the heat. Cover up to cool down with the Alpenglo hoodie. Get a little stone master retro with

the corduroy dirt bag shorts. Sun's out guns out with the women's project muscle tee because

well who doesn't like sweaty muscles?

And don't sleep on a cotton hoodie for when the sun finally,

thankfully goes down.

Black Diamond knows we're not smart enough to stay off those skillet hot rocks in summer so help is on the way.

Check out all the summer climbing apparel at black diamond equipment.com or your favorite local shop

and do your best to stay cool with VD.

When it comes to our climbing gear, climbers revere stuff that works better than just good enough. Safety first, but then we also

want smooth action in our cams, a rope that runs just right, and shoes that don't let

us down. We want it all to last. Well, the Anormacast and Yeti want you to think about the rest of your

kit the same way. The Yeti Tundra cooler has been the best cooler on the market for nearly 20 years.

You've seen them, envied them. Now it's time to replace

whatever smelly discount hot box you have in the back of your truck with something that actually works

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